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Facebook hacks its workers into Hacktober smithereens

Facebook hacks its workers into Hacktober smithereens

Slimy worms! Disguised as Facebook news! Unleashed on unsuspecting Facebook employees - by its own engineering team! This was the second year that Facebook celebrated Hacktober, a month-long feast of self-inflicted cyberattacks designed to tune staff's threat perception.

Practical IT: Passwords 101 for businesses

Practical IT: Assuring strong enterprise password security

We all know good passwords are key to protecting against attack. So here's how to do it and not lose friends and alienate people.

Practical IT: how to manage cost-effective penetration testing

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Penetration testing is a valuable but tool but can quickly get expensive. Focusing on testing the right things in the right manner is key to getting the best bang for your buck.

Practical IT: how to assess a third-party provider's security (part 1)

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There are many security implication we as IT guys need to think about when we host applications externally. Here is a list of things to ask your provider to reduce the risk of a data or malware breach.

Penetration testing for the home computer user

Penetration testing for the home computer user

It's not just big companies who can benefit from penetration testing - you can even apply the principles to your home computer.

Would you know where to begin with a security audit of your home PC?