In April 2014, Microsoft will end Windows XP support. No more support means no more updates. No more updates means vulnerabilities discovered after April will no longer be addressed by way of security patches, bug fixes and online or phone tech support. Without those critical updates, millions of...
You know how important it is to lock your front door when you leave the house. But do you lock down your business-critical information the same way? Ensuring your network security and other factors are up to scratch to ensure you are adequately protecting your business data is vital, because if you...
Business network security fundamental #1: installing anti-virus software isn't enough to keep your network safe We all know that anti-virus software is business network security critical. But did you know anti-virus software isn't an "install it and forget it" security measure? Once the software...
A small device plugged into one of several popular IP phone models can turn the phones into secret listening devices, according to research funded by a grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an arm of the Defense Department devoted to computer security, reports NBC...
One hot new trend among the cybercrook set in the UK is to slap a sticker with a QR code onto an otherwise innocuous poster. The imposter QR code, posing as a way to get more info on an innocent topic, actually takes unsuspecting smartphone users to a malware-infected or phishing site. One...
Last Friday Mathew Honan, a tech reporter with Wired.com, experienced a hacking incident that perfectly illustrates the vulnerabilities we expose when we rely on cloud services, linked accounts, and — especially — use of one favorite master password for multiple accounts. There's another...
