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Get rid of these undesirable ‘friends’ on major social network
In celebration of the International Day of Friendship, we want to help you spot undesirable ‘friends’ on Facebook.
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The 10 Security Commandments for every SysAdmin
Celebrating the 17th annual SysAdmin Day, we recognize their dedication and workplace contributions and want to show appreciation for their talent.
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Security professionals ‘extremely concerned’ by cybercrime threat
Security professionals are more concerned than ever by the threat of cybercrime, according to new poll.
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Avast Free Mac Security scores a perfect 10 in AV-Comparatives‘ Mac Security Test & Review
AV-Comparatives have released their 2016 Mac Security Test & Review, which focuses primarily on the security of Mac systems. When describing the significance behind the report, AV-Comparatives says:
“. . . it is necessary to understand that a computer virus is only one of a number of different types of malware (malicious software). These days, viruses make up a small percentage of all known malware; Trojans (malicious programs disguised as e.g. games or music files) are much more common. Whilst the number of actual viruses affecting Mac OS X may be negligible or even zero, Mac systems clearly can be infected by Trojans, if users are fooled into installing them.“
Tales from Ransomwhere: Cerber on the Rise
A new ransomware family called Cerber is rampaging cyberspace and taking an alarming number of victims. Learn about Cerber in this analysis. Don’t fall into its trap!
ISF publishes major update to its information security guide
The Information Security Forum (ISF) has published a major update to its Standard of Good Practice for Information Security.
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Avira Antivirus for Mac scores in AV Comparatives test
Avira Antivirus for Mac – and its development team – got great marks in the latest Mac Security Test & Review from AV Comparatives for its malware stopping ability, easy usability, and fast response to user suggestions.
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Mr. Robot Review: eps2.2_init1.asec
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Like last week’s episode, this week’s episode of Mr. Robot began with a flashback, providing us with more background on how fsociety was formed. In the flashback scene, Darlene visits Elliot at his apartment on Halloween. She is wearing the fsociety mask, which we learn is from the fictional movie Careful Massacre of the Bourgeoisie. We also see how Elliot first told Darlene about his master plan of hacking and taking down E Corp.
5 highlights from the ‘information security Olympic Games’
In the spirit of this year’s Olympics, which is being held in Rio de Janeiro, we thought we’d host our own little information security Olympic Games.
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