Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Tue Apr 17 2018 09:47:28

Here's the latest anti-virus and System Security news from the Naked
Security Blog at Sophos. You can access these for yourself at

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com

You can also sign up to receive a daily digest (Monday through Friday)
of security issues and links, delivered right to your email box.

It's a reminder to PRACTICE SAFE HEX!! You could lose your data via
an attack of malware, ransomware, or be a victim of identity theft,
otherwise.

Note that text in some of the links may content text that some may
find vulgar, profane, offensive, explicitly sexual, etc. -- these are
provided to alert you that your system may have been infected!!

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Traditional firewalls fall short in protecting organizations, says survey

A new survey, sponsored by Sophos, asked IT managers how their firewall
technology is working for them. The results are in.

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5 simple tips for better computer security

Small steps really can make a big impact.

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WhatsApp image showing drug dealer's fingerprints leads to arrest

Enhanced social media images of the man's fingers led to the takedown
of 11 members of a drug ring and his sentencing.

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Gmail's new "Confidential Mode" won't be completely private

Have you ever wished it were possible to delete an email from a
recipient's inbox days, weeks or months after it was sent? If so and
you're a Gmail or G Suite user, it looks as if Google might be about
to enable this kind of "self-destructing" email feature on its platform.

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"Privacy is not for sale," says Telegram founder

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has spoken out after Russia started blocking
Telegram encrypted messaging.

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Could an Intel chip flaw put your whole computer at risk?

All it would take is a low-level programming bug in your computer's CPU.

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How to protect your Facebook data [UPDATED]

Facebook's in hyper privacy-tweaking mode. Herein, how to protect your
privacy now that it's fiddled with the dials.

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