Everyone is familiar with all of that unwanted software that manufacturers are paid to install on laptops that they sell. For many people, when they get a new computer, they spend the first many hours installing patches and deleting all of those unwanted applications, which many people lovingly call crapware. Researchers have confirmed that in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Talk to Google or Facebook and they will tell you that they never met a piece of information that they did not want to add to their databases. More information means better profiles; better profiles mean that they can charge more for ads. But some Silicon Valley firms are rethinking that idea. Silicon Valley startup […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Do you use 7-Zip? Do you even know what it is? One of the challenges that businesses and consumers have is that, like sausage, they often do not know what is in the software that they use. As a result, they could be diligent about applying patches and still be exposed to hackers. In this […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Back in 2012, LinkedIn told its users that it had been hacked – to the tune of 6.5 million users. Well, it turns out, that was a tad bit shy of the truth. It turns out that the real number was 117 million email and password combinations. – roughly 18 times the number that they […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]GCHQ is The British version of the CIA. Usually, they are out chasing bad guys in foreign countries. This week they are protecting British citizens. With all of the news of intelligence agencies eavesdropping on citizens, it is nice to hear a story where they are decidedly, doing the right thing. This all started with […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]HR 5069, the Cybersecurity Systems and Risks Reporting Act, was introduced last week in the House. It would modify Sarbanes-Oxley by adding cybersecurity reporting requirements that are missing in the current law. While there is a long road to follow between being introduced and being enacted, it might be smart to consider what the bill […]
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