With the increasing amount of children accessing the internet today and the fact that “kids are receiving their first internet-capable device earlier and earlier,” parents must be especially aware of their browsing behavior on devices such as tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, gaming consoles, smart watches, computers, etc. One way to increase parent understanding about what…
Verisign a leader in domain name services and security solutions has determined in their free eBook, Distributed Denial of Service Trends Report, that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks were on the rise for Q1 2018- January-March 2018. The report can summed up as follows: “The observations and insights derived from mitigations enacted on behalf of, and…
With the Meltdown and Spectre processor security holes recently making headlines in the news, computer users will find the Ashampoo Spectre Meltdown CPU Checker a useful tool for assessing whether your system is vulnerable or not. An official company description for the checking tool follows: “The program uses a Microsoft-based check that would usually require complex inputs…
LifeLock, a Symantec company a leader in proactive identity theft protection services recently announced the identity protection product, LifeLock Senior for individuals ages 55 and over. The service is available for adult children to help protect their senior parents from identity theft. Essentially “built with easy-to-set-up permissions, LifeLock Senior allows both the senior member and their…
Equifax reports that 143 million U.S. consumers’ names, birthdays, addresses and Social Security and driver’s license numbers were exposed by hackers due to a massive breach, among the largest ever recorded. Equifax, whose function is to “collect vast amounts of financial information from consumers without their knowledge, working with banks and other lenders, for example, to…
Known as “the world’s leading cyber security company”, Symantec Corp. and also DigiCert, a “leading provider of scalable identity and encryption solutions for the enterprise” announced an agreement for DigiCert to acquire Symantec’s Website Security and related PKI solutions. The transaction, unanimously approved by the Symantec Board of Directors, will be completed in the third quarter…
Oracle, OpenSSL and SafeLogic recently announced a joint effort in developing the next generation open source OpenSSL 1.1 FIPS 140-2 module. OpenSSL is the “most widely used and respected cryptographic library protecting data transfers across computer networks.” Oracle has already contributed $50,000 to the effort with more to follow contingent on the project’s future progress. Indeed the project…
In a recent joint report, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation have determined that hackers have been “phishing” emails to “harvest credentials” so they could gain access to nuclear and energy targets.” The hackers have been doing this activity since May. There were a few instances of hackers actually succeeding in network…