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The Chrome Browser is Redefining Your Security
When you are surfing the web, do you know if you are secure? Typically, your browser will tell you when a site is secure or not. This is especially important if you are putting in sensitive information, like passwords or credit card information. Google Chrome is stepping up it’s game to keep users safe. How…
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Has Malware Made a Home in Your Router?
Hackers and cybercriminals, like most people, tend to gravitate towards high-reward activities. In this case, that means that focus is turning to creating malware that attacks the router, potentially infecting the users that leverage it to connect wirelessly to the Internet. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab recently discovered an example of such a malware, so today,…
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Cisco Vulnerability Requires Multiple Patches
Virtual private networks are vulnerable to an exploit that has recently come to light. Cisco has announced that this exploit weakens its ASA, or Adaptive Security Appliance tool. If this issue isn’t addressed and fixed immediately, you could find your organization susceptible through remote code exploitation. This VPN bug can influence the ASA operating system…
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Links Discovered Between WannaCry and North Korea
In a statement given by Tom Bossert, the homeland security adviser to the White House, blame for the WannaCry attacks leveraged from May 12th to the 15th in 2017 was attributed to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This assertion is in line with the conclusions that New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and Japan have come…
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Tech Term: Virtualization
There are plenty of topics we reference frequently that may seem a little advanced or complicated at first but are actually pretty simple concepts. Take, for example, virtualization. For today’s tech term, we’ll take a clearer look at this method of computing. What is Virtualization? Virtualization is the process of replicating some physical resource (like…
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4 Internal Threats Every Business Owner Should Understand
In light of all the data leaks and vulnerabilities that have been brought to light over the past few years, network security has to be a priority for every business. One problem many organizations have is that while they are protecting their network and infrastructure from threats outside their company, the real threats are actually…
