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Google Releases 2-Step Verification in 40 Languages
In: web resources
28 Jul 2011In February, Google announced a new security protocol for Google accounts holders by the way of “2-step verification.” Essentially, 2-step verification is a layer of protection outside of the normal password layer of protection between the wild Web and your data, such as Gmail. The ingenuity of 2-step verification is that it effectively decreases automated [...]
Google Releases 2-Step Verification in 40 Languages
In: web resources
28 Jul 2011In February, Google announced a new security protocol for Google accounts holders by the way of “2-step verification.” Essentially, 2-step verification is a layer of protection outside of the normal password layer of protection between the wild Web and your data, such as Gmail. The ingenuity of 2-step verification is that it effectively decreases automated [...]
Report: Web Applications Attacked Every 2 Minutes
In: web resources
26 Jul 2011Data security company Imperva released research today that says Web applications are probed or attacked 27 times an hour, or once every two minutes. At the peak of attacks, some Web applications see probes or attacks 25,000 times an hour, or seven times per second. The research gives concrete numbers to what security researchers, governments [...]
What Can Companies Do to Stop a DDoS Attack?
In: web resources
4 Jul 2011The most well-known trick criminal hackers have in their bag is the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. To create a DDoS attack, hackers use a botnet to send mass amounts of traffic at a website server, bringing the site down. Recent attacks targeted CIA’s public website, WordPress and credit card companies. The “hacks” make [...]
In case you hadn’t noticed, spam and phishing attacks through the social networks has been on the rise. Security company Symantec released a report yesterday detailing socially-engineered attacks to determine where they are coming from and what techniques malware criminals are using to lure victims into their traps. One of the most interesting trends that [...]
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