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New Chrome, Firefox versions fix security bugs, bring productivity features
Chrome gets a new way of managing tabs while Firefox now features a new add-ons blocklist
Amer Owaida • 26 Aug 2020
How To
How to prepare and protect your digital legacy
It's never too soon to plan for what will happen to your digital presence after you pass away
Tony Anscombe • 19 Aug 2020
Google will test new feature in Chrome to curb phishing
The web browser will only display domain names as a way to help people recognize impostor websites
Amer Owaida • 14 Aug 2020
What is the cost of a data breach?
The price tag is higher if the incident exposed customer data or was the result of a malicious attack, an annual IBM study finds
Amer Owaida • 12 Aug 2020
Black Hat 2020: Fixing voting issues – boiling the ocean?
With the big voting day rapidly approaching, can the security of the election still be shored up? If so, how?
Cameron Camp • 10 Aug 2020
Blackbaud data breach: What you should know
Here’s what to be aware of if your personal data was compromised in the breach at the cloud software provider
Tony Anscombe • 06 Aug 2020
10 billion records exposed in unsecured databases, study says
The databases contain personal information that could be used for phishing attacks and identity theft schemes
Amer Owaida • 30 Jul 2020
FBI warns of disruptive DDoS amplification attacks
The Bureau expects cybercriminals to increasingly abuse new threat vectors for large-scale DDoS attacks
Amer Owaida • 28 Jul 2020
Almost 4,000 databases wiped in ‘Meow’ attacks
The attackers and their motivations remain unknown; however, the incidents yet again highlight the risks of careless data security
Amer Owaida • 27 Jul 2020