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87% of Americans view data privacy as a human right, but most still use risky security practices

Some 61% of consumers said they don’t use computer security software or multi-factor authentication. And, 69% of respondents said they choose not to install mobile device security software when …
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Internet security is improving, but exposures still run rampant

Rapid7’s research found that the security of the internet overall is improving, yet vulnerabilities and exposures still plague the modern internet.
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Despite resolution not to give in to hackers’ ransom demands, some cities are still paying up after attacks

The City of Florence in northern Alabama has agreed to pay a ransom of US $ 300,000 worth of Bitcoin to hackers who compromised its computer systems and deployed ransomware.

And they’re not the only US city finding themselves dealing with the aftermath of a ransomware outbreak this week…

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley