Cybersecurity
GitHub survived biggest DDoS attack every recorded
GitHub, a web-based code distribution and version control service, apparently got hit by a massive denial of service attack on Wednesday and came out the other side pretty…
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Cybersecurity threats and responses: data breaches, passwords stored in plain text, two-factor login, browser exploits, DDoS takedowns and cyberattacks.
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Equifax apparently finds another 2.4 million people affected by the data breach
Things just seem to be getting worse for Equifax. After experiencing a huge data breach, it appears that the company experienced data breach for another 2.4 million people,…
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Report: Russia appeared to be behind the cyberattack during the opening ceremonies at 2018 Winter Olympics
It appears that Russian hackers were behind a cyberattack against the 2018 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, reports The Washington Post. To make matters worse, it appears as…
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Beginning July, Google Chrome will starting marking all HTTP sites as ‘not secure’
If your website isn't secured via HTTPS protocol, you might want to start thinking about it. Starting in July, Google Chrome will begin marking all HTTP sites as…
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Intel tells customers to hold off in installing Meltdown and Spectre fixes
Intel recently said that it would have Meltdown and Spectre fixes available by the end of the month for all recently made chips, but you may want to…
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Google provides details on how it protected services like Gmail from Spectre
While many companies are working hard to patch Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities in their systems, Google says that it has already deployed anti-Spectre and Meltdown solutions to its…
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FBI chief Christopher Wray says phone encryption is a ‘major public safety issue’
FBI has brought up the hot issue of encryption once again and they aren't resting just because former director James Comey was fired by President Trump. At a…
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Epic Games blames Meltdown bug for the performance issues experienced in Fortnite
Recently discovered bugs Meltdown and Spectre have shaken the tech industry and put it into a frenzy where companies are trying hard to patch the vulnerabilities. As security…