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Internet security basics for home and small business users – Greeley Tribune

Internet security basics for home and small business users  Greeley Tribune

With the prevalence of social media use, online banking and other online uses of personal or financial information, online security is more important than ever.

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Report: Target failed to execute security basics

Verizon consultants probed Target’s network for weaknesses in the immediate aftermath of the company’s 2013 breach and came back with results that point to one overriding – if not dramatic – lesson: be sure to implement basic security best practices.

In a recent KrebsOnSecurity post, Brian Krebs details Verizon’s findings as set down in a Target corporate report.

The findings demonstrate that it really is important to put in place all the mundane security best practices widely talked about, and that without them even the best new security platforms can’t defend against breaches.

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Internet security basics, part four – Norman Transcript

Internet security basics, part four
Norman Transcript
Back in the “old days” (say, seven or eight years ago), it was a good idea to have multiple programs to deal with multiple computer problems. Antivirus programs took care of viruses, antiadware programs took care of adware, antispyware programs took

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