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4 Tips for Creating Secure Passwords
In a previous article, I outlined four types of passwords you shouldn’t create unless you want your account hacked....
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4 Types of Passwords You Shouldn’t Create (Unless You Want Your Account Hacked)
Passwords have been in the news recently, with several high-profile data breaches where millions of passwords were harvested from...
What is Do Not Track, and Why Should You Care?
As you surf the web, web sites follow your every move. Through the use of "cookies" - files that...
Apple Updates Safari and Xcode with Numerous Security Fixes
While all the hullabaloo yesterday was about OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple also released a number of other...
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New Security Features in OS X Mountain Lion
Today Apple released OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, the latest version of the operating system that runs Macs. Mountain...
Firefox Update Fixes Critical Vulnerabilities
The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 14, an update to their web browser, which includes a number of security...
Microsoft Releases Critical Auto-Update Update
Microsoft has released a critical update to its Auto-Update tool, which is used to update its Office software. The...
Skype Issues Security Update for IM Bug
In recent days, a bug was found in Skype where instant messages (IMs) were sent to unintended recipients. Skype...
Chrome Browser Updated to Fix Three Vulnerabilities
Google has updated its Chrome web browser to version 20.0.1132.57, fixing three high-level vulnerabilities. As usual, Google Chrome updates...
Microsoft Updates Office 2011 for Critical Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has issued a security update for Office 2011 to fix "A security vulnerability in the way that...