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Online Identify Theft Is Only Getting Easier An expanding reliance on digital services requiring the input of personal information has increased the risk of data theft, and it only takes a few common pieces of information for the best thieves to steal your identity. More than ever, we need strong security systems to be developed. |
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Is the Era of Antivirus Software Over? Brian Dye, Symantec's senior vice president of information security, recently declared that "antivirus is dead." These remarks from Symantec, which invented commercial antivirus software, caused a stir in the security industry. Have we really come to the point where antivirus software is not needed? |
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The Internet Bleeds Again: eBay Hack Confirmed Last week, it was rumored that eBay’s corporate network was hacked. Later in the week, eBay confirmed the attack. The security breach, which could affect 150 million active users, leads to more speculation on how safe the Internet actually is, especially in the aftermath of the Heartbleed bug. |
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