Category: Internet

Apr 30, 2015

Internet Explorer Replacement Has an Official Name

The replacement for the “dead” Internet Explorer is no longer called Project Spartan. Windows 10 will be released with a

Apr 21, 2015

Own an iOS Device? Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid

Recently, security researchers have discovered that there is a problem with some HTTPS (secure HTTP) connections. The vulnerability allows an

Apr 08, 2015

A Firefox Version That Can’t Be Patched

You can’t expect all software to be bug free all the time. That’s why there are specific protocols that developers

Apr 02, 2015

The Winner of the Most Insecure Core Internet Software for 2014 Isn’t Apple

That may surprise some, but Google’s Chrome browser was the winner for 2014 according to the Secunia Vulnerability Review 2015

Mar 31, 2015

QR CodesThat Can Hurt You

Finally, someone other than me is warning about the use of malicious QR codes. Apparently, WhatsApp launched its web version,

Mar 30, 2015

Pay for Hotel WiFi and Get a Bonus Infection

The cyber waves lit up last week when a huge vulnerability of hotel WiFi networks was exposed. A very large

Mar 26, 2015

Who is Tracking Your Gmail messages?

At this time, we pretty much assume that the NSA is capturing, or at least attempting to capture, our communication

Mar 11, 2015

Over 75% of WordPress Sites Not Being Backed Up

According to a recent survey by CodeGuard, more than three-quarters of organizations and bloggers are not running a backup plugin

Feb 25, 2015

What the Hell is HTTP/2?

It has been over sixteen years, but we finally have an update to HTTP and it is called HTTP/2. The

Jan 21, 2015

Annual List of Top 25 Worst Passwords

SplashData just released their list of the worst passwords of 2014 and it isn’t pretty. Folks are still using the

Jan 06, 2015

Ransomware – The Most Feared Threat

Web browser vulnerabilities are keeping IT security professionals up at night according to a report from SC Magazine. A recent

Dec 30, 2014

Skype Remains Insecure Under Secret Court Order

Der Spiegel revealed Skype's lack of security as the lead story of a recent article after review of more documents