A Lesson in Password Security
It seems today that every website you go to wants you to sign up for their site with a username and password. Not only this, but each site has its own restrictions on what your password can be. Some require you to use both letters and numbers, while others kick out anything less than (insert random number here) characters long. The worst though is when you are required to change your password after so much time has passed. Well, those restrictions exist for a reason, and there are certain things you can do to stay safe when you're browsing online.
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Date: 2010-12-23
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Simple Steps to Keep Your Copier Security in Check
Recent news reports on copier security have generated awareness, leading people to ask how multifunction printers (MFPs) process, store and shield sensitive data. Investigative reports have questioned how information stored in an MFP's hard drive may be accessible to would-be identity thieves and others. This concern has been important to manufacturers for quite some time and it is crucial that companies and users are educated about how to properly secure data. As with any high-tech tool, understanding the available security options will help IT professionals protect their companies.
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Date: 2010-12-16
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Apple Releases Patch for 15 QuickTime Vulnerabilities
For those of you out there who are running QuickTime on your Macs or PCs, a new version has been released which fixes 15 different security vulnerabilities. Of the bugs fixed, 14 were touted with the ability to "lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution" according to Apple. The final flaw which only affects those running the movie player on Windows, could potentially allow access to a portion of the user's profile.
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Date: 2010-12-09
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