Hacked Over Public Wi-Fi

Laurie Baratti shares that perhaps 25% of travelers are getting hacked through public wi-fi .

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Cybercrime and Unoccupied Offices

Theresa Lanowitz warns that unused offices can be a haven for cybercrime , and suggests that all equipment be removed from offices as soon as staff transition to working remotely.

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Mobile Phone Security

Evan Schuman reports on the state of mobile security , with his comments based on a 2021 report issued by Maximilian Zinkus, Tushar M. Jois, and Matthew Green of Johns Hopkins University.

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Text Messaging and Security

Evan Schuman chides a firm handling SMS in the United States for storing text messages without security .

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Teaching Older Adults Technology and Cyber Security

Bill Van Parys explains the importance of training older adults in cyber security and technology.

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Web Transparency Report

Google maintains the Web Transparency Report which reports on threats on a website.

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False Technology "Help" Is on the Rise

Gregg Keizer summarizes reports from Microsoft and the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicating that fraud by individuals posing as technicians (or as the representatives of technology companies) is skyrocketing.

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Universities Face New Regulation

Corrine Letsch reports that new regulation requires U.S. universities utilize with new cyber practices to comply with regulations.

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Purism Corporation Develops Secure Laptop

Lucas Mearian reports on the development of a secure laptop whose operating system is based on Linux.

A good idea, but I question if enough secure apps will exist to make it useful or cost effective.

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Security and the Internet of Things

The Pew Research Center report Internet of Things predicts that some people will disconnect from Internet resources because of privacy fears.

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Online Security

Ryan Francis shares tips for strengthening online security .

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Security Threats

Robert Covington muses on the security threats he worries about.

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Suggestions for Cybersecurity

Jon Oltsik suggests cybersecurity initiatives which a new U.S. president should undertake.

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Hacking Public Wi-Fi

Maurits Marijn warns about the dangers inherent in using public Wi-Fi.

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New Internet Domains Are Malware Havens

Tom Henderson reports that hackers seem to be the most common users of new domains such as .XYZ -- the new domain names are not superseeding the .COM domain for business purposes, which was their original intent. Thor Olavsrud prepared a slideshow illustrating the shadiest domains, based on data from Blue Coat Systems.

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Apple Quicktime for Windows Loses Apple Support

Gregg Keizer notes that Apple Quicktime for Windows is no longers supported by its manufacturer, and should be deleted from Windows computers.

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Cyberwar

Taylor Armerding evaluates the possiblity of cyberwar against U.S. utilities.

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Industrial Security

Robert O'Jarrow Jr. wrote about industrial security .

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Cyber Security

Bruce Harpham reviews cyber security news from 2015 .

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Smart Television Security

Jeremy Kirk warns that the next wave of cyber crime may involve smart televisions being compromised throught their internet connection.

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