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(in)Secure

Cyber security has rapidly evolved from a minor concern to a serious problem. Breaches routinely expose our personal data, making it hard to know what and who we can trust. Even governments are frequently victims, and perpetrators, of major hacks.

The news breaks so quickly that it’s almost impossible to keep track of it all. (in)Secure, a weekly column, follows the trends, and screw-ups, you need to know about. We’ll touch on topics ranging from the laws behind cyber security, to the latest major breaches, to new methods that can help keep your data safe or, at least, minimize the damage.

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Duck, cover, and reboot your router? Why the FBI’s new warning is no joke

The FBI has discovered up to 500,000 home or office routers could be vulnerable to a dangerous cyberattack. It sounds like an easy solution, but can resetting a router really stop a major cyberattack?
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IBM banned USB drives. Is it the future of security or a knee-jerk reaction?

Banning USB devices might go some way to preventing data loss and leaks, but to some, it doesn't get to the heart of the problem of truly securing data and the networks its stored on.
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You’ll never read Facebook’s new data policy, so we did it for you

You’re never going to read Facebook’s new data policy, so we did it for you. Not much has changed, but it reveals more information about how the social network tracks you across the internet.
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Web trackers aren’t just spying on you; they’re slowing you down

Trackers might be found within the inner workings of most modern websites, but their impact could be far broader than just privacy invasions. They might be actively slowly down the internet as we know it.
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Facebook’s very, very sorry, and it has absolutely no intention to change

Facebook’s F8 developer conference gave the company and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, a chance to atone for many, many sins. Instead, Facebook moved forward with a business-as-usual approach, announcing new features as if nothing had changed…
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It took them 15 years to hack a master key for 40,000 hotels. But they did it

Security firm F-Secure announced a massive security vulnerability affecting millions of electronic locks worldwide this week. We sat down with the researchers to discuss how it made your next hotel stay a whole lot safer.
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Cambridge Analytica’s ex-director wants to fix data privacy. Can we trust her?

Brittany Kaiser was working for Cambridge Analytica just months ago. After testifying before the UK Parliament about her involvement in the campaign behind Brexit, she’s hopping the fence to make the opposite point.
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Cryptojacking is the new ransomware. Is that a good thing?

Cryptominers are now one of the most common types of malware, beating out long standing malicious software like ransomware. But is this new type of threat here to stay? We spoke to security experts to find out.
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Your ISP can peep on your browsing, so Cloudflare is pulling down the shade

Everyone on the internet is looking for ways to protect their data online. We spoke to the cofounder of Cloudflare, which has built a privacy-first DNS resolver that claims to make the internet safer – and faster.
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In the fight to protect your PC and privacy, Firefox is on the front line

Meltdown, Spectre, and Ryzenfall have only added to the pile of security exploits that can impact on our PCs. Dave Camp, Firefox’s Vice President of Engineering, told us how Mozilla’s browser helps defend against these threats.
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Facebook was always too busy selling ads to care about your personal data

Facebook sold four billion dollars in ad revenue last year. Ultimately, the Cambridge Analytica scandal happened because Facebook has always cared more about selling ads than protecting your personal data.
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Chaos reigns as Ryzenfall pits security researchers against each other

The surprise public disclosure of flaws in AMD processors caught the company, and security researchers, off guard. While the severity of the flaws is debated, their existence has exposed hardware some had come to regard as the PC’s last…
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Cryptojacking turns your PC into a Bitcoin mine, but you won’t see a cent

Cryptojacking, the latest evolution of malware, has infected some of the largest websites on the internet. Here’s how to keep your PC from becoming a slave in a cryptocurrency mine.
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How Google’s ‘Project Zero’ task force races hackers to snuff out bugs

Project Zero is Google’s task force, given the responsibility of keeping all the internet safe. They may have discovered the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws first, but they aren’t the only people on the hunt for bugs that could be…
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Did I do that? Intel is going to make a killing fixing its own Meltdown

Intel dropped the ball on Meltdown and Spectre. Now, it’s poised to profit off of its decision to sell critically flawed products to an unwitting populace. That’s a problem.
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The flu is poking holes in hospital cybersecurity, and a shot can’t save you

This year’s flu was particularly bad, but your health isn’t the only thing you have to worry about when you check in to a hospital. According to experts we’ve spoken to, cybersecurity has become a huge problem for hospitals and…
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Companies are sorry about security flaws. Just not sorry enough to change

(in)Secure is a weekly column that dives into the rapidly escalating topic of cyber security. Reuters reported on February 6 that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a key agency responsible for overseeing financial companies, is…