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Watch Out For New Ransomware Called Phobos
There's a new strain of ransomware making the rounds, and it's a nasty piece of work. Called Phobos by its creators, the latest threat on the ransomware scene first made an appearance in December of...
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Your PC May Have Security Risks From Old Loaded Software
When was the last time you conducted a company wide audit on all the software running on all the machines tied to your firm's network? If you're not sure the answer to that question, it's almost...
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Security Issue Causes Apple To Disable Group Facetime Temporarily
Apple's latest iOS release contained a feature that wowed and excited its massive user base. Group FaceTime. It was heralded as 'the next Big Thing' in the Apple ecosystem. Unfortunately, there are...
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Chrome And Firefox Should Be Updated To Stay Secure
The first browser update of 2019 is officially out. Both Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox browsers are getting a raft of security fixes that will help make Mac, Linux and Windows users safer and...
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Digital Movie Service UltraViolet Is Shutting Down
On paper, UltraViolet seemed like a great idea. It was (and still is, for the moment) a service that stored your license information for various digital media you purchased. You could buy a movie from...
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Download Your Data From Google Plus Before It Gets Deleted
Google has kept no secret of their plan to eventually put an end to their social media experiment, Google+. In case you haven't been keeping abreast of the company's announcements where the service is...
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Hackers Are Hiding Code In Images To Fool Mac Users
In the world of hacking, steganography ranks as one of the most difficult methodologies to detect. If you're not familiar with the term, it is the practice of embedding executable code inside images,...
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In App Subscriptions Getting Crackdown From Apple
One of the unfortunate truths about apps is that many developers use deceptive practices to try and confuse consumers. They try to mislead them about how much custom features cost and when in-app...
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Mistyped URLs Will Soon Get A Warning In Chrome
At one point or another, everybody has done it. You open a browser and type in the URL of a site you visit frequently. In doing so, your finger slips and you mistype it. Sometimes, nothing comes of...
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Popular Media Applications Will Be Discontinued From Windows 7
Despite that there are still a shocking number of Windows 7 users spread around the world, Microsoft has kept with its previously published end of support schedule, and is no longer supporting the...
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New 5GE Coming To Phones Is Still In Development
AT&T is getting some pushback for what most industry insiders are calling a misleading indicator. It has started to appear on many new smartphones including both Androids and iPhones. With the...
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Google Releasing Chrome Extension To Detect Password Theft
Google has a new extension for its Chrome browser, and it's one you should strongly consider getting for all of your devices at home and in the office. The extension is called 'Password Checkup,' and...
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Large Increase In Business Email Hacking Incidents
Given the rate of increase in the number of hacking attacks, it was predicted early on that 2018 would be another record setting year. That came with more hack attempts and more successful attacks than...
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Facebook Messenger Unsend Feature Is Now Available
Several months ago, Facebook announced a new feature that would be coming soon to Messenger. Initially, the company didn't set a timetable for the often asked for delete functionality, but it recently...
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Mac Keychain Bug Could Be Big Problem For Apple
An independent security researcher named Henze has discovered a potentially devastating macOS exploit that's been dubbed Keychain, and he has posted a video demonstrating it in action. Henze has...
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GSuite Now Offers Better Android Mobile App Management Options
GSuite has added an important new bit of functionality in the form of Android App Management, which comes in two basic flavors. There are some things you can do using the company's basic app...
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New Survey Shows People Still Have Bad Password Habits
For the last several years, industry experts have been sounding the alarm about password security. We've known for quite some time that one of the biggest weak spots in corporate security is the fact...
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Skype Video Calls Get Background Blur Feature
Skype is introducing a new feature to its video call service that users have been asking about for quite some time now. Background blur. If you regularly make video calls, you've probably been in a...
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Software Similar To MS Office May Include Hacking Vulnerabilities
A small but growing number of people have been making the switch to MS Office clones like Apache's OpenOffice and LibreOffice. The thinking is that they can get the same core functionality but avoid...
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Average Ransomware Attack Payments Total $6,700 Per Incident
How much does a successful ransomware attack cost a victim on average? The numbers will terrify you. Based on the latest statistics compiled by Coveware, each incident of a compromised computer costs...
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