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ZoneAlarm Study: Most Common Passwords

A recent study by ZoneAlarm discusses the most common and dangerous passwords (see image below). 79% of consumers were found to use risky password construction practices. The article / study also gives tips on securing yourself from online criminals. (Click on image for full size)

Google Adds Notification for Hacked Sites to Search Results

Though Google has had malware notifications since roughly 2007, they are now adding notifications to search results to make the individuals searching aware of possible malware. This will mostly come in the form of a link reading “This site may be compromised”. Clicking on that link will take you to this Google document.