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Home › 2014 › May
Month: May 2014

China Rejects US Technology as Insecure

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Barry Leff Posted in Blog
Chinese hacker

According to an article in the Financial Post, The China Central Government Procurement Center excluded Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system from a purchase of energy-efficient computers “to ensure computer security.” China is also reportedly reviewing whether its domestic banks’ use…

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The State of Cybercrime in 2014

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Barry Leff Posted in Blog
cybercriminal

RSA has produced an interesting report “The Current State of Cybercrime 2014: An Inside Look at the Changing Threat Landscape.”  The report claims that “phishing,” using various techniques to get people to reveal their usernames and passwords, resulted in $5.9…

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Tagged with: smartphones, statistics

Is Your Data Really Encrypted?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Barry Leff Posted in Blog
Apple data security

“Don’t worry, your data is safe with us!” Big companies often make bold claims about how careful they are with your email and other data.  Unfortunately, just because a big, “brand name” company tells you something doesn’t necessarily mean that…

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California Bill Would Impose Massive Liability for Data Breaches

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Lauri Donahue Posted in Blog
Heartbleed data security

In response to the many recent high-profile date breaches and exposed vulnerabilities, including those involving the “Heartbleed” bug and Target, the California legislature is considering a bill that would hold businesses operating in the state responsible for following strict data…

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Tagged with: data breaches, Heartbleed

Homeland Security Advises Avoiding Explorer until Bug is Fixed

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Barry Leff Posted in Blog
explorer data security flaw

It seems that security breaches and the exposure of data vulnerabilities have gone from being a weekly occurrence to almost a daily event. The security flaw du jour involves Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. On April 26, Microsoft issued a security…

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Tagged with: Microsoft Internet Explorer

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