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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – What it Really Means for WordPress Users

SiteLock

2016 marks the 13th year of NCSAM and it was also this year that President Barack Obama officially declared October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. NCSAM 2016 is broken into weekly themes in order to ensure that all citizens are made aware of the steps they can take to ensure their own security online.

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If I Go to a Protest, What Kinds of Personal Information Might Police Collect About Me? (important guest post)

Architect Security

They matched his DNA from their database to DNA extracted from a cigarette butt he left at the scene of the protest in 2016. Just last September, North Dakota officials identified and arrested a Standing Rock pipeline protester from three years earlier based on DNA collected during an arrest relating to another protest.

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The Data Breach "Personal Stash" Ecosystem

Troy Hunt

For example, here's Jordan's go at deflecting his role in the ecosystem and yes, this was the entire terms of service: I particularly like this clause: You may only use this tool for your own personal security and data research. You may only search information about yourself, or those you are authorized in writing to do so.

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The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

Troy Hunt

, the response has always been overwhelmingly "yes": If I have a MASSIVE spam list full of personal data being sold to spammers, should I load it into @haveibeenpwned ? — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 15, 2016. I chose the password manager 1Password all those years ago and have stuck with it ever it since.

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What Are My Photos Revealing About Me? You may be accidentally sharing personal information in your photos (an important Guest Post)

Architect Security

In early 2017, Papadopoulos started cooperating with federal investigators looking into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. See the example of this photo of former Trump adviser George Papadopoulos. His passport was seized, preventing him from traveling abroad. But on Oct.