Staying one step ahead of the hackers

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Despite the extensive bug and vulnerability testing carried out by software companies on their products, security flaws often still remain. If left undiscovered, these flaws can be found and exploited by hackers who then leverage them to launch attacks on businesses and consumers.

Thankfully though, security researchers are there to pick up some of the slack and find these vulnerabilities before they can be discovered by hackers. To learn more about what being a security researcher entails, TechRadar Pro spoke to security researcher at SafeBreach Labs, Peleg Hadar.

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[li]SafeBreach discloses major vulnerabilities in popular software[/li][li]Security flaw in Bitdefender Antivirus Free 2020 leaves millions at risk[/li][li]Intel Rapid Storage app bug lets malware evade AV[/li][/ul]

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[li]We’ve also highlighted the best antivirus software[/li][/ul]

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