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How to Prevent Malware: 15 Best Practices for Malware Prevention

eSecurity Planet

Regularly update router firmware to patch vulnerabilities and close potential avenues of attack. If you ever get hacked and get offered free identity monitoring by the company that failed to protect your data, take it and pay attention to any warnings it sends you. Your router may also have a built-in firewall; activate it if you do.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Right To Repair

ForAllSecure

How do the current DMCA laws impact those who hack digital devices? In a moment I’ll talk with someone who is leading the Right to Repair movement in the United States and discuss how current laws impact those who hack digital devices. ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Right To Repair

ForAllSecure

How do the current DMCA laws impact those who hack digital devices? In a moment I’ll talk with someone who is leading the Right to Repair movement in the United States and discuss how current laws impact those who hack digital devices. ” So should analyzing a device’s firmware for security flaws be considered illegal?

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