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Image: Meta When any new technology emerges, cyber criminals and fraudsters will almost immediately have a look to see what’s in it for them. The internet, smartphones and the Internet of Things have increasingly become part of how we live our lives — and all of these technologies are targeted by malicious hackers looking to […] More
SOPA Images/Getty Images Gmail is one of the most widely used email services on the planet. And given how many third-party apps and services are available to connect with Gmail, Google had to come up with a reliable method of securing those accounts. Part of that security comes by way of two-factor authentication (2FA), which should […] More
In February of 2022, we looked at some of the best DNS blockers and firewalls for securing your small business and residential network. Among our list of recommended hardware firewall products that were easy to configure and provide the highest performance for a small business or residential broadband connection was Firewalla, a family of products made by a group of former Cisco engineers.It should be noted that high-speed broadband does not require a high-speed firewall device. One could go “naked” without the Firewalla, directly connecting to the service provider’s high-speed residential gateway and using its simple NAT-based firewall; however, that’s not a configuration I would recommend in today’s threat actor-rich environment as a small business — anyone can be a target.I like Firewalla because it is straightforward to install, isn’t particularly expensive, and has no ongoing fees. Unlike the DNS blocking solutions detailed in that article, it is an actual embedded Linux, IP-based rules firewall with advanced intrusion detection capabilities that can monitor every device on your home or small business network. Their products are also very fast, which means you get wire-line performance over the monitored connection; there’s no significant degradation as you might find with a purely software-based firewall solution, which should be a bare minimum when considering protecting your business and home broadband connection. More
Getty/D-Keine Thieves love to steal iPhones because they can quickly sell them for easy cash. So we’re going to show you the most important security setting you need to change on your iPhone today to stop them. First, you need to know that if a thief steals your iPhone, the first thing a clever one […] More
Getty/D-Keine Thieves love to steal iPhones because they can quickly sell them for easy cash. So we’re going to show you the most important security setting you need to change on your iPhone today to stop them. First, you need to know that if a thief steals your iPhone, the first thing a clever one […] More
isak55 — Shutterstock Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux kernel security bug. This hole allows authenticated remote users to disclose sensitive information and run code on vulnerable Linux kernel versions. […] More
Getty Images An IP (or Internet Protocol) address is what devices across the internet use to find each other when they need to connect. Just about everything on the public internet has an IP address assigned to it, just like every home and business has a street address. ZDNET Recommends Where street addresses help you […] More
iStockphoto/Getty Images You’ve certainly heard of HTTP. Every web address starts with HTTP. Once upon a time, you had to type the HTTP for addresses. Now, you can just type www.zdnet.com and everything works as expected. More how-tos But did you know that HTTP isn’t the only protocol? There’s also HTTPS, which is the secure […] More
