Category Archives: Security

LinkedIn boosts security similar to Twitter

LinkedIn Corp unveiled technology to improve the security of the social networking site for professionals, about a week after Twitter introduced similar tools following a surge in high-profile attacks on its users. The optional service, known as two-factor authentication, is … Continue reading

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Department of Homeland Security Acknowledges Data Breach

Vulnerability in a vendor’s software may have exposed DHS employees’ names, Social Security numbers and birthdates. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently issued a statement acknowledging that a vulnerability in software used by a DHS vendor to process … Continue reading

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Virtualizing apps could be the bridge over the BYOD security gap

Allowing BYOD has unfavorable implications for both the company and employees. Michael P. Kassner explores what businesses are doing to mitigate the risk. In all my years working IT, I’ve never seen as divisive a chasm between users and IT … Continue reading

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BYOD Brings Big Financial Gains, Says Cisco Report

The BYOD trend has become a widespread part of corporate life, with 89 percent of organizations allowing employees to use their own devices for work. There are about 198 million BYOD devices in the six countries surveyed. Most are smartphones, … Continue reading

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Chinese Said To Have Hacked U.S. Weapons Designs

“We have seen the theft of information from commercial and government organizations for many years,” said security expert Ken Silva. “But this incident is a clear example of the national security implications of such breaches. It is increasingly more evident … Continue reading

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Expect Facebook To Turbocharge ‘Notes’ Into A True Tumblr Competitor

Facebook used to have a blogging feature called Notes. It still does, but it got buried by the Timeline redesign and widely forgotten. Facebook needs to overhaul Notes, and signs say a refresh may already be in the works. It … Continue reading

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Social media privacy explained – In plain English

Privacy is important to most of us and based on the feedback we get from Naked Security readers, especially important to you. The problem with attempting to protect our privacy online begins with the policies. They vary in complexity, but … Continue reading

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Only 36% of small firms apply security patches. No wonder cybercrooks are stealing their cash

Small businesses are under constant attack from malware, scams and online fraud. They are not only losing money directly to fraud, but also in costs associated with maintaining security. Small businesses are simply woefully under-prepared to keep their assets safe. … Continue reading

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Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in popular game engines

Attackers could exploit the flaws to compromise game clients and servers, researchers from ReVuln said. Security researchers found serious vulnerabilities in the engines of several popular first-person shooter video games that could allow attackers to compromise their online servers and … Continue reading

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Twitter begins rollout of two-factor authentication to limit account takeovers

Twitter has enabled two-factor authentication, the company announced Wednesday. “Every day, a growing number of people login to Twitter,” Jim O’Leary of Twitter’s Product Security Team wrote in a blog post. “Usually these login attempts come from the genuine account … Continue reading

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