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HeartBleed Changed Passwords: Change Your Online Security Policy

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  • 5 min read

I changed all my passwords after Heartbleed hit. A couple times. A part of my personal online security policy is to use a password generation and storage app. I use LastPass as it keeps my passwords varied and strong. The majority of web users…not so much. The most common passwords are still:

  • password
  • qwerty
  • 123456
  • 11111
  • monkey
  • abc123
  • letmein

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Covert Redirect: Definitely NOT The New Heartbleed

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  • 3 min read

News organizations reporting on it, a fancy looking website (ok, not as pretty as Heartbleed), a sexy logo, and blog posts a plenty saying that the online sky is falling is having many thinking that the OpenID and OAuth flaws, known as Covert Redirect, are the new HeartBleed.

Where Heartbleed was a genuine security flaw that jeopardized the personal information of approximately everyone who goes online, the Covert Redirect flaw is one that has been known about and dealt with already.

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Protect Your Online Data With These 5 Easy to Follow Tips

Hackers, corporations, and government agencies have a hundred different ways to steal your online data. Your computer has open doors all over, just begging someone to walk right through it – findings ways to protect your online data is more important than ever.

When it comes to protecting your online data, your job is to go around and close as many of those doors as possible. I was reading a recent article over on esecurityplanet.com which stated that 88 percent of surveyed web users are at least “a little” concerned about the data that they have online. This article will look at helping you get out of that mass of confused people, and get your data secure.

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The Hacker Ninja Attack That a VPN Can Save You From

There are a myriad of things out there that goes under the overall name ‘hacking.’ But what exactly are these acts and what is the absolutely easiest one for hackers to accomplish?

This is a stealth attack, like a deadly ninja, known as a fake wireless access point (Fake WAP). You may also know it as a ‘man in the middle’ attack. Hackers can do this easily enough, stealing your data secretly so that you’re none the wiser. Worse yet, you’ll HELP them do it! A VPN is your key to making sure this doesn’t happen to you, even if you do fall into their trap.
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What is a VPN? Why do People Use a VPN?

A VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. It is a method used by computer users all over the world to secure and protect their privacy while using the internet. In the past, it has usually been corporations that used VPNs, but private citizens are using them more and more often lately for the very same reasons of safety and privacy that companies have enjoyed for years.

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