A new form of malware has been discovered, and it provides a scary glimpse into future attacks… A successor to Mirai has been found, called Linux/IRCTelnet is putting the Internet of Things (IoT) devices at risk. At this time it is unknown how successful the malware is against our IoT devices. However, it most certainly shows […]
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Voter Booth (In)Security On October 12, 2016, we asked you how secure you thought voter booths were. A study at the time showed 95% of IT Pros expressing concern over voter booth security. As of today, 447 individuals completed the poll posted below. The current statistics have shown 79% of individuals question the security of
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Malware Progression Malware, or malicious software, has been around far longer than most probably know. One of the first reported cases of malware was in 1988 with the Morris worm. The author of the Morris worm denied malicious intent when distributing the malware. According to the author, it was merely a test to determine the
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MediaPro recently conducted a survey focusing on cyber security, which included eight specific security scenarios. The survey was completed by 1,000 U.S. employees. After completion of the survey, it was determined only 12% of the respondents have enough cyber security awareness to prevent privacy issues or a cyber attack. It was also determined, based on the
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In 1995, Windows 95 operating system came out with 32-bit as a replacement for the 16-bit processing. In the early 2000’s Microsoft introduced a version of XP operating system that was designed to run using the Intel Itanium 64-bit processor. All the versions of Microsoft’s operating systems since then have been available in both 32-bit
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A hacker took to Twitter stating they had successfully hacked the Adult FriendFinder. The tweet included two screenshots that led authorities to believe they had access to the website’s infrastructure. The breach has yet to be confirmed; however it is imperative the company take these threats seriously. Many times, it will take months or even
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There is something to be said about nothing happening… The idea of nothing happening sounds bad, right? We want stuff to happen! Unless we’re talking about your PC’s security. If something happens, referencing your PC’s security, that isn’t a good thing. That means that today’s cyber security threats have infiltrated your system. When something happens,
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Credit card and online accounts are frequently being compromised, see what steps you can take to protect yourself from a data breach.
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Only 5% of IT pros feel very confident in election booth security… With the upcoming election quickly approaching, we wanted to know how IT Pros felt about election booth security. To find out, PC Matic Pro conducted a poll with the IT Pro community on Spiceworks to see what they had to say. The poll found a vast
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It seems that browser wars have been around forever. During the early 1990’s, the browser of choice was Netscape’s Navigator. Netscape’s massive successful IPO in 1995 got the attention of Microsoft. Microsoft began delivering their Internet Explorer bundled with their operating systems. The browser wars were underway. Some readers may recall the 1995 battle
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