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  • How To Protect Yourself From ‘Malvertising’ On The Web

    How To Protect Yourself From ‘Malvertising’ On The Web

    Alan Henry

    In the never-ending battle against security threats on the internet, there’s a new enemy spreading rapidly: Malvertising, or malware downloaded to your computer when you view an ad, even if you use an ad blocker. Here’s what you should look out for, why it’s a problem, and how to protect yourself.

  • How To Update Your BIOS To Protect Against Vulnerabilities

    How To Update Your BIOS To Protect Against Vulnerabilities

    David Murphy

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    Is it me, or are we seeing a lot more disclosures for big, scary vulnerabilities that affect your system’s core components? Just a week or so ago, Microsoft and Google announced more issues – Rogue System Register Read and Speculative Store Bypass – which are fancy-sounding variants of the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities that have…

  • Adobe Brings Flash For Linux Back From The Dead (How Cute)

    spandaslui

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    After years of neglecting to do so, Adobe has now released Flash Player 24 for GNU/Linux. Now Windows, Mac and Linux are being offered the same version of Flash Player for the first time in ages. But considering Flash is already dying a slow and painful death, this might be too little too late.