Internet Security
Internet security consists of a range of security tactics for protecting activities and transactions conducted online. These tactics are meant to safeguard you from threats such as hacking into email addresses. Read more about the internet security solutions available to help keep your internet usage secure.
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Recently, a group of researchers at the University of Liverpool successfully tested a new virus with a...Crash & Burn: Snapchat Security Flaws Strike Again
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Last week, Yahoo! announced on their blog that the email accounts for an unspecified number of users...Hackers Pull off a Crafty Attack on Michaels
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Mobile phone calls and text messages seem to be going the way of the dinosaurs. In their...McAfee LiveSafe Knocks it out of the Park as PCMag Editors’ Choice
I’ve said it for some time—the world today is becoming increasingly connected, both on-and-offline. Everything from our...Social Media Manipulation Is For Real, Some Call It As Crowd-Turfing!
An Indian investigative portal Cobrapost, recently released a report on alleged online reputation smearing/management/campaigns designed to gain/destroy political capital for...Updates and Mitigation to Microsoft Office Zero-Day Threat (CVE-2013-3906)
On November 5, Microsoft posted Security Advisory 2896666. This vulnerability, discovered by Haifei Li of McAfee Labs, affects multiple...What is a Firewall?
Most of us may have heard the term, and know it’s related to security in some way,...Revenge Posts on Social Media Could Land You in Jail
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Most hacks and attacks introduced on this blog are blatantly malicious, looking to nab your valuable information....
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