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Cyber Privacy
People Are Praising Pope Francis for Taking Cybersecurity Very Seriously: He has 10.2 million followers on Twitter, opened an Instagram account last year, has met with tech executives, sold his old iPad for a good price, and addressed mankind’s pervasive use of gadgets in his teachings.

January is a great time to start the new year afresh and review what you would like to accomplish this coming year.  As the goals of many people are financial in nature, keeping your financial data secure so that it is not stolen is an important corollary to that goal.

Important Security Updates
Viber: Viber has released version 6.5.3 for Windows. Updates are available on Viber’s website.
Current Software Versions
Adobe Flash 24.0.0.186

Adobe Reader DC 2015.020.20039

Dropbox 16.4.30 [Citadel warns against relying on security of Dropbox or other cloud-based file exchange systems.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy
Airline passenger details easy prey for hackers, say researchers: The worldwide system used to coordinate travel bookings between airlines, travel agents, and price comparison websites is hopelessly insecure, according to researchers.

Individuals at Risk
Identity Theft
What the technical words in breach disclosure letters mean: When companies tell you your data was stolen, it’s not always clear what really happened. Here’s what the terms mean. CNet, December 21, 2016
Cyber Privacy
Clever Facebook Hack Reveals Private Email Address of Any User: Christmas came early for Facebook bug bounty hunter Tommy DeVoss who was paid $5,000 this week for discovering a security vulnerability that allowed him to view the private email addresses of any Facebook user.

Important Security Updates
Apple iTunes: Apple has released updates for each AirPort Base Station firmware. Updates are available from Apple’s website.

Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 16.4.30 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website.

Important Security Updates
Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome version 55.0.2883.87. Updates are available from within the browser or from Google Chrome’s website.

Google Drive: Google has released version 1.32.4066.7445 of its Google Drive.

Individuals at Risk
Identity Theft
Yahoo says 1 billion user accounts were hacked: Yahoo said Wednesday that more than 1 billion user accounts — meaning most of the Internet giant’s customers worldwide — were hacked in 2013, leading to the release of user names, telephone numbers, dates of birth and other personal information.

Important Security Updates
Google Drive: Google has released version 1.32.4066.7445 of its Google Drive. Updates are available from Google’s website.

LastPass: LastPass has released version 4.1.34. Updates are available from LastPass’ website.

Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome version 55.0.2883.87. Updates are available from within the browser or from Google Chrome’s website.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy
The Future of Privacy: This is an article from Turning Points, a magazine that explores what critical moments from this year might mean for the year ahead.William Gibson, The New York Times, December 6, 2016
Cyber Defense
How to avoid online shopping fraud this holiday season: As e-commerce takes more of Americans’ shopping dollars, the opportunity for web-based fraud increases.