Tag: Security

Yahoo Has A New Search Deal With AVG
Antivirus maker AVG announced on Thursday that it has formed a new Search and Distribution relationship with Yahoo. AVG's Secure Search offering is now powered by Yahoo. This is in...
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Hackers Reportedly Exploit Samsung Smart TVs, Can Spy On You
One of the more worrisome patents in recent months was one filed by Verizon that would allow the company to...
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McAfee’s Creator May Be Wanted By Police, But Company Still Great To Work For
The name McAfee has been in the news a lot lately, as John McAfee, creator of the antivirus software, has been on the run, a...
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Tumblr Invaded By Worm Affecting Thousands Of Blogs
Reports have been rampant today about a worm spreading on Tumblr, taking over thousands of accounts. Tumblr addressed the issue twice on Twitter: once to let everyone know they...
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Facebook Tests Photo Sync for iOS, Allowing Some Users to Auto-Upload Their Photos
Facebook is expanding a test that they began a couple of months ago with the Android app. The company is currently testing Photo Sync for iOS, which allows users to have their sma...
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Is Nearly Over, But Here Are Some Password Tips
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, but it's almost over. Here's what the Department Of Homelan...
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“Password” Remains Top Password, “Jesus” Cracks the Top 25
People: What are you doing? This is just getting sad now. Remember all of those password leak stories you've seen in the last few months? How many?...
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Facebook Donates $250,000 to UAB Cybercrime Researchers
October is National Cyber Security Awareness month, and in light of that Facebook has...
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Facebook Beefs Up Anti-Virus Marketplace with 7 New Partners
Earlier this year, Facebook debuted their Anti-Virus Marketplace which allows users...
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Cybercrime Costs on the Rise, HP-Sponsored Study Finds
HP and the Ponemon Institute today unveiled a new security study that shows the cost and frequency of cybercrime has risen for the third year in a row. The 2012 Cost of Cybe...
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Fake Apple Store Rewards Email Snags Your Info
You can never tell people to watch what they click enough, and as a general rule it’s safe to assume that anything that seems too good to be true online usually is.  The danger, of...
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Malware-Carrying Twitter DMs Push Fake Facebook Links
Twitter users need to be on the lookout for a new round of malware-carrying spam messages that are coming from compromised accounts, possibly even from Twitter profiles they trust....
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Google Makes Chrome For Android More Secure
Chrome for Android just got an update, which Google says makes the browser safer. Google software engineer Jay Civelli explains in...
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Emma Watson Is the Internet’s Riskiest Click
If your internet activities involve searching for Harry Potter star Emma Watson (and let's be honest, they probably do), you might want to be extra careful about which lin...
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