Google gets stricter about HTTPS
Google has started to roll out HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) to prevent people from accidentally using the insecure version of Google's URLs.
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News about internet security
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Researchers: Attackers could use holes in Firefox add-ons to target your PC
Researchers from Northwestern University discover how an attacker could write a Firefox add-on that takes advantage of security holes in other Firefox add-ons to do its bidding.
Nick Mediati | 11 Apr | Read more
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Microsoft Edge browser now includes SmartScreen protection from drive-by attacks
The Windows 10 “November update” helps fend off sneaky drive-by malware in Edge and Internet Explorer 11.
Jared Newman | 17 Dec | Read more
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Google bug-hunting Project Zero could face software developer troubles
Google's launch of a bug-hunting initiative has raised concerns over how the company will handle conflicts with vendors unable to patch software before Google's deadline for reporting vulnerabilities.
Antone Gonsalves | 17 Jul | Read more
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10 tips for protecting your children online
In the old days it was easy. Teach your kids to cross the road safely, stay in well lit areas and avoid contact with strangers. Do those things and life was pretty safe. But today, our children are "friends" with people they have never met and are unlikely to meet IRL (in real life – because now we speak in acronyms and initialisations rather than real words!).
Anthony Caruana | 11 Jul | Read more
Features about internet security
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Don’t use general recruiters in salary negotiations
In part 1, I addressed why firms struggle to find quality information security staff. In this segment, I’ll discuss how recruitment can help or hinder that, and get insights from noted information security recruiter Tracy Lenzner.
Ben Rothke | 09 Nov | Read more
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Internet Security Trends 2009: An Interim Update
The effects of cybercrime are far reaching. It would be a difficult task to find someone who has never been affected by malicious Internet activity, or who does not at the very least know someone who has been negatively impacted by cybercriminals.
Zulfikar Ramzan | 03 Sep | Read more
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Third-party anonymous proxies? No! No! No!
This is the third installment of a three-part series on the pros and cons of anonymous proxy services. Read the first installment here and listen to the second installment here.
Bill Brenner | 23 Oct | Read more
Whitepapers about internet security
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State of the Internet Security Report Q4 2014
This quarter’s report is the last time the State of the Internet Report will include a Security section covering attack traffic, reported DDoS attacks, and other security observations. Download today
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Under siege from web threats: APAC countries respond in patchwork and tardy fashion
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Akamai's 2014 State of the internet report
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Security in a Faster Forward World