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5 security tips for businesses (and everyone else!)
Do you keep databases with information about other people? Do you allow teleworkers, road warriors, suppliers, contractors and so on to connect in remotely? Do you accept payments, for example from credit cards or NFC devices? Do you make payments Read more…
Using ambient sound as a two-factor authentication system
A Swiss research project offers a new method of two-factor authentication to people who see an additional level of security as a chore.
Tutor gets a year in jail for hacking his students’ grades
Timothy Lai used keyloggers to break into computer systems at a school in Orange County, California, and adjust the grades of his students.
Tax fraudster who hacked accounting firms pleads guilty in US court
A Bulgarian hacker has pleaded guilty to involvement in a conspiracy to use data stolen from several accounting firms for tax fraud. Should the IRS do more to protect taxpayers? 
Stolen logins for US government agencies found all over the web
A CIA-backed company has discovered government login credentials for 47 agencies dumped on the open web.
Snapchat steps up its security with login verification
Snapchat has an optional new security feature in version 9.9, called Login Verification. Here’s why you should definitely update your app and turn it on.
5 online privacy and security tips for travelers
Going on holiday or traveling for businesss any time soon? Here are 5 online privacy and security tips for when you’re on the road.
Slack gets hacked – rolls out two-factor authentication after user database breach
Slack is the latest start-up to make a big media splash in one of the worst possible ways – by acknowledging a data breach that exposed its users to malicious hackers.
Twitch resets passwords, says user details may have been stolen
Video game streaming service Twitch reveals it was hacked, but it doesn’t say how it happened or how many users are affected.