The Gold Award
We’re excited to announce that we were recently nominated and won the ChannelPro Reader’s Choice Award. Winners of the ChannelPro Readers’ Choice Awards were selected by readers of our magazine and visitors to our website. A total of 527 votes were collected between April 13 and June 2. Readers were free to cast votes in as many or as few of the 56 categories as they wished.
Read more about the award here!
306 million passwords you should avoid using
With data breaches out of your control, it's imperative to choose passwords that can withstand brute-force attacks. Ideally, your passwords should be at least 16 characters, mixing numbers and symbols with uppercase and lowercase letters. But even the most secure password in the world is useless if it's already accessible in a hacker's toolkit.
Security researcher Troy Hunt has released a searchable tool, titled Have I been Pwned, that taps the database of previously compromised passwords.
Try the Have I Been Pwned tool for yourself!
FTC complaint alleges Hotspot Shield collects user data
A complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday alleges that the popular free Virtual Private Network (VPN) service Hotspot Shield collects a large amount of data and intercepts user traffic.
They also discovered that the app discloses sensitive information such as names of wireless networks (via SSID/BSSID information), along with identifiers such as Media Access Control addresses, and device IMEI numbers.
Get all of the details on the complaint.
Android 7.1 gets major security update to easily block infected apps
Ransomware is increasing at a super-fast pace, not only on Windows, but also on other platforms, including Android, encrypting files and locking devices until users pay for the decryption key.
The fight against malware continues on Android and Google has just made one big step towards giving users more control over their devices when compromised apps are being deployed.
Learn about the panic mode that could save you.
Home Depot releases new "Bluetooth Cordless Hose" – The Onion
The Onion, America's finest news source, shared a photo story displaying the "hottest" new gadget coming out of Home Depot this summer.
Step up your hose game for the next get-together!
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