Author: dschmidthawk
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“10 Immutable Laws of Security” That Every Geek Must Know
More than a 10 years ago, Microsoft shared its Ten Immutable Laws of Security that outlined Microsoft’s security principles. These laws were considered its basic security primer for newbie computer users. Because of changing technology, in 2011 Microsoft released its version 2.0. Feel free to share with anyone you know who is unclear about basic security principles. Do you know about…
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Why We Should All Dump Yahoo Now
If you still have a yahoo account, security experts strongly recommend that you delete it today. Recently it was leaked that Yahoo compromised the security and privacy of hundreds of millions of users by installing a secret program that searched all incoming emails at the request of US intelligence officials. “The order issued to Yahoo…
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Here’s Why You Should Delete Your Yahoo Account Right Now
Yahoo’s troubles don’t seem to be ending anytime soon. A Reuters’s report has just dropped a massive bombshell on the company, suggesting that Yahoo complied with a U.S. government request and implemented a secret software to scan all the emails. CEO Marissa Mayer gave green signal without any counsel with company’s security head Alex Stamos. Later, in protest,…
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Yahoo Confirms 500 Million Accounts Were Hacked by ‘State Sponsored’ Hackers
“State-sponsored actor”? This is what happens when privacy and personal information is stepped on: the people paid to protect you are the perps… 500 million Yahoo accounts have been compromised and company believes a “state-sponsored actor” was behind this data breach Source: Yahoo Confirms 500 Million Accounts Were Hacked by ‘State Sponsored’ Hackers
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Beware — Someone is dropping Malware-infected USB Sticks into People’s Letterbox
So you found a USB stick, but wait, wait, wait!!! Do not plug in an unknown usb anything into your computer, laptop, phone, whatever! If you’re confused, watch the first year of Mr. Robot. Or, know that hackers put malware on these devices that WILL infect your machine. Be safe. …unmarked USB flash drives containing…
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Google Penalties Coming for Mobile Pop Ups – SiteProNews
Google is getting ready to enforce the strict mobile standards it has deemed the wave of the future. “Pages that show intrusive interstitials provide a poorer experience to users than other pages where content is immediately accessible. This can be problematic on mobile devices where screens are often smaller. To improve the mobile search experience,…
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Cisco finds new Zero-Day Exploit linked to NSA Hackers
If it wasn’t for hackers, you would have no idea what your government is doing to erode your privacy and security. How secure do you feel now? Network equipment vendor Cisco is finally warning its customers of another zero-day vulnerability the company discovered in the trove of NSA’s hacking exploits and implants leaked by the…
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Warning! Over 900 Million Android Phones Vulnerable to New ‘QuadRooter’ Attack
Download the free utility and see whether your phone needs patching. Verizon has patched only 1 of the 4 vulnerabilities. Shameful! Android has Fallen! Yet another set of Android security vulnerabilities has been discovered in Qualcomm chipsets that affect more than 900 Million Android smartphones and tablets worldwide. What’s even worse: Most of those affected…
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Why all bloggers should offer an email subscription – The Garage
If you’re not gathering email data from your website visitors (legally) and following up with consistent & periodic email blasts, then you’re throwing the money you spent on your website and business down the drain. An email subscription service should be a staple of any blogger’s content plan to attract blog traffic and create a…