Articles for December 2015

The year’s most significant attacks highlight how hackers are changing tactics — and how IT security must evolve in the year ahead

Source: The most innovative and damaging hacks of 2015

The top 7 data breaches on 2015 exposed nearly 200 million records of victims. Find out which were the worst and which may have affected you.

Source: 7 Largest Data Breaches Of 2015 Show Nearly 200 Million Personal Records Hacked. Which Ones Affected You?

DNS rerouting does not eliminate the possibility of DDoS attacks, researchers found. One way to reduce your site’s risk is to use this IP address scanning tool.

Source: DDoS mitigation may leave your site vulnerable – TechRepublic

If you’re looking for a router to increase the strength of your home network security, Jack Wallen may have found just the thing. See why the Turris Omnia might be the best router to soon hit the consumer market.

Source: Open source router makes all other routers look woefully behind the times – TechRepublic

Morgan Stanley. Anthem. GitHub. Ashley Madison. WhatsApp. Experian. The Office of Personnel Management. Dow Jones.

Source: KPCB’s Ted Schlein on cybersecurity: We’ve all been breached

So you just got a new Windows 10 PC for the holidays, and you can’t wait to get it up and running. But with all the information you have to enter, all the settings you can adjust, all the apps you can download, you might be feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Source: How to Set Up Your New Windows 10 PC

Source: How to use the Windows Task Scheduler – An Introduction | Online Training Video

Whether you’re a parent or guardian of a child using a connected device, or you are a savvy user yourself, privacy is likely on your list of top concerns.

Source: Pro tip: How to configure a Chromebook for ultimate privacy – TechRepublic

Here’s a look at the megatrend of ‘open source’ software

Source: Why All The ‘Open Source’ Innovation?

There is a variety of movers of old files and settings that will get them to your new PC home.

Source: Moving Old Programs to a New PC