Check the email address, not display name
A common technique used in phishing or to spoof real email is display name imitation. A malicious sender will create or modify their account so the display name shows as someone recognizable. This is often used to imitate a company executive or financial controller, obtained by social engineering a company website, LinkedIn page or otherwise.
A wireless security flaw has been discovered in most wireless network devices which affects the WPA2 protocol. When within range, it allows attackers to exploit this weakness and potentially read data that was previously assumed to be encrypted.
Ever since the inception of wireless networking light and power users alike have always considered a wired connection the ultimate link for productivity. Despite being tied down to a certain location by wires it still made more sense in a user’s workflow because of the enormous speed advantage offered by a gigabit Ethernet connection.
Gigabit Internet speeds over telephone lines may soon become a reality with the release of a new technology standard called G.fast. It is a technology that lets copper telephone wires compete with fiber, and has finally been standardized, opening the way for affordable, interoperable equipment running at up to 1Gbps.