President Obama’s appointees to various government agencies use a secret email unknown to anyone outside of government, according to a report released.
Firewall Provider Stonesoft Set To Be Acquired By McAfee
Intel’s antivirus software company, McAfee, is acquiring Stonesoft. The company announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to initiate a conditional tender offer to do so.
WordPress botnet attack: Improve your security
If you have a WordPress blog or website, it’s important that you improve your security, as soon as possible. This post explains why and offers some tips to make your WordPress site safer and gives you links to 2 free …
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Microsoft Employees Had Their Xbox Live Accounts Hacked
Xbox Live is generally seen as pretty secure – at least more so than others. The service has never been taken down by hackers, but it has seen its fair share of account hacks.
Phishing Scam On Facebook Poses As A Message From Mark ‘Zurckerberg’
Facebook CEO Mark Zurckerberg is not sending out privacy notices, requesting that users verify their accounts. That’s because no such messages would ever come from the Facebook CEO. There’s also that pesky little detail that the CEO of Facebook is …
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Privacy Protections Are Included In Obama’s Cybersecurity Executive Order
Near the end of President Obama’s State of the Union address, he addressed the need for cybersecurity reform. He also confirmed the long standing rumor that he would indeed be signing an executive order into law that helps increase information …
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Top 5 Security Predictions for 2013
Apparently the Mayans were wrong, and after surviving those fatal predictions, here are some predictions for the security industry for 2013, according to UK security firm Bullguard.
Privacy Violations Are Being Investigated In The EU Against Microsoft
Microsoft hasn’t had the best of luck in the EU in 2012. The company was previously under investigation for potential antitrust issues, and now its privacy policy is under fire.
New Scam Tricking People By Offering New Facebook Profile Look
Another day, another email scam that uses Facebook to trick unsuspecting users into visiting a shady pharmaceutical site. If the word "another" is confusing you, let's just say that this style of scam isn't making its first lap around the track.
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Facebook Black Is Scamming You
As more and more people join social networks like Facebook and Twitter, it only gets easier for scam artists to pick off a few non-discerning users. The latest scam that's making its way across Facebook offers to change your user interface to a cool, new color if you're sick of the boring old Facebook blue.
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