The Tip This holiday season, many of us will be buying or receiving gifts that are ’Smart’ and will be internet connected and a part of the Internet of Things (IoT). Whether it’s a television or a personal assistant, fitness…
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Does it have to be all so technical?
The Tip Strong security isn’t just about complicated rules around passwords and anti-virus software and malware and managing access. Many important habits for safeguarding your important personal and work information build down to common sense and physical security and generally…
Your data is valuable!
The Tip Everything from personal information, personal photos, work correspondence, to your banking information and social media activity is valuable. If it’s valuable to you, it’s valuable to cybercriminals. In fact, some of it is valuable to cybercriminals without you…
Our internet; Our cyber security
The Tip Cybersecurity month, week one. The internet is something we all share, and we all share a responsibility for keeping it safe. Thankfully there are simple ways we can all contribute to our collective Human Firewall. The Detail Get…
Tips For Safe Social Media Use
The Tip Many of us use social media tools like Facebook or Twitter or Snapchat every day. Given the popularity of these tools, the landscape has become ripe ground for cyber criminals and fraudsters. Using these tools safely isn’t really…
Is spam clogging your inbox?
The Tip Spam campaigns are often a primary attack vector used by cyber criminals. Less spam means being a little more secure. The Detail Fortunately, it’s not all doom and gloom. There are a number of simple strategies you can…
Have I Been Pwned
The Tip We should all know by now that using the same password on multiple sites is a big security no-no! We might think our username:password is safe with the big companies, but this is absolutely not true. Did you…
USB, Don’t Trust Anything
The Tip We should all know by now to never insert an unknown USB drive into our computer or laptop. Sadly, researchers are finding more and more crafty ways that criminals are abusing the ‘Universal’ part of Universal Serial Bus.…
Where To Keep Your Data, And Why
This week’s topic is Where to keep your data, and why. It is more an information piece geared to getting you think, than a simple tip. The Tip These days, many of us work on laptops and take our work…
Check Before You Click
The Tip Did you know that many viruses and other forms of compromise can now be spread just by visiting a website? This makes it more important than ever to be careful what you click on! The Detail Potentially harmful…
5 Tips to Securing Your Webcam
The Tip January 28 was Data Privacy Day. Read this post about the importance of securing your webcam and protecting your privacy. This is a guest-post by Marc Saltzman, who has reported on the high-tech industry since 1996 as a…
The Culture of Security
This week’s topic is The Culture of Security The Tip Our community has its own culture. We have a standardized method of communication. We have dress codes. We have expectations, rules, and a collective personality that exists in the university.…
- YouTube is reading text in users’ videos December 14, 2018Google keeps tabs on much of your activity. Now, it turns out that its YouTube service is also reading what’s in your videos too.
- Facebook has filed patents to predict our future locations December 14, 2018One such use would be to pre-stuff our devices with ads and other content before we wander into a Wi-Fi dead zone.
- Kanye West tops the charts for year’s worst password pratfall December 14, 2018Kanye, please keep your "all zeroes! all the time!" password away from the media. And Nutella? No, "Nutella" is NOT a good password.
- Update now! WordPress 5.0.1 release fixes seven flaws December 14, 2018Don't delay, update your Wordpress website today.
- Border agents are copying travelers’ data, leaving it on USB drives December 13, 2018It's just one of many SOP SNAFUs of a pilot program for advanced searches of travelers' devices that doesn't even have performance metrics.
- Supermicro: We told you the tampering claims were false December 13, 2018Computer manufacturer Supermicro is still trying to lay to rest reports that the Chinese government tempered with its equipment to spy on Western cloud users.
- WordPress worms, Android fraud and Flash fails [PODCAST] December 13, 2018Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - enjoy!
- Update now! Microsoft and Adobe’s December 2018 Patch Tuesday is here December 13, 2018If you find patching security flaws strangely satisfying, you’re in luck - Microsoft’s and Adobe’s December Patch Tuesdays have arrived with plenty for the dedicated updater to get stuck into.
- Samsung fixes flaws that could have let attackers hijack your account December 12, 2018Flaws in the mobile site were leaving users vulnerable to attackers who could have reset their user passwords and hijacked their accounts.
- Google+ to power down early after second security hole found December 12, 2018Google has disclosed the second security hole in its Google+ social network in three months.
- AV18-158: Cisco Security Updates September 27, 2018
- AV18-157: Apple Security Updates September 25, 2018
- AV18-156: Cisco Security Advisory September 21, 2018
- AV18-155: Google Chrome Security Update September 21, 2018
- AV18-154: ICS Security Advisory for BIND September 21, 2018
- AV18-153: Adobe Security Bulletins September 20, 2018
- AV18-152: Cisco Security Updates September 20, 2018
- AV18-151: NUUO NVRMini2 Security Update September 18, 2018
- AV18-150: Apple Security Updates September 18, 2018
- AV18-149: Microsoft Security Updates September 12, 2018
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