Our poll offered readers the chance to vote for one of the six most popular web browsers – Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari and Chromium – and asked which you trusted the most. Mozilla’s Firefox, the linear descendant of both Netscape Navigator and the original ‘graphical web browser’ the NCSA Mosaic, was a runaway […]
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Syrian Eagle told Mashable that Microsoft deserves what it got because it’s hawking data to US snoops and multiple governments. The SEA will publish proof of the allegations, Syrian Eagle said: “Microsoft is monitoring emails accounts and selling the data for the American intelligence and other governments. And we will publish more details and documents
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So here are some tips on how you can use Sophos products to maintain security for your yet-to-be-decommissioned XP systems during the transition period. 1. Run the Sophos endpoint With the Sophos endpoint you will of course get our award-winning anti-malware scanner, but you’ll also get Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS), Application Control, and Patch
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This is according to the abstract of a briefing to be given at the upcoming Black Hat USA conference. The attack, dubbed “Mactans“, succeeded in compromising latest generation devices with the latest version of iOS. It led to a persistent infection with software of the attacker’s choice, invisible to the phone’s user thanks to built-in
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This list was conceived to put a spotlight on the professionals driving one of the most important customer segments in the industry today. These executives were nominated by peers, colleagues, customers and partners because of the strong relationships they have built with midmarket customers, for their leadership, strategic thinking and solution excellence they demonstrate. Valentine
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The current total of 650,000+ pieces of Android malware is up by approximately 600% from last January. Check out our mobile malware timeline below for our picks for the most important developments of the past decade, from the birth of mobile malware to today. Mobile Security Threat Report It’s been 10 years since the first
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And, as an IT professional, I faced the same challenge in all of these roles: SMBs have many of the same infrastructure needs as larger enterprises, but I didn’t have the time, budget or expertise to implement enterprise technology. Antivirus is a great example. When I worked at an educational non-profit organization, we had a
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UTM Buyers Guide gives you everything you need to find the best protection that’s also the easiest to manage. This guide will allow you to: Understand what a modern UTM can do for you Compare product features, and know what you need to keep your network secure. Ask the right questions of vendors as you
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1. Always secure your smartphone with a password One of the most basic security tips, but one which is sometimes completely overlooked! Having no access protection at all is just foolish. Swipe patterns are ok, but greasy finger-trails could reveal too much. A four-digit PIN is an improvement but using a strong passcode is the
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We also found out that the Heartbleed bug is in a version of the OpenSSL software that’s two years old — so this vulnerability could have been attacked for a very long time by someone with the resources to exploit it. Sophos security experts helped us to understand Heartbleed and what it means, how to
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