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Public shrugging off data breaches?
America’s biggest bank JP Morgan Chase announced last week that it was the latest victim of a major security breach. According to their regulatory filing, data from nearly 80 million customers was exposed in a successful hacking attempt earlier this year. Though the bank was quick to emphasize that our money and most sensitive bits
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Microsoft skips to Windows 10
Obviously stung by the world’s tepid reception of Windows 8, Microsoft announced that the next version of their operating system will be skipping Windows 9 and heading straight to 10. The jump is meant to signify a considerable advancement in the base operating system: this version of Windows isn’t just an incremental upgrade or updated
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Heartbleed bug has a “sequel” – Shellshock
While the world is trying to mop up the mess that Heartbleed left behind, along comes another vulnerability that might be just as big. Dubbed “Shellshock” because it affects the Bash shell commonly found on Linux computers, and (this may surprise you) some Mac OS X servers. “Shells” are the technical term for the user
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Do not microwave your iPhone
It pains me to write about this, but I think it illustrates a valuable (if obvious) lesson. Immediately following the opening weekend of iPhone 6 sales, a web page began circulating on the internet advertising a “hidden” feature of Apple’s just-released iOS8 operating system update for its mobile devices. Called “Wave” this feature of iOS8
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Android Browser bug exposes users to exploit
A flaw in an Android open source web browsing app found on nearly half the active Android user base could potentially be used by malicious websites to steal user information. Reported by white-hat hacker Rafay Baloch earlier this month, this bug affects the Android Open Source Platform browser – also known as “Android Browser” –
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Lessons Learned from Home Depot Breach
After the massive security breach Target experienced in 2013, Home Depot management had the best intentions in immediately planning for a similar attack being directed at them. Unfortunately, they were about only a quarter of the way through their plans to beef up security at their stores when the big-box DIY chain recently announced that they’ve been
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