Newest WiFi Version Will Be Called WiFi 6
Most people don't know what the latest version of WiFi is called. That's the fault of the Wi-Fi Alliance, the group that manages the implementation of WiFi. Since their earliest days, the ...
Spectre Security Built Into New Intel Chip Hardware
By now, almost everyone has heard of the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws that have been making headlines for more than a year. They're serious flaws with dire implications for tens of ...
Major Facebook Breach May Have Affected Your Account
Facebook got hit hard by a currently unknown group of hackers. If you recently found yourself inexplicably logged out of the social media site, Facebook did it in response to the breach. ...
Data Threats: Trends and Attacks
- Map courtesy of Kaspersky Lab We’ve got a bit of bad news. Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Don’t think so? In 2017 alone, ransomware attacks rose a whopping 250%, with those attacks hitting the U.S. the hardest. Below ...
Apple IOS12 Users’ Photos And Contacts May Be Vulnerable
Jose Rodriguez, a Spanish Apple enthusiast, has discovered a new security flaw to be aware of. He posted a Proof of Concept video showing the exploit in action. We'll say upfront that ...
Payment Pages Are Being Compromised To Steal Data
Symantec's most recent statistics have revealed a disturbing trend. Malware designed to compromise checkout pages is seeing a big spike in use, with the company reporting a staggering 248,000 attempts since August ...
Is Your Data Already at Risk?
Did you know that malware accounts for 20% of all security incidents? And that’s just one threat! Your data, no matter how proactive you are from a security standpoint, is constantly vulnerable to a multitude of security threats, the list ...
How Long Before You Experience A Cyber Attack?
According to this year's Traveler's Risk Index, published by The Traveler's Indemnity Company, a majority of business owners have a somewhat fatalistic view of hacking and data breaches. The index includes 52 ...
Firefox Adds Data Breach Monitoring Service
Firefox is upping the ante where digital security is concerned, having just announced the release of a new, free service called 'Firefox Monitor.' The new service is designed with one specific goal ...
Windows 10 Adoption Continues To Grow
Windows 10 is far and away the fastest growing version of the OS in the company's history. It recently hit an installation base of a staggering 700 million devices after about three ...
