Security vulnerabilities found in 80% of best-selling SOHO wireless routers

Friday, February 21st, 2014

Tripwire has analyzed the security provided by the most popular wireless routers used in many small and home offices and found that 80 percent of Amazon’s top 25 best-selling SOHO wireless router models have security vulnerabilities. Of these vulnerable models, 34 percent have publicly documented exploits that make it relatively simple ...

One tweak can make your Windows PC virtually invulnerable

Thursday, February 20th, 2014

Microsoft published 147 vulnerabilities in 2013 that were rated as Critical. Critical, however, is a relative term, and there is one simple thing anyone can do that would guard against almost every single Critical vulnerability according to a new report from Avecto. In its 2013 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Study, Avecto found that you could ...

Belkin WeMo smart home networks in danger of hacks

Wednesday, February 19th, 2014

Smart home networks are rapidly gaining popularity, but some security experts worry that not enough encryption controls are coming with the products. Security firm IOActive released an advisory (PDF) on Tuesday saying more than half a million Belkin WeMo devices are susceptible to widespread hacks. The firm uncovered several vulnerabilities in these devices, ...

The Best Banks That Protect Your Money from Hackers and Thieves

Monday, February 17th, 2014

After the massive security breaches at Target and Nieman Marcus recently, we could all stand to be more aware of the security features on our credit cards and debit cards and how banks protect our money. Some banks offer more security features than others. Let's take a look. First, let's talk about what happens in ...

Important Kickstarter Security Notice

Saturday, February 15th, 2014

On Wednesday night, law enforcement officials contacted Kickstarter and alerted us that hackers had sought and gained unauthorized access to some of our customers' data. Upon learning this, we immediately closed the security breach and began strengthening security measures throughout the Kickstarter system. No credit card data of any kind was accessed ...