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How to turn on the Windows 10 Firewall and configure its settings

Tech Republic

Windows 10 Firewall is a robust security system that's easy to set up and configure. The post How to turn on the Windows 10 Firewall and configure its settings appeared first on TechRepublic. Here's how to use it to block network access and create exceptions for apps, servers and ports.

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How to Protect Your PC from Viruses and Malware

Galido

If you are running on old software, then it’s time you should immediately update your system software. To do this, Windows sends you regular software updates which help you keep your system software up-to-date. In case you have missed these automatic updates, then you also update system software manually.

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Remote code execution is possible by exploiting flaws in Vxworks

Network World

Eleven zero-day vulnerabilities in WindRiver’s VxWorks, a real-time operating system in use across an advertised 2 billion connected devices have been discovered by network security vendor Armis. That means the attack windows may have been open for more than 13 years. About IoT: What is the IoT?

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Increase customer protection with edge security

CIO Business Intelligence

Latest cybersecurity threats expose flaws in traditional security methods Let’s consider two methods of security for customer data: firewalls and cloud storage. Firewalls are not well suited to protect against modern threats. Think about your data center firewall as a safe inside your home, where highly sensitive data is kept.

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Turns out that Florida water treatment facility left the doors wide open for hackers

The Verge

By now, you’ve probably heard the theoretically scary story of how hackers managed to infiltrate the computer systems at a water treatment plant in Oldsmar, Florida and remotely control the chemical levels — but it turns out that description gives the hackers far, far too much credit. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The reality?

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Using WireGuard on macOS

Scott Lowe

However, WireGuard is not limited to Linux, and I recently configured one of my macOS systems to take advantage of this WireGuard infrastructure for access to the private subnets in my AWS VPC. Hopefully this link will take you directly there if you’re on a macOS-based system.). Peer] PublicKey =. AllowedIPs =. Endpoint =.

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Alexa, is this a scam? Amazon alleges tech support sites used fake apps to trick new users into paying to fix bogus bugs

GeekWire

.” A custom error message in Windows Notepad. “Among other things, this extension falsely purports to provide a firewall. In the firewall section of the extension, an animation shows that the firewall is off. In the firewall section of the extension, an animation shows that the firewall is off.

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