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How to Easily Connect to Public Wi-Fi Through a VPN

April 19, 2018 By The Editor

How to Easily Connect to Public Wi-Fi Through a VPN

Freely available public Wi-Fi at our local coffee shop, retail outlet, airport, etc., keeps us constantly connected and productive. So, while we rarely ask ourselves, “will there be Wi-Fi there?” we also don’t ask about the security of those Wi-Fi networks. The convenience and ubiquity of Wi-Fi often come at the cost of your cyber security and privacy. So how can you stay … [Read more...]

How Hackers Turn Stolen Passwords into Profit

April 17, 2018 By The Editor

How Hackers Turn Stolen Passwords into Profit

Hackers commit the vast majority of data breaches and cyber crimes in order to make money. But once a hacker has stolen private information like social security numbers, passwords or credit card data, how do they monetize that information? Dark Reading interviewed our own Information Security Threat Analyst Marc Laliberte for an article on this topic that explains the steps … [Read more...]

Don’t Miss WatchGuard at RSA 2018

April 13, 2018 By The Editor

Don’t Miss WatchGuard at RSA 2018

The WatchGuard team couldn't be more excited for this year's RSA Conference, taking place in San Francisco, California from April 16 to April 20. In addition to a featured session on cryptocurrency hacks from our very own Threat Analyst, Marc Laliberte, attendees can look forward to a series of educational presentations hosted at the WatchGuard booth all week long! Wondering … [Read more...]

What You Need to Know about Facebook’s Privacy Settings in the Wake of the Cambridge Analytica Scandal

April 11, 2018 By The Editor

What You Need to Know about Facebook’s Privacy Settings in the Wake of the Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for a joint hearing of two Senate committees about the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Facebook’s data privacy practices. Over 40 senators questioned Zuckerberg for more than five hours, but if you’re a Facebook user, you’re probably most interested in one question: “Am I one of the 87 million people whose personal information … [Read more...]

Facebook, Privacy, and You

April 10, 2018 By Marc Laliberte

Facebook, Privacy, and You

When you log in to Facebook this week, you may be greeted by a notification in your news feed titled “Protecting Your Information.” If you see one of these notifications, you may be among the potential 87 million users whose personal information was harvested from Facebook by Cambridge Analytica, a political consulting firm hired by President Trump’s 2016 election campaign. … [Read more...]

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