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Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:03:20 +0000

Amidst never-ending headlines about data breaches, data misuse, and opaque data-sharing agreements from major companies, users have few legal options to actually protect their privacy in court. Instead, they rely on technology.

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Kaspersky Security

April 26, 2018 admin

Who to trust: Different types of SSL certificates

Credit to Author: Yaroslava Ryabova| Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:00:39 +0000

We explain what digital certificates are, what types exist, and what problems are associated with them.

Kaspersky Security

January 17, 2018 admin

HTTPS doesn’t mean safe

Credit to Author: Yaroslava Ryabova| Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 16:26:49 +0000

Many people assume that an HTTPS connection means that the site is secure. In fact, HTTPS is increasingly being used by malicious sites, especially phishing ones.

Kaspersky Security

December 20, 2017 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 16

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017 14:00:14 +0000

In this week’s edition Kaspersky Lab’s podcast, Dave and Jeff look at hackable heating, using Twitter to predict traffic jams and how to stop the spread of fake news.

MalwareBytes Security

August 22, 2017 admin

Explained: user agent

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:18:41 +0000

This post explains the pros and cons of using user agents when browsing the world wide web. What does it reveal and why?

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Independent Krebs

August 2, 2017 admin

Flash Player is Dead, Long Live Flash Player!

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:17:05 +0000

Adobe last week detailed plans to retire its Flash Player software, a cross-platform browser plugin so powerful and so packed with security holes that it has become the favorite target of malware developers. To help eradicate this ubiquitous liability, Adobe is enlisting the help of Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Mozilla. But don’t break out the bubbly just yet: Adobe says Flash won’t be put down officially until 2020.

Independent Krebs

August 1, 2017 admin

New Bill Seeks Basic IoT Security Standards

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 19:32:47 +0000

Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate today introduced a bill that would set baseline security standards for the government’s purchase and use of a broad range of Internet-connected devices, including computers, routers and security cameras. The legislation, which also seeks to remedy some widely-perceived shortcomings in existing cybercrime law, was developed in direct response to a series of massive cyber attacks in 2016 that were fueled for the most part by poorly-secured “Internet of Things” (IoT) devices.