Tag: Security

Is It Time For Flash To Go Away?
The writing has been on the wall for quite a while. Flash is dying a slow death, yet it continues to gasp for air. After some new vulnerabilities were discovered, many have been ca...
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MasterCard Is Using Facial Recognition for Online Purchases
Biometric security is on the rise, by all reports. One recently sugges...
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Facebook Snags Its New Chief Security Officer from Yahoo
In April, Uber poached Facebook's Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan. Now, Facebook has found his replacement. And they took him from Yahoo. Your new Facebook CSO is Alex Stamo...
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Gmail Adds Security For Yahoo & Microsoft Accounts On Android
Last year, the Gmail Android app got a major update that finally enabled users to use third-p...
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Apple’s New iOS 9 Requires 6-Digit Passcodes
If you use TouchID to unlock your iPhone and iPad, the idea of typing in a passcode seems quite Stone Age – but plenty of iOS users still punch in a four-digit passcode every time...
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Sandra Bullock To Testify Against Man Who Claimed To Love Her
Sandra Bullock will be heading to court next month to testify against a man who told her that he loved her. That man is Joshua Corbett, and he is accused of stalking and breaking i...
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Google Gives Developers Identity Platform Suite, Smart Lock API
At its annual Google I/O developers conference, Google announced the launch of the Google Identity Platform, a suite of developer tools that enable them to build easier sign-in fun...
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Dating Site Hack Exposes Users’ Sexual Preferences, Account Data
Data breaches that reveal email address, usernames, passwords, and other account information are common and pretty serious in their own right – but when a hack reveals even more se...
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Your Security Questions Aren’t Providing Much Security
Everyone's favorite food is pizza, so when a site asks you to provide an answer for the security question What's your favorite food, don't say pizza. Providing answers...
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Survey Looks At Security Attitudes And Behaviors Across Industries
Biscom shared some results of a new IT Survey finding that although regulated industries say security is a high concern, many are still using solutions that are inadequate for prot...
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Florida Sheriff Charging Teen with ‘Hacking’: Change the Law If You’re Mad
Sheriff Chris Nocco of the Pasco County, Florida, Sheriff's office isn't all that concerned that his department is being mocked across the country. Last week, we told you about...
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Sandra Bullock Stalker Knew Her Security Measures
Sandra Bullock had a scary conversation with a 911 dispatcher for 15 minutes while waiting for police to arrest the man who was stalking her. When Sandra Bullock called police f...
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Uber Steals Facebook’s Chief Security Officer
Uber's just put a likely considerable amount of money where its mouth is, in regards to its promise to beef up the app's safety and security. The on-demand ride company...
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Obama Approves Sanctions on Cyber-Attackers
Today, President Obama signed an executive order that will allow the US government to go after those who perpetrate cyber attacks with sanctions "Cyber intrusions and attacks  –...
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Uber Denies Breach After User Info Goes Up for Sale
Uber says that it has found no evidence of a security breach following reports that user data has popped up for sale on dark web sites....
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