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Microsoft Warns of Rising Tech Support Scams, Calls for Industry-wide Cooperation

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Incidents of tech support scams targeting susceptible PC users are increasing, Microsoft warned. The company received 153,000 reported complaints from consumers in 2017, 24 percent higher than the prior year, according to its detailed security report released on Friday. Image via Microsoft cloud blog Reported incidents came from 183 countries, suggesting a widespread global problem. […]

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Amazon Web Services Now has a Tool for Managing ‘Secrets’

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Even companies have secrets that must never be revealed to outsiders. These include passwords, API keys and other credentials that could spell trouble and even cost the company money if they fall into the wrong hands. In this age where data breaches are a fact of life, securing company data has become even more important

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Cloudflare Makes the Internet More Private With 1.1.1.1 DNS Service

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Cloudflare recently announced a way for the public to enjoy faster and more private Internet. The top performance and security company just rolled out 1.1.1.1, the first DNS service of its kind developed specifically around the concept of putting privacy first and foremost. A lot of Internet users are unaware that everything on the web

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Over 500,000 Google Chrome Users Affected by Malicious Extensions

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Google has just recently removed four extensions from the Chrome Web Store after they were discovered to be malicious. The extensions, which already had over 500,000 downloads, were used to carry out click fraud and SEO manipulation. The malicious extensions were discovered by researchers from ICEBRG, a Seattle-based internet security company when they investigated spikes

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