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iOS 15 helps normalize digital IDs

Plus, Android gets some new safety features and a single configuration error takes down websites around the world

18 June 2021 min read
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How to read a privacy policy

perex__ Before handing over your personal information, reading through certain parts of privacy policies is a small — but important — way to take back some of your digital identity

Before handing over your personal information, reading through certain parts of privacy policies is a small — but important — way to take back some of your digital identity

17 June 2021 min read
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Remembering Vince Steckler, 1958-2021

perex__ Vince Steckler: A leader, mentor, and friend who will be deeply missed

Vince Steckler: A leader, mentor, and friend who will be deeply missed

17 June 2021 min read
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The US government's move is changing the ransomware landscape

perex__ While the government has released cybersecurity requirements many times in the past, it's the first time we’ve seen them issued so quickly in response to a known attack

While the government has released cybersecurity requirements many times in the past, it's the first time we’ve seen them issued so quickly in response to a known attack

15 June 2021 min read
Tips & Advice

Food delivery apps are hotter than ever — what do they track?

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Should you care that these much-loved food delivery apps gather the data that they do?

15 June 2021 min read
Tips & Advice

How do you protect children from online predators?

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Platforms on which strangers can make contact can potentially be used for online grooming of children, especially if the platform is one that parents don't understand themselves

14 June 2021 min read

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Colonial Pipeline hobbled by a single password

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Colonial Pipeline CEO told the U.S. Senate that the massive ransomware attack that disrupted fuel shipments was caused by attackers stealing one password.

11 June 2021 min read
Tips & Advice

How to reclaim your online privacy

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Take steps today to limit the social media data being collected about you and reclaim your digital privacy from location tracking, ad tracking, and more.

11 June 2021 min read
Tips & Advice

How SMBs can plan for the new, new normal

perex__ How businesses can plan for better business operations and improve security and privacy, post-pandemic

How businesses can plan for better business operations and improve security and privacy, post-pandemic

10 June 2021 min read
Tips & Advice

What do security cameras know about you?

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Are you being watched? Find out what data security cameras in your neighborhood collect about you and what they do with it.

9 June 2021 min read

Use a digital 'shoebox' instead of social media

perex__ Maintain your online privacy in the new old-fashioned way

Maintain your online privacy in the new old-fashioned way

9 June 2021 min read
Security News

Reimagining staffing in the cybersecurity industry

perex__ As the cybersecurity workforce shortage persists, it's time to assess what is and is not working in staffing practices

As the cybersecurity workforce shortage persists, it's time to assess what is and is not working in staffing practices

7 June 2021 min read

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