Security
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Chrome 69 Will Be Another Nail In The Adobe Flash Coffin
8Flash is dead. Very dead. It lingers, however, mainly in the form of web games. Right now (at least in Chrome) you can give your favourite Flash game sites permission to run the plugin. That will change next month with Chrome 69, when constant “explicit permission” will be required.
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HP Releases Firmware Update To Stop Hackers Hijacking Your Printer
Printers are not simply “dumb” devices designed to squirt ink or deposit toner — most run rudimentary operating systems and some are capable of printing and scanning without a PC attached. While this is great for productivity, it also offers hackers with a new attack vector — one HP had to recently deal with.
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Why Do Security Operations Centres Matter?
Symantec has announced the opening of its largest security operations centre (SOC) in Chennai. The new facility accomodates over 140 staff with room for another hundred as the company escalates its efforts against cybercrime in order to protect all their customers, from the largest corporates to individuals at home. What is it that makes a…
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How To Make Your Wi-Fi Router As Secure As Possible
Though more router manufacturers are making routers easier to set up and configure — even via handy little apps instead of annoying web-based interfaces — most people probably don’t tweak many options after purchasing a new router. They log in, change the name and passwords for their Wi-Fi networks and call it a day.
