IT Security Information
The Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE) conference which took place on Saturday, July 21st 2014, had an important panelist, that being Edward Snowden. Whether he's a whistleblower or a traitor is a hot topic on the web, but one thing is certain - he has called for assistance in creating and promoting anti-surveillance technology to mitigate government spying.
With the hype about the latest Microsoft Zero Day Internet Explorer vulnerability, you'd think the world was coming to an end. The news, DHS, and every IT Security Pro in the country is warning us to stop using Internet Explorer until the patch is out. And for the last few days, we've found out that Windows XP was not going to get patched.
Or so we thought. As users were switching to Firefox and Google Chrome by the millions, the folks in Redmond decided to change their approach to XP obsolecense and issue a security patch for this Internet Explorer vulnerability - just this once. At least that is what they are saying "this time".
After taking considerable heat over...
Heartbleed is a major security hole on Internet Web sites. Whenever you access a web site to log in or type credit card information, the site “encrypts” your data so it is secure as you type it. You may notice the difference between “http” and “https” in the web site address in your browser. The “https” means the web site is encrypting the connection between you and the site so the information you type can only be read at both ends, and not captured in the transmission. The same technology is also used in many VPN connections, so if you connect to a network remotely you might also be affected.
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