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Jul 05, 2016
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11 signs your kid is hacking -- and what to do about it
Examining man-in-the-middle attacks
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11 signs your kid is hacking -- and what to do about it

Here’s how to find out if your child is involved in malicious online activity -- before the authorities do Read More

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Examining man-in-the-middle attacks

David Richardson, director of product at Lookout, walks us through this all-too-common attack.   Read More

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Android full disk encryption can be brute-forced on Qualcomm-based devices

Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in Android devices with Qualcomm chipsets in order to extract the encrypted keys that protect users' data and run brute-force attacks against them. Read More

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Second man pleads guilty of hacking entertainment industry celebrities

A second man has pleaded guilty to using a phishing scheme to get access to private and sensitive videos and photographs of people in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles. Read More

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US Courts wiretap report: Smartphones impact, encryption confounds

The number of state wiretaps in which encryption was encountered decreased from 22 in 2014 to 7 in 2015. In all of these wiretaps, officials were unable to decipher the plain text of the messages. Six federal wiretaps were reported as being encrypted in 2015, of which four could not be decrypted. Encryption was also reported for one federal wiretap that was conducted during a previous year, but reported to the AO for the first time in 2015. Officials were not able to decipher the plain text of the communications in that intercept. Read More

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New Satana ransomware encrypts user files and master boot record

Attackers are developing an aggressive new ransomware program that encrypts both user files and the computer's master boot record (MBR), leaving affected machines unable to boot into the OS. Read More

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Top 10 advanced endpoint protection tools

The days of simple endpoint protection based on traditional anti-malware tools are over. There are now advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools that go beyond proactive monitoring and endpoint protection. Here are capsule reviews of 10 advanced endpoint protection products: Read More

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Videoconferencing leaks get plugged

Huge amounts of video imagery being captured increases the likelihood of sensitive data being inadvertently distributed. Computer scientists say they have a solution. Read More

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Study reveals security gap in big data projects

An IDG Enterprise study of big-data initiatives finds that the extremely valuable output of those projects often lacks additional security. Download the free report. Read More

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