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The recent data breach at global Human Resources services provider PageUp may have impacted millions of job seekers. The Authentic8 Blog highlights how the PageUp hack is symptomatic for HR’s cybersecuity problem.
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When traveling, at trade shows or when visiting a client or customer, a wireless access point (AP) can offer the most convenient way to connect to the web. And the most dangerous, too: beware the “rogue” access point.
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Our eyes were the gatekeepers between fact and fiction – then the internet came along. The visual information we encounter and interact with on the web is digitally created and manipulated – and we’re not ready for it.
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Supposedly secure browsers are making headlines, but not in a good way. Their makers cannot gloss over the security weaknesses any longer.
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Browser makers should be concerned, very concerned. Last week, a security researcher with software firm AdGuar… Continue reading Browser Security: Pwned and Exposed
Massive disruption is coming to websites that use digital certificates issued by Symantec or the brands that it has owned. Effective this week, two major browsers will not accept any SSL certificates issued by Symantec that were issued before June 2016… Continue reading SSL Certificates Boost Security? Many Don’t.
HTTPS is the protocol that is getting a lot of attention these days. As more browsers migrate toward supporting it in meaningful ways — like by not connecting to sites that do not offer it — it would be easy for a user to think that once H… Continue reading HTTPS: Beware the False Sense of Security
by Jordan McQuown, CIO, LogicForce
Incidental actions of insiders pose a threat to law firm IT that is often underestimated. What are the six biggest internal cybersecurity risks for your law firm, and how can you counter them?
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On May 25th, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) goes into effect – and it will affect your business with Europeans no matter if your company has an actual presence in Europe or not.
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by Amir Khashayar Mohammadi
Nearly every web browser comes equipped with a built-in password manager. Combined with all its other inherent vulnerabilities, this makes the local browser an even more attractive target for automated attacks. The bad guys… Continue reading Local Browser Wins Olympic Gold for Worst Security
by Larry Loeb
About 350,000 IT positions that require cybersecurity knowledge and skills remain currently unfilled. What impact does the acute talent shortage have on critical day-to-day IT security tasks?
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According to Bloomberg BNA, 2017 was the Ye… Continue reading 10 IT Weak Spots Hit Hardest by the Cybersecurity Talent Shortage