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Chrome still tops for avoiding phishers
A recent study by security firm NSS Labs shows that Google’s Chrome browser still has the best detection rate (94%) for spotting phishing URLs, and on average, new malware sites are reported and blocked by all browsers within 5 hours of discovery, a significant improvement over the 16+ hours that same process would have taken
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Hacked South Carolina systems were exposed for weeks
In a follow-up to the much-publicized security breach that exposed sensitive data on millions of South Carolina residents, the governor’s office has released the official report on the incident, as researched by security firm Mandiant. The origin of the attack was traced to an unnamed state employee clicking on a phising email, leading to the
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Red-Light Special or Red Alert? A Special Black Friday Message
The new tradition of Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) shopping online has not only caught on with bargain hunters hoping to avoid crowds and early-morning lineups, it has also caught the eye of the digital criminal element as well, who will be counting on naive (and not so naive) shoppers clicking on links to dodgy
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Surface Tablets: the honeymoon is over
If you’ve held off buying a Surface tablet in the hopes that the new device would settle in and get its legs after a less-than-stellar showing at launch, you have probably been disappointed to find that instead of capturing the hearts and minds of the public (or the media), the Surface continues to struggle for
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Passwords can no longer protect us
If you didn’t get your fill of scares this past Halloween, sit down and read this article about password security from Matt Honan, the Wired Magazine writer who’s digital life was destroyed this past summer in minutes by teenage hackers. If you only read one article this year, you should read this one, but in
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NASA loses laptop with sensitive data
In yet another instance of high-profile data loss, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that a laptop containing unencrypted, sensitive data was stolen. Ahead of a final determination of the extent of the data exposure, NASA has warned its 300,000 employees and contractors to be extra cautious and that they may be
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