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Jan 16, 2018

Cheap and Free Alternatives to Adobe Photoshop

It's no secret that Photoshop is the standard for photo and graphic editing. It is an extremely powerful and feature-rich

Jan 15, 2018

End-to-end Encryption Makes Skype Conversations Private

The history of Skype is fairly long for a technology company. First, Skype was developed as a peertopeer (P2P) free

Jan 11, 2018

Apple macOS Security in the Crosshairs Again

It seems like we hear about some security issue multiple times a day. Apple traditionally is a bit slower than

Jan 10, 2018

Every Kick in the Ass is a Step Forward

I love that title. Recently, Bleeping Computer posted information about a newly announced Wi-Fi standard. Last year, WPA2 was discovered

Jan 09, 2018

Apple Releases Fix for Spectre Vulnerability

Vendors have been scrambling like crazy to address the recently discovered vulnerabilities for Intel, ARM and AMD processors. Microsoft has

Jan 08, 2018

Another Day, Another Backdoor Discovered

Backdoors are bad. They are designed to bypass normal security access methods and allow direct administrative control without the user's

Jan 04, 2018

New Bugs Discovered That Impact Almost Every Device

The latest news is all the media hype over a huge bug impacting Intel processors. Intel came out and said

Jan 03, 2018

Beware if You Use a Browser-Based Password Manager

Another reason NOT to use the built-in password manager feature of your browser. Security researchers from Princeton's Center for Information

Jan 02, 2018

Spy vs. Spy – The War of the Ad Blockers

The good guys are up, the good guys are down. That's the general mood of where websites stand on the

Dec 21, 2017

The Worst Passwords of 2017 Are Still Crappy

People are really stupid. At least where it comes to selecting passwords, but other levels of stupidity are up for

Dec 20, 2017

Demonstratives: Definitive Treatise on Visual Persuasion

The American Bar Association has just published a new book, Demonstratives: Definitive Treatise on Visual Persuasion, by Daniel J. Bender, R.

Dec 18, 2017

Unencrypted USB Devices Used by 80% of Employees

Human beings are the worst enemy when it comes to security protection. Unfortunately, that trend continues. The Apricorn Data Protection