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Although there is plenty of material available concerning the Network+ exam, studying only CompTIA official resources can help candidates secure an elite score with less effort. In addition, only official CompTIA material meets top quality standards and can carry the CompTIA Authorized Quality Curriculum (CAQC) seal. CompTIA Network+-authorized training material includes e-learning, videos, practice tests, […]

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Overall, Adobe patched 75 important and critical vulnerabilities - including a flaw that could allow bad actors to steal victims’ hashed password values.

Crooks could take over your network thanks to a critical bug in a popular Linux containerisation toolkit... here's what you need to know.

Smart devices definitely make our lives easier, faster, and more efficient, but unfortunately, an insecure smart device can also ruin your day, or sometime could even turn into the worst nightmare of your life. If you are an electric scooter rider, you should be concerned about yourself. In a report shared with The Hacker News in advance, researchers from mobile security firm Zimperium said

Russia’s major ISPs plan to temporarily disconnect servers from the internet, effectively cutting the country off from the outside world.

Time is money, baby: Jay Brodsky claims that Apple's 2FA "intermeddling" takes minutes out of his day, causing "economic loss."

A UK children's charity has found that children as young as eight are being sexually exploited online via social media.

Brave is playing down fears after the revelation of what looked like a whitelist in its code allowing it to communicate with Facebook.

Concealed Online, the third biggest "political advertiser" on Facebook, touts the Virginia loophole, granting concealed weapons permits.

A serious security vulnerability has been discovered in the core runC container code that affects several open-source container management systems, potentially allowing attackers to escape Linux container and obtain unauthorized, root-level access to the host operating system. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2019-5736, was discovered by open source security researchers Adam Iwaniuk and

On this episode of the CyberSpeak with InfoSec Institute podcast, Tony Sager, Center for Internet Security® Senior Vice President and Chief Evangelist, discusses the CIS Top 20 Security Controls, which are globally recognized best practices for securing your IT systems and data against the most pervasive attacks. Moderator Camille DuPuis helps guide the discussion around: […]

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The brute-force attack is still one of the most popular password cracking methods. Nevertheless, it is not just for password cracking. Brute-force attacks can also be used to discover hidden pages and content in a web application. This attack is basically “a hit and try” until you succeed. This attack sometimes takes longer, but its […]

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A malicious Windows EXE file can even infect your Mac computer as well. Yes, you heard me right — a .exe malware on macOS. Security researchers at antivirus firm Trend Micro have discovered a novel way hackers are using in the wild to bypass Apple's macOS security protection and infect Mac computers by deploying malicious EXE files that normally run only on Windows computers. Researchers

Otálet s instalací nejnovější aktualizace operačního systému iOS od Applu by neměli majitelé chytrých telefonů iPhone a tabletů iPad. Obsahuje totiž záplaty závažných bezpečnostních chyb, které mohou zneužít hackeři. Informoval o tom server HackerNews.

From spyware to leaky apps, mobile devices are facing a heightened level of threats. Are we prepared to secure them?

Wyden and Rubio are eyeing VPN services they say could be instruments of espionage for Russia and China.

The zero-day flaw in Adobe Reader DC could allow bad actors to steal victims’ NTLM hashes.

Astronom Martin Dominik z University of St. Andrews se v rozhovoru pro The Times nechal slyšet, že vysílat do hlubokého vesmíru různé zprávy určené mimozemšťanům nemusí být zase až tak dobrý nápad, jak si mnozí myslí. „Možná přiletí a snědí nás,“ konstatoval provokativně. Například tým slavné ...

Three major websites are making data-privacy news this week.