Last August, a hacking tool used by the National Security Agency appeared for sale online, setting off a whirlwind of questions. How did the Shadow Brokers (the group who ran the auction) get their hands on this program? Was it stolen from the NSA itself? How much damage will its release cause? Who was responsible for the leak?
If your Windows PC is acting sluggish, you may want to “check under the hood” to see how your disk space is looking. If you see that your PC is regularly hanging out in the 90-percent-or-higher zone, then you’ll want to do something about that. Here’s how to check the status of your computer’s disk usage space, along with some best practices for troubleshooting performance issues.
You may have noticed that the Internet was acting a little strange for a couple of hours last month. This was the result of a massive Distributed Denial of Service attack against one of the biggest DNS providers in the United States. What’s more, in the wake of this attack, professionals have discovered the surprising cause.
Data breaches: these criminal intrusions are conducted against businesses of all sizes. Critical and sensitive data is copied from the system it belongs on to another, unauthorized one--all for someone’s illegitimately-gained benefit. For many businesses, the threat of being struck by a data breach and having their data put up for sale and/or distribution on the Dark Web is very real, especially for those possessing data of a more sensitive nature.
The use of third parties has become a necessity to successfully complete the tasks that many businesses require to maintain their operations. Unfortunately, not all third parties follow the same stringent security standards, making your dealings with them somewhat laden with risks. As a result, an unfortunate catch-22 results for most businesses--they need third parties to maintain their business operations and processes, but the security risks that third parties pose to their data could result in lost business from a client whose information is compromised.
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