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Adobe Flash Is Finally Dead – And You Should Uninstall It Immediately. Here Is How and Why.
January 4, 2021Uninstall Adobe Flash Player From any devices on which you still have it running. Flash was...
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US Orders Rare Emergency System Shut-Downs After Severe CyberSecurity Breach Hits Government And Businesses
December 14, 2020The U.S. government instructed all of its civilian agencies to immediately shut off various popular network...
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Warning To Employers And Their Former Employees: Ex-Engineer Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Hacking Cisco’s WebEx
December 14, 2020A former Cisco engineer was sentenced this past Wednesday (December 9, 2020) to 24 months in...
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Social Media Account Verification Messages: CyberCriminals’ Latest Phishing Technique Exploits Both Human Emotions And Anti-Fraud Techniques
December 1, 2020Social media users’ delight at receiving notification that their accounts have qualified for Verification (that is,...
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The Most Dangerous Attack On Our Presidential Election Is The One That Nobody Is Discussing
November 3, 2020Election hacking, tampering, vulnerabilities, and fraud are topics that have inundated Americans watching the news over...
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“Cybersecurity For Dummies” Book Now Available In Dutch
October 26, 2020Cybersecurity For Dummies, Joseph Steinberg’s best-selling introduction to cybersecurity, is now available in Dutch. Like its...
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Election 2020: Voters’ Private Choices Can Easily Be Seen Through Official Ballot Mailing Envelopes
October 8, 2020Americans who vote in the 2020 election may discover that their votes are not as private...
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Beware Emails Discussing President Trump’s Health – Many Are Disguised Cyberattacks
October 7, 2020Beware emails with subject lines related to President Trump’s COVID-19 infection and general health; many such...
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Election Fraud Begins? New Jersey Voters (Including Me) Receive Official Mail-In Ballots Allowing Them To Illegally Vote In A Contested Congressional Election In A District In Which They Do Not Live
October 5, 2020In today’s mail, I received my official ballot for November’s election – but, instead of providing...
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US Government Threatens To Punish Anyone Who Pays Ransomware Ransoms, Or Even Negotiates With, Sanctioned Hackers
October 5, 2020Any person, business, or organization that pays a ransomware ransom, or that helps others negotiate and...