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How to view Wi-Fi passwords in Windows
You have probably used your laptop in all sorts of places. As well as at home and in the office, you may well have used it in hotels, coffee shops...
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Huge Collection #1 database leak exposes 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords
A massive database leak -- dubbed Collection #1 -- has made its way to hacking forums, exposing millions of email addresses and passwords. The news...
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MSSP program helps smaller businesses defend against phishing
Cybercriminals are increasingly recognizing that smaller businesses can be be lucrative targets as they are able to devote less resources to...
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New Fortnite vulnerabilities put users' privacy at risk
Researchers at security firm Check Point have uncovered vulnerabilities in the popular online game Fortnite that would allow attackers to intercept...
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SIEM helps enterprises cut number of breaches and detect them sooner
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) lets security teams collect and analyze log data from across their IT infrastructure to help...
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Average cost of a cyberattack passes $1 million
The average cost of a cyberattack is now estimated at $1.1 million, according to a new report from cybersecurity company Radware. For organizations...
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Google is kicking apps that ask for SMS or Call Log permissions out of the Play Store
Google has reminded developers that their apps will be removed from the Play Store if they request SMS or Call Log permissions. The policy change...
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Cryptominers still dominate the malware charts
The latest Global Threat Index from Check Point shows that at the end of last year cryptominers still took the top three places in the malware...
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As the US government shutdown rolls on, numerous TLS certificates expire, leaving sites inaccessible
With the US government shutdown in its third week, President Trump continues to try to convince both his own party and the Democrats to agree to...
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Netflix could use AI to clamp down on people sharing their account with friends and family
Netflix has millions of users around the world, but how many of these are actually paying customers? Many of us either know (or are) people who...
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Organizations suffer breaches despite confidence in their security measures
According to a new survey, 85 percent of respondents are either very or somewhat confident in their organization's security program, yet 41 percent...
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In defense of private companies: Creating a cyber risk-aware culture
Each year, the amount of investment organizations -- big and small -- are making to protect their most valuable assets with technological and...
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NSA plans to release tool for reverse-engineering software
It feels like it has been a while since we've had any NSA-related news -- interest in mass surveillance has been overtaken by other concerns. After...
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Marriott hack update: attackers accessed fewer user records than first thought, but 5.3 million passport numbers were unencrypted
Back in late November, Marriott International went public with news that its Starwood Hotel reservation database had been hacked. At the time, the...
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Windows 10 bug could allow files to be overwritten, researcher shows
A security researcher has released proof-of-concept code for a zero-day exploit in Windows 10. The bug was revealed by SandboxEscaper, a researcher...