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We have learned about the dangers of airport WiFi, but something else people are often seeking in airports is a place to charge their devices. Charging your device in public using a handy USB public charging station is potentially riskier than most would appreciate. Being infected by malware or ransomware secreted in a charging station is now so possible that it has a name—“juice jacking.” So, lawyers, with client information on their phones, tablets, and laptops, should neve

Security researchers at Microsoft have issued a warning concerning an ongoing spam wave which utilizes malicious RTF documents to infect users' systems with malware. According to the company, the spam wave is specifically targeting European users as the emails are sent in various European languages. The Microsoft Security Intelligence team explained how the campaign worked, saying: "In the new campaign, the RTF file downloads and runs multiple scripts of different types (VBSc

Just like there are right ways to save data, there’s also right ways to delete data and they might be more complicated than you think. In this episode of the Kennedy-Mighell Report, hosts Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell discuss best practices in deleting and destroying data. Whether maintaining an organized filing system or using software deletion tools, Tom and Dennis review what it looks like to effectively get rid of information you no longer want or need. They also share w

When you go online, don't assume that your privacy is secure. Prying eyes often follow your activity-and your personal information-with a pervasive form of malicious software called spyware. In fact, it's one of the oldest and most widespread threats on the Internet, secretly infecting your computer without permission in order to initiate a variety of illegal activities. It's easy to fall prey to and can be hard to get rid of, especially since you're most likely not even awar

Security researcher Mathy Vanhoef publicly disclosed a serious vulnerability in the WPA2 encryption protocol today. Most devices and routers currently rely on WPA2 to encrypt your WiFi traffic, so chances are you’re affected. But first, let’s clarify what an attacker can and cannot do using the KRACK vulnerability. The attacker can intercept some of the traffic between your device and your router. If traffic is encrypted properly using HTTPS, an attacker can’t look at this tr

NO DATA BREACH is good, but some are more palatable than others. We would all rather hear that our florist got hacked than, say, our bank. And the most painful breaches, like the Office of Personnel Management or Anthem health insurance incidents that involved stolen Social Security numbers and other hard-to-change personal data, are naturally the most valuable targets for attackers. We can now add the massive credit reporting agency Equifax to that list. On Thursday, the com