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A guide to ethical hacking and how it is taking on cybercrime

Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, with news about an attack now an everyday occurrence. This year alone, the FBI expressed utmost concern...

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Editorial / Security / Tech

Have we reached peak Privacy Paranoia?

The privacy angle is the sensationalism of the moment. The media pushes this stuff daily and now we have innovation being impacted...

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Security / Tech

What is zero trust — and why should you use it?

Zero trust security offers a way to protect your business or organization from an abundance of threats.

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Security firm Armis discovers new Bluetooth vulnerability dubbed BLEEDINGBIT

BLEEDINGBIT effects Bluetooth Low Energy chips made by Texas Instruments and primarily used in Cisco, Meraki, and Aruba wireless access points.

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Microsoft UWP protection cracked, five layers of DRM found

CODEX worked through five layers of DRM, including MSStore, UWP, EAppX, XBLive, and Arxan.

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Commenting platform Disqus suffers data breach on a 2012 database

Disqus says there is no evidence of unauthorized logins on any of the accounts affected.

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Smart gun security cracked in a proof-of-concept hack

Plore made it very clear that he wasn't looking to stop the production of smart guns. He simply wanted to show that...

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Does being “smarter” or “tech-savvy” make you safer from identity theft?

CBT Nuggets found that those who identify as being "tech-savvy" are 18% more likely to be victims of online identity theft.

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Gaming / PC / PlayStation / Security / Tech / Xbox

Over 4.4 million gamer accounts breached on CD Projekt RED, Xbox 360 ISO, and PSP ISO forums

What's more troubling about these hacks is that they aren't new and occurred in September 2015 and March 2016.

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Editorial / Security / Tech

[Guest Editorial] 4 steps that could help keep hackers from hijacking the election

Miliefsky says the federal government could and should take several steps if it’s truly concerned.

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The 10 biggest data breaches infographic

Data breaches are becoming common place, and that really is a shame. From LastPass to Vtech and Apple to Blizzard, here are 10...

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Supreme Court Ruling May Broaden Where FBI Can Hack Computers

We’re all pretty sure that whatever country we’re in, we suspect that its authorities are legally free to browse our devices. We...

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ASUS Hit With 20 Year Security Audit By FTC

The FTC has said that ASUS has demonstrated a “failure to employ reasonable security practices [that] has subjected consumers to substantial injury.”...

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Business / Security

Man Held In UK Over VTech Hack

A 21 year old man from Berkshire has been arrested by police investigating the hack into Toy company VTech. The man has...

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Tech

Facebook To Notify Users Of Potential Nation-State Attacks

It seems that not a day goes by without hearing news about a service, website, or agency being hacked. Everyone should care about...

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UK Government Quietly Amends Law Allowing UK Intelligence Agencies To Circumvent Anti-Hacking Legislation

Privacy International, a London based charity, were notified of a change in legislation which passed into law on March 3rd, 2015 and came...

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Tech

Google Introduces Password Alert Chrome Extension

Even though it seems like it’s been awhile since we’ve heard of a major password breach, they certainly happen regularly and users...

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Tech

UK Government’s Intelligence Services Allowed To Snoop Anywhere On The Internet For Any Reason

The UK Government has admitted that its intelligence services are allowed to to hack into phones, computers, and other networks worldwide, even if the target...