Category Archives: Consumer Alerts

“Poodle” security hole has a nasty bite

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A security hole called Poodle could allow hackers to take over your banking and social media accounts. Yesterday, Google researchers announced the discovery of a security bug in version 3 of the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSLv3). This web technology is used to encrypt traffic between a browser and a web site, and can give […]

“Poodle” security hole has a nasty bite

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A security hole called Poodle could allow hackers to take over your banking and social media accounts. Yesterday, Google researchers announced the discovery of a security bug in version 3 of the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSLv3). This web technology is used to encrypt traffic between a browser and a web site, and can give […]

5 steps to keep your SMB data protected

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When Edward Snowden came forward in May 2013, accusing the world’s largest intelligence service of spying on US allies, people, and private companies, it became evident that electronic data is quite vulnerable. This major event even caused Russian and German government officials to consider cataloguing their data, using old-fashioned manual typewriters instead of computers. Should […]

5 steps to keep your SMB data protected

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When Edward Snowden came forward in May 2013, accusing the world’s largest intelligence service of spying on US allies, people, and private companies, it became evident that electronic data is quite vulnerable. This major event even caused Russian and German government officials to consider cataloguing their data, using old-fashioned manual typewriters instead of computers. Should […]

Adobe gathers data from your eBook reader

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Security and privacy violations in Adobe’s Digital Editions eBook and PDF reader were discovered last week. “This is a privacy and security breach so big that I am still trying to wrap my head around the technical aspects, much less the legal aspects,” researcher Nate Hoffelder wrote in The Digital Reader blog post. If you […]

Adobe gathers data from your eBook reader

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Security and privacy violations in Adobe’s Digital Editions eBook and PDF reader were discovered last week. “This is a privacy and security breach so big that I am still trying to wrap my head around the technical aspects, much less the legal aspects,” researcher Nate Hoffelder wrote in The Digital Reader blog post. If you […]

Big updates coming from Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe this Tuesday

One of the biggest “Patch Tuesday” fixes is happening October 14, when vital updates will be available from three companies at the same time. We are all used to the monthly Patch Tuesdays from Microsoft and Adobe, but this month the quarterly updates from Oracle, the parent of problem child Java SE, coincide, making it […]

Big updates coming from Microsoft, Oracle and Adobe this Tuesday

One of the biggest “Patch Tuesday” fixes is happening October 14, when vital updates will be available from three companies at the same time. We are all used to the monthly Patch Tuesdays from Microsoft and Adobe, but this month the quarterly updates from Oracle, the parent of problem child Java SE, coincide, making it […]

Protégez les appareils mobiles de vos ados grâce à Avast.

Les ados passent une grande partie de leur temps sur leurs smartphones ou leurs tablettes. Aidez-les à se protéger grâce à Avast Free Mobile Security et Avast Antivol.     Une étude réalisée par l’UNAF (Union Nationale des Associations Familiales) auprès de 500 élèves de 12 à 17 ans révèle que 73 % d’entre eux possèdent […]

Millennials take responsibility for their own cybersecurity

A new trend has started – people are taking responsibility for their own safety online! Last October when National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) was getting started, it was reported that the incoming workforce of millennials was lax about cyber-risks. They engaged in risky online behavior like: Connecting to unprotected public WiFi networks Using a […]