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A newly reported data breach that went undetected for six months at the world’s largest payment system manufacturer, which processes payments for Visa and Mastercard, can affect you for months or years to come. Verifone recently confirmed that its internal...
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1. Brute Force Attacks WordPress brute force attacks refer to the trial and error method of entering multiple username and password combinations over and over until a successful combination is discovered. The brute force attack method exploits the simplest way to get...
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Google really does know everything about you, and now there’s an easy way to see the data that’s been collected over the years — all in one place. Things to know about Google’s My Activity page When you get to the My Activity page, you’ll see a...
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While you can never remove yourself completely from the internet, there are ways to minimize your online footprint. Here are five ways to do it. 1. Delete or deactivate your shopping, social network, and Web service accounts Think about which social networks you have...
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Gravatar is a service that provides users with a profile image that can appear on many sites across the Net. It is integrated with WordPress.com (The version of WordPress hosted by Automattic) and is also integrated into WordPress.org, the self hosted version of...
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Ransomware has been the biggest digital threat of 2016. It’s malicious software that encrypts important files on your gadget and holds them hostage until you pay a ransom. It’s so widespread, the FBI is asking victims to help track down the scammers. The...
