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June 27, 2017 admin 101, be internet awesome, child security online, FYI, google, internet awesome, national internet safety month

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:00:44 +0000

This National Internet Safety Month, Google launches Be Internet Awesome, a campaign that aims to teach kids to explore the internet safely, smartly, and confidently. Who said that learning internet safety should be technical and boring?

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Tackling the myths surrounding cyberbullying

June 16, 2017 admin 101, child security online, cyberbullying, FYI, misconceptions, Myths, online bullying, online harassment, teen security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:00:52 +0000

Misconceptions abound when it comes to cyberbullying. In this post, we’ll identify six of these “myths” and then explain why they’re worth discrediting.

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Interview with a malware hunter: Pieter Arntz

June 5, 2017 admin 101, cybersecurity researcher, FYI, malware hunter, malware researcher, Pieter Arntz, researcher

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:00:26 +0000

Welcome to our new series: interview with a malware hunter. In these Q&A sessions, we’ll take you behind the scenes to get to know our malware intelligence crew.

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Tags: cybersecurity researcher malware hunter malware researcher Pieter Arntz researcher

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Privacy Awareness Week: A primer

May 17, 2017 admin 101, asia pacific privacy authority, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, FYI, paw, privacy, privacy awareness week, privacy primer

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 15:00:24 +0000

The Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) began an initiative called Privacy Awareness Week, or PAW, with the purpose of educating users about current privacy issues and promoting the importance of keeping their personal information safe. This remains the core of why it exists for more than a decade now.

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Why you don’t need 27 different passwords

May 4, 2017 admin 101, FYI, password manager, password security, passwords, World Password Day

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 04 May 2017 14:00:33 +0000

People have to remember an average of 27 different passwords today—and they need to be long, not obvious, have special characters, and you can’t write them down. We’re here to tell you: stop doing that. Here’s how you can protect your data and your sanity without having to remember all those passwords.

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An Infosec Spring clean

May 2, 2017 admin 101, Applications, apps, cleanup, email, FYI, Security, settings, social media, Spring Cleaning, website

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 02 May 2017 15:00:56 +0000

Spring has indeed sprung, but it’s never too late to have a wander through your security settings and features. Unfortunately, we have so many accounts these days that it’s hard to keep track of them all, but this round-up may help you on your way.

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What are exploits? (And why you should care)

March 29, 2017 admin 101, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, FYI, malvertising, ransomware, vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:00:25 +0000

At one point in the not-so-distant past, exploits were responsible for delivering 80 percent of malware to people’s systems. But exploits seem to be experiencing a lull today. Does this mean they’re gone for good or is this simply the calm before the storm? Let’s break down this stealthy threat so you can not only know your enemy, but also be appropriately prepared should the exploit attacks return.

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Wi-Fi Security 101

February 7, 2017 admin 101, FYI, hackers, hotspot, https, security breach, SSID, Wi-Fi

For anyone that travels, uses their phone in public, or stays constantly connected to the internet anywhere they go—which probably means you, Wi-Fi security should be a top priority.

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