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The guide to password security, and why you should care
DT, , Information Security, Technology, brute force attack, data breach, hacked, hacker, Information Security, Internet, password management, Password Security, passwords exposed, supersecure password, 0Find out how your password security can be compromised, and how to create and manage secure passwords.
Why Do Software Holes Take So Long to Fix?
DT, , Information Security, Technology, Apple Macintosh, Cyber criminals, Flashback Trojan, Information Security, iOS attacks, Linux, Mac, Mac OS, Oracle, PC, Trojans, Windows, 0The recent mass infection of Apple Macintosh computers by the Flashback Trojan may have changed our attitudes, especially regarding...
Twitter Debunks Reports of 55,000 Hacked Accounts
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, Hackers, Hacktivist, Information Security, spam accounts, Twitter, Twitter Accounts Hacked, 0Hackers claiming to be affiliated with the hacktivist group Anonymous claimed this week to have accessed and published the...
Mac OS X login passwords put at risk
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, FileVault, login passwords, Mac, Mac OS X, 0An apparent programming mistake in an update to the Apple operating system, tied to FileVault encryption tech, could expose...
U.K. Ministry of Defense tries to play catch up with hackers
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, cyber security, cyber weapons, Hackers, Information Security, 0The British military's head of cybersecurity, Jonathan Shaw, admitted that there have been a number of successful attacks into...
New Office malware attack hunts Snow Leopard, not Lion
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, Mac OS X, Malware, malware attacks, malware problem, malware threats, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Snow Leopard, Troubleshooting, 0While the Office-based vulnerability that is used to exploit OS X does not work in Lion, it serves as...
Microsoft issues swift fix for Hotmail bug
DT, , Information Security, Technology, Computer security researchers, Google, Hackers, Hotmail, Hotmail bug, Microsoft, technology, Yahoo, 0Microsoft has fixed a flaw in Hotmail's password reset system that allowed hackers to take control of webmail accounts.
1 in 5 Macs Infected With Malware
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, anti-virus, Cyber criminals, Information Security, Mac, Malware, Spyware, Trojans, Viruses, Windows, 0According to British anti-virus software maker Sophos, it's one in five. The good news, or at least not-so-bad news,...
Anonymous hacks into tech and telecom sites
DT, , Information Security, Uncategorized, attackers, China, cyber attack, cyber security, Cyber Security Bill, Information Security, Internet, telecom sites, 0The hacker group has claimed responsibility for leading denial-of-service attacks on two technology trade association Web sites, USTelecom and...












