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Malware could already be on devices when you buy them

February 20, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

Some people take great pleasure out of opening the box on a new phone, tablet or PC. For others, it’s just the start of their problems. 

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Google backs off – just a little – on Project Zero

February 17, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

The controversial Project Zero made Google a lot of enemies, from software giants to companies and individual users caught in the middle. Now Google is deciding to take it a little easier on its critics. 

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A majority of workplace apps could be shadow IT

February 11, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

What you don’t know can and will hurt you. A recent study finds that your users are probably using more cloud apps than IT knows about, and that many of these apps carry serious security risks.

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Flash alert: Time to disable popular plug-in

February 4, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: It may be time to seriously consider blocking Adobe Flash for all your users. 

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1st step for security software: Take it out of the box

February 4, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

A recent study by Osterman Research Inc. finds many companies have an interesting approach to security software: They’re buying it, and never actually using it. 

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Java is security’s top enemy: Report

January 28, 2015 By David King Leave a Comment

Keeping every app and service updated is no small task, but Secunia has found the biggest security threat could be a familiar one, Oracle’s Java. 

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Snapchat’s reminder: Nothing engineered is truly secure

October 13, 2014 By David King Leave a Comment

There’s another sleazy leak of photos online. With thousands of photos hacked from Snapchat, let this be a reminder: Once data leaves your control, it’s never really secure. 

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App developers earn a ‘D’ in security

September 25, 2014 By David King Leave a Comment

Whether you build apps in-house or purchase from outside, you’re going to want to see the results of a recent study by Aspect Security. 

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Adobe releases 8 critical patches: Top priority

September 17, 2014 By David King Leave a Comment

Software company Adobe missed its deadline for releasing security patches last Tuesday, and with good reason – they had several security issues to fix. IT pros, take note. 

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Even rocket scientists can’t patch correctly

September 16, 2014 By David King Leave a Comment

A recent report revealed several serious vulnerabilities in a government satellite system. How these vulnerabilities were racked up shows some very common mistakes companies make with their security. 

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