The big news this week for techies and Mac users? KeRanger Ransomware hits OS X. If you own a Mac, we recommend that you back up your system to a flash drive or external hard drive. You can read all the details on these stories and more below.

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KeRanger Ransomware Hits OS X

1. ‘KeRanger’ Ransomware Hits OS X

2. Microsoft Teams With Rhode Island To Bring Computer Science To Every High School In The State

3. Dell: Cloud, Mobility and Malware Keep Execs Up at Night

4. Toyota Introduces Wearable Device For The Blind

5. Home Depot Sets Aside Millions to Pay for 2014 Breach

6. Facebook Fixes Major ‘Brute Force’ Bug

7. ISIS Data Breach Leaks Recruits’ Details

8. Apple Sets Next Product Unveiling For March 21 — A Day Before Big Court Hearing

9. Cyber Crooks Steal $80 Million from Bangladesh Bank

10. Online Users Are Not Protecting Their Own Security

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There is a lot of big news this week for techies. Obama debuts cybersecurity action plan.  This is not a cheap cybersecurity plan.

Part of the plan is a much-needed software patching and updating audit, and more training and recruiting for cybersecurity specialists.

None of this will be cheap, of course—the White House will look for Congress to approve a 35% increase in the cybersecurity budget to secure $19 billion in funding for implementation starting next year. $3 billion of that will be for the IT modernization effort.

You can read all the details on these stories and more below.

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Obama Debuts Cybersecurity Action Plan

1. TMZ Users Hit with Malvertising Blitz

2. Tech Would Be Better If More Women Designed It

3. Adwind Malware-as-a-Service Platform Hit 400,000 Victims Globally

4. DoJ and DHS Employee Details Exposed in Latest Hack

5. Teen’s Moving Video Makes You Really Think About Cyberbullying

6. Amazon Plans To Compete With Fedex, UPS and Alibaba

7. Obama Debuts $19Bn Cybersecurity National Action Plan

8. Twitter Is Losing Customers And Its Stock Is Plummeting

9. IRS Hack Affects 101,000 Tax Returns

10. Leaky Mobile Apps Expose Personal Info for Millions

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The big news this week for parents and techies? Smart-toy flaws give attackers a direct line to kids’ personal information. If you’ve got kids, take extra precaution with what smart toys you buy for them. We want everyone to be safe. You can read all the details on these stories and more below.

Every day we scour the Internet for the best stories in tech. As a technology company, we try to keep up to date on everything that is going on.  Quite often we share this tech news on our Facebook page or via our Twitter account. We thought it might be a great idea, for those of you who may have missed those social shares, to read them on our site. So, without further ado, here are 10 stories we thought were tops for the week.

Two Smart-Toy Flaws Give Attackers a Direct Line to Kids’Personal Info

1. Two Smart-Toy Flaws Give Attackers a Direct Line to Kids’ Personal Info

2. 10 Women in Tech to Watch in 2016

3. The U.S. Just Struck A Crucial Deal With Europe On Data Privacy

4. Viruses, Worms, Android All See Huge Spikes Last Quarter

5. Huge Demand For $50 Fire Tablet Vaults Amazon to 3rd, Behind Apple and Samsung — But It Won’t Last

6. Google Parent Company Alphabet Now Valued Higher Than Apple After Beating Q4 Earnings Expectations

7. ‘SNAP’ Puts Millions of LG Smartphones at Risk of Hijacking

8. Malwarebytes Gets ‘Project Zeroed’ as Flaws Go Public

9. Google Switches on Alerts for Malicious Embedded Content

10. WordPress Targeted with Mass Ransomware Campaign

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The big news this week for social media addicts? Twitter Goes Down And Everyone Freaks Out On Facebook And Instagram! If you’ve got kids, you can talk circles around them with the big news that  Microsoft Acquires MinecraftEdu. You can read all the details on these stories and more below.

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Twitter Goes Down, Plus More Tech News for this Week

1. Nissan Suffers Anonymous DDoS In Whaling Protest

2. Twitter Goes Down And Everyone Freaks Out On Facebook And Instagram

3. Ukrainian Government Plans Security Audit after Airport Cyber Attack

4. Microsoft Acquires MinecraftEdu, Blans New ‘Education Edition’ Of Blockbuster Game

5. How Microsoft Is Changing The Social Features On Xbox One And The Windows 10 Xbox App

6. Microsoft Set To Recall Surface Pro Power Cords Over Fire Risk

7. 90% of Android Phones Are Running Outdated OS

8. How Mega-Breaches Could Literally Kill You

9. These 10 Major Companies Admit They Don’t Have Enough Women

10. Google Paid Apple $1 Billion To Keep Search Bar On iPhone

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There is a lot of big news this week for techies. The Hyatt Data breach affected nearly 250 hotels.  You can read all the details on these stories and more below.

Every day we scour the Internet for the best stories in tech. As a technology company, we try to keep up to date on everything that is going on.  Quite often we share this tech news on our Facebook page or via our Twitter account. We thought it might be a great idea, for those of you who may have missed those social shares, to read them on our site. So, without further ado, here are 10 stories we thought were tops for the week.

Hyatt Data Breach Affects 250 Hotels

1. 11 Sleep Hacks Every Busy Person Needs To Know 

2. Apple Will Make It Easier To Switch From iPhone to Android, Under Pressure From European Wireless

3. Feds Warn Banks of Rising Ransomware Tide

4. Brazil’s Cybercriminals Compete for Online Infamy – Report

5. Malicious SEO Campaign Uses SQL Injection to Confuse Page Rankings

6. Police Around the World Join Forces to Target DDoS Gang

7. Over 22,000 USBs May Have Been Left in Dry Cleaners

8. Microsoft Could Be Planning Two New Flagship Phones

9. Microsoft Acquires Skype For Business Management Tech From Event Zero

10. Hyatt Data Breach Affected 250 Hotels

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Every day we scour the Internet for the best stories in tech. As a technology company, we try to keep up to date on everything that is going on.  Quite often we share this tech news on our Facebook page or via our Twitter account. We thought it might be a great idea, for those of you who may have missed those social shares, to read them on our site. So, without further ado, here are 10 stories we thought were tops for the week.

Helpful Links for the Week

1. Kids and Parents Caught Out as Toymaker VTech is Breached

2. Microsoft Fills Out Skype’s Calling Features With Huge Update For Business Users

3. China’s Hackers Are Stepping Up Their Game

4. Security Placing Too Much Focus on Technology and Reliance on IT Departments

5. China Said To Launch ‘Massive’ Cyber-Attack On Australian Government

6. After Hack, Congress Wants To Know How VTech Collects Data On Kids

7. WebTuner Raises $4.1M To Deliver ‘Next Generation TV Experience’ With Live And On-Demand Content

8. RiskIQ Makes Facebook ThreatExchange Data Accessible

9. Adobe Ditches ‘Flash’ Name As It Tries To Catch Up With a Web Built On Open Standards

10. Provision Killing Net Neutrality Threatens Must-Pass Spending Bill

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Every day we scour the Internet for the best stories in tech. Quite often we share this tech news on our Facebook page or via our Twitter account. We thought it might be a great idea, for those of you who may have missed those social shares, to read them on our site. So, without further ado, here are 10 stories we thought were tops for the week.

Helpful Links for the Week

1. 3,000 millennial on a Cruise Ship: An Insider’s Look into Summit at Sea 2015

2. Brain Power: 3-D Printing Is a New Tool for Thinking

3. Russian Cybercrime Gangs Flourish with 1,000 New Employees

4. Amazon Echo gets customizable voice commands thanks to deeper IFTTT integration

5. Mcrosoft removes manual upgrade option for latest Windows 10 update, deferring to Windows Update

6. FBI Pegs ‘Mr Grey’ For Heist of 1.2 Billon Records

7. Dell PCs Ship Preloaded with Flawed Certificates

8. Black Friday 2015: The Best Deals You Can Get Online

9. Hilton Hotels Admits POS Data Breach

10. Embedded Devices at Risk After Research Uncovers Industry-Wide Flaws

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Every day we scour the Internet for the best stories in tech. Quite often we share this tech news on our Facebook page or via our Twitter account. We thought it might be a great idea, for those of you who may have missed those social shares, to read them on our site. So, without further ado, here are 10 stories we thought were tops for the week.

1. Starwood Hotels Hit with Card Data Breach

2. Microsoft Announces $75K Grants To Connect Communities Worldwide To The Internet

3. Microsoft CEO: Why Minecraft Is Key To Getting Girls Involved In Computer Science

4. IBM: Ransomware, Insider Threats Top 2015 Cyber-Trends

5. Casinos and Video Piracy Mark Malware Campaign Affecting 1 Million

6. 8 Physical Risks Of Too Much Screen Time

7. Microsoft Announces a Rash of New Security Initiatives

8. Mobile Security Precautions Lag Among Users

9. How to Keep Your Smart Devices From Exposing Your Data

10. How To Avoid Online Charity Scams This Holiday Season

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Every day we scour the Internet for the best stories in tech. Quite often we share this tech news on our Facebook page or via our Twitter account. We thought it might be a great idea, for those of you who may have missed those social shares, to read them on our site. So, without further ado, here are 10 stories we thought were tops for the week.

1. Data Woes: Execs Fear Passwords, Physical Theft

2. This Tiny Device Might Save You From Assault — But It’s Horrible We Need It

3. New Crypto-Ransomware Targets Linux 

4. Cameron Orders Government Cybersecurity Tests

5. 3 Ways Veterans Can Access High-Paying Tech Careers

6. JPMorgan Indictments Show 83Mn Affected in Enormous Breach

7. Microsoft’s First Major Windows 10 Update Tries To Get Businesses on Board

8. InstaAgent Pulled After Stealing User Names and Passwords

9. How To Make Your iPhone Screen Huge — Without Buying A New Phone

10. Social Media and Children’s Rights In the Global Village

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