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How Deep Are We in these Fakes?

SecureWorld News

Ever since that seminal 2010 movie, we have had the scary thought of losing touch with reality. Trust your instincts: Develop a healthy skepticism and question the authenticity of online content, especially if it seems too good to be true. Use security software: Install reputable anti-malware and security software on your devices.

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The silent spreaders: How computer worms can sneak into your system undetected?

Dataconomy

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction. What is a computer worm?

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The silent spreaders: How computer worms can sneak into your system undetected?

Dataconomy

It is a type of malware that can cause significant damage to computer systems and networks by replicating itself and spreading autonomously. A computer worm is a type of malware that replicates itself and spreads throughout a computer network without the need for a host program or user interaction. What is a computer worm?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

In 2010, she was interviewed by O'Reilly Media. Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Halderman : In 2010, Washington D.C.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

In 2010, she was interviewed by O'Reilly Media. Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Halderman : In 2010, Washington D.C.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

In 2010, she was interviewed by O'Reilly Media. Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. Halderman : In 2010, Washington D.C.

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The Sony Hack in Context

CTOvision

The total financial loss from identity theft alone exceeded $24 billion in 2014, nearly double the amount lost in 2010. Criteria might include such things as double authentication, end point security, heuristic malware detection technology etc. By some estimates, the costs to Sony could stretch to as much as $100 million.