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C-13: Who’s the bully?

Bill C-13 is being promoted by the Conservatives as addressing cyber-bulling, but it is much more about the Harper government bullying Canadians into giving up ...

Adobe Releases Security Update for Adobe Shockwave Player

Adobe has released a security update to address a vulnerability in Adobe Shockwave Player 12.0.7.148 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Clean Out Your Computer Day with System Mechanic

February 10, 2014 is clean out your computer day and we're giving away a free copy of System Mechanic to help.

Hackers target TD Canada Trust Customers

TD Canada Trust customers beware: Criminals are targeting you with a phishing scam. The email claims to be from email@easywebcpo.td.com; an address that TD customers may ...

Hacked Within Minutes: Sochi Visitors Face Internet Minefield

According to NBC, the U.S. State Department has told Americans travelling to Sochi that they should have “no expectation of privacy,” even in their hotel ...

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Facebook’s Acquisition of WhatsApp Will Face Legal Hurdles

Privacy advocates want to halt the $19 billion deal until Facebook makes clear how it plans to use the personal data of 450 million WhatsApp ...

Computers stolen, health data compromised for 168K in L.A.

More than 168,000 clients of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services are being notified that computers containing their personal information were stolen.

Microsoft: Law Enforcement Sought Info on 125,000 Accounts in 2013

Of those, police and law-enforcement agencies across the globe targeted just three of Microsoft’s enterprise customers.

Microsoft to Fix an Internet Explorer Zero-Day Flaw

Nearly 30 days after reports of a zero-day flaw being exploited in the wild, Microsoft will finally patch this critical vulnerability.

Encrypted communications to take center stage at Cebit

The first Cebit trade show in the post-Snowden era will focus on security, showing off locally developed bug-proof phones and messaging systems, as well as ...

N.C. State researchers devise tool that detects Android malware

With smartphones and tablets increasingly at risk from malware, researchers from North Carolina State University have devised a new and potentially better way to detect ...

Patch Tuesday fix coming for Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability

Microsoft will be delivering five updates on upcoming Patch Tuesday, two of which are deemed critical, which means the vulnerabilities can be exploited to allow ...

U.S. retailers insist on PIN requirement in smartcard rules

U.S. retailers are digging in their heels over their need for PIN authentication for Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) smartcard use here.

CloudLock Announces Compliance For Google+

CloudLock customers can now leverage one social networks while applying security and compliance policies to protect data

Wave Joins The FIDO Alliance

FIDO specifications will support a full range of authentication technologies

Critical Infrastructure Networks Not Easy to Protect, Experts Say

Insiders, break-ins, rogue IT and a lack of good defensive technology combine to make it difficult to effectively secure critical-infrastructure networks.

New AppRiver Survey: IT Security Pros Care More About Malware Than NSA Spying

More than half of respondents report cybercrime from external sources as most problematic

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