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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:33:31 +0000
Email provider VFEmail has suffered what the company is calling “catastrophic destruction” at the hands of an as-yet unknown intruder who trashed all of the company’s primary and backup data in the United States. The firm’s founder says he now fears some 18 years’ worth of customer email may be gone forever.
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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 05:15:00 -0800
Those of you who feel it’s important to install Windows and Office patches the moment they come out – I salute you. The Windows world needs more cannon fodder. When the bugs come out, as they inevitably will, I hope you’ll drop by AskWoody.com and tell us all about them.
For those who feel that, given Microsoft’s track record of pernicious patches, a bit of reticence is in order, I have some good news. Microsoft’s Security Response Center says that only a tiny percentage of patched security holes get exploited within 30 days of the patch becoming available.
Credit to Author: Matthew Finnegan| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 03:00:00 -0800
Facebook emerged from 2018 bruised from a series of revelations that undermined trust in the popular social media platform and raised questions about its commitment to privacy.
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 09:39:00 -0800
Apple believes in your right to privacy. Here is some advice on how to use the tools it has given you to protect your privacy on an iOS device.
You probably already use a 4-digit passcode, but you can improve that with a 6-digit or alphanumeric code.
You change this in Settings>Touch ID/Face ID & Passcode, select Change Passcode and then tap the small Passcode Options dialog. Alphanumeric codes are harder to decipher, just make sure you remember the code.
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 08:32:00 -0800
Matt Miller’s presentation at Blue Hat yesterday included some startling statistics, based on data gathered by Microsoft’s Security Response Center. The numbers starkly confirm what we’ve been saying for years: The chances of getting hit with malware by delaying Windows and Office patches for up to 30 days is tiny compared to all the other ways of getting clobbered.
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 12:58:45 +0000
A highly targeted, malware-laced phishing campaign landed in the inboxes of multiple credit unions last week. The missives are raising eyebrows because they were sent only to specific anti-money laundering contacts at the credit unions, and many credit union sources say they suspect the non-public data may have been somehow obtained from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), an independent federal agency that insures deposits at federally insured credit unions.
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Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:11:00 -0800
The term “computer virus” calls to mind imagery of pathogenic creepy-crawlies bringing down a device’s operating system, their flagella wriggling as they multiply into hordes that infiltrate its chips and wires. And while it’s true that our computers can be infected with literal biological bacteria like staphylococci, per Science Illustrated, the threat of malicious codes and programs intent on corrupting data and files looms far larger: According to a recent study from the University of Maryland’s Clark School of Engineering, attacks on computers with internet access is virtually ceaseless, with an incident occurring every 39 seconds on average, affecting a third of Americans every year.
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 03:34:00 -0800
Apple takes privacy very seriously. It takes its leadership in that care seriously, and getting rid of the voluntary ‘Do Not Track’ setting in its Safari browser is the right decision.
Apple introduced support for Do Not Track (DNT) in iOS 7, but removed the feature in Safari 12.1.
The problem with DNT is that the signal it sends to websites, analytics firms, plug-in makers and ad networks is a voluntary request, and can be ignored.