Posts Tagged ‘ Security ’

In today's world, where shopping online has become the norm, it is important to offer a secure payment system to your customers. As the incidences of identity theft continue to rise, more and more people are leery of using a site that doesn't offer a secure way of sending you their money. Read more...
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1.. Use a firewall to block all incoming connections from the Internet to services that should not be publicly available. By default, you should deny all incoming connections and only allow services you explicitly want to offer to the outside world. 2.. Enforce a password policy. Complex passwords make it difficult to crack password files...
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If there is one thing that you should try to ensure when it comes to your system and your network, it is their security. A vulnerable network and system will find you having problems that may not only be annoying but downright debilitating and financially crippling if you find yourself faced with hackers and...
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Zscaler, Inc., the market leader in cloud-delivered multi-tenant Security as a Service (SaaS), today announced that it has deployed protections for its customers from an un-patched Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerability that is actively being exploited in the wild. Zscaler security researchers discovered the new exploit, acquired live samples, and updated Zscaler’s global cloud service...
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If you ‘re among the increasing percentage of consumers relying on the Internet, social media and mobile phones this holiday shopping season, Deloitte has two words of advice: cyber vigilance. “It’s also the season for cyber criminals, so shoppers need to be extra cautious and alert,” says Richard Baich, a principal in Deloitte & Touche...
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Computer users assume that the popular anti virus programs will protect them against malware (viruses, spyware, Trojans, etc). But research by SurfRight shows this is not correct. Over 100,000 computers were scanned using our award-winning product, Hitman Pro 3, and almost 32% of the users that have an up-to-date anti virus program installed is...
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Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the Christmas holiday in a new Facebook scam that renders users’ computers useless, reports PandaLabs, Panda Security’s malware analysis and detection laboratory. Following the posting of malicious links on Facebook users’ walls, the bait directs to a fake embedded video player that poses as a Christmas greeting. When users try to...
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From Mark - “It has been a great year for making the world more open and connected. Thanks to your help, more than 350 million people around the world are using Facebook to share their lives online. To make this possible, we have focused on giving you the tools you need to share and control your...
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