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A week in security (February 4 – 8)

February 11, 2019 admin Amazon, apple, AT&T, Australia, bitcoin, bounty hunters, cryptocurrency, cryptography, cybersecurity, Do Not Track, ebooks, Facebook, google, instagram, internet, jeff bezos, John wick, kindle, messenger, safari, secure messaging, Security world, Sprint, T-Mobile, URLs, Week in security, WhatsApp, zcash, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:05:33 +0000

A roundup of security news from February 4 – 8, including Facebook’s secure messaging integration, Google’s changes to URLs, a scam involving the Kindle store and John Wick, and more.

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Tags: amazon Apple AT&T Australia bitcoin bounty hunters cryptocurrency cryptography cybersecurity Do Not Track ebooks facebook Google Instagram internet Jeff Bezos John wick kindle messenger safari secure messaging Sprint T-Mobile URLs whatsapp Zcash zero day

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Five questions to ask your Internet installer

February 8, 2019 admin internet, Security, Tips, Wi-Fi

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 14:00:17 +0000

Things you should know about your home Internet connection: How to be sure it is safe and waste no time calling tech support.

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How to browse the Internet safely at work

February 5, 2019 admin 101, browser-based attacks, detectify, ethical hackers, FYI, hackers, internet, safer internet day, Web Browsers, web security

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:00:44 +0000

This Safer Internet Day, we’re presenting a guideline to employees on how to navigate the online trenches safely, whether they’re on their desktop computers, company-owned laptops, or mobile devices. Who wants to be the one responsible for a breach? No one.

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Tags: browser-based attacks detectify ethical hackers hackers internet safer internet day web browsers web security

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The dangers of public IPs

November 23, 2018 admin internet, IP addresses, NAT, public IP, routers, Security, Tips

Credit to Author: Ilja Shatilin| Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:01:17 +0000

We discuss what public IPs are, why you might need one, and the risks involved in using them.

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What’s a guest Wi-Fi network, and why do you need one?

September 17, 2018 admin guest Wi-Fi, internet, Internet of Things, IoT, networks, Security, Tips, Wi-Fi

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:30:21 +0000

We explain what a guest Wi-Fi network is, how to set one up, and what video game consoles and other IoT devices have to do with it.

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Unattended corporate websites cause headaches

September 14, 2018 admin Business, cybersquatting, Domains, internet, phishing, registry

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 15:06:27 +0000

Forgotten online resources can be used for extortion or phishing

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Quiz: How addicted are you to your smartphone?

September 3, 2018 admin addiction, internet, quiz, Smartphone, Special Projects, Stay Tuned, survey

Credit to Author: Bender the Robot| Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2018 11:50:45 +0000

Do you take your smartphone to lunch with you? How about the shower? How addicted are you, really, to always staying online? Take this quiz and find out.

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Get serious about privacy with the Epic, Brave and Tor browsers

August 24, 2018 admin Browsers, IDG Insider, internet, privacy, Security, software

Credit to Author: Barbara Krasnoff| Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 03:00:00 -0700

Privacy is one of the hardest things to find today — and one of the most prized, especially online. Most people, even those not technologically adept, are concerned about the amount of personal information that is being harvested by governments, corporations, third-party advertising agencies and/or unethical hackers.

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