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How to protect your PC from ransomware using Windows’ built-in protection

The Verge

Ransomware — malware that prevents you from accessing your files unless you pay the hacker that infected your computer — has been an issue plaguing computer users and businesses for years. The first consists of malware scans, which are on by default, and which you can learn more about here. Illustration by Maria Chimishkyan.

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The anatomy of a Facebook account heist

Vox

I need those messages to prove my husband should not have our children. Now, I don’t have a case. To gain a deeper understanding of what drives Facebook account theft, Vox spoke with nearly 100 victims from at least 14 countries as well as Facebook page administrators about the trend. I’m lost now.”

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Technology Short Take 158

Scott Lowe

What do I have in store for you this time around? Well, you’ll have to read the whole article to find out for sure, but I have links to articles on…well, lots of different topics! Hopefully I’ve managed to find something useful for someone. Hopefully I’ve managed to find something useful for someone.

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There Will Be Cyberwar: How The Move To Network-Centric War Fighting Has Set The Stage by Richard Stiennon

CTOvision

I was able to ask Stiennon a few questions, prompted from his book. I believe that the “Cyber 9/11” would hit the U.S. There have been no attacks, yet, but the malware is in the systems for espionage purposes. TrustPipe (in which I have a minor investment). Pages: 174. Author: Richard Stiennon.

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Apple’s still not catching scammy apps, and this time they’re on the Mac

The Verge

I didn’t think this was possible: This App Store app immediately asks you for money and then *disables* the “Quit” option so that you can never close it! Keyboard shortcuts were no help either; they stayed open even while I spammed Command+Q, Command+W, and the escape button. And it’s been like that on the App Store for years!

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How WordPress Provides the Perfect Platform for Augmenting Brand Visibility.

Galido

It has Plugins to protect sites from hackers and malware. Payment gateways are made secure with the help of extra encryptions as well as CAPTCHAs which can be added to the log-in page. Not only does it make the creation of landing pages simpler with the help of plugins, it is also scalable which is extremely necessary for start-ups.

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Anyone can fall for online scams — even you. Here’s how to avoid them.

Vox

Giordano’s friend (or, almost certainly, someone who took over her friend’s account and was pretending to be her friend) went to Instagram’s password reset page and requested a reset link for Giordano’s account. I was just very naive and trusting,” Giordano tells me. “I I felt pretty stupid when all was said and done.”.

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