Security
Johan Brissmyr, Castle: "any online business that handles money is going to be a target"
Feeling like doing some quick online shopping through an attractive ad or signing up for a lucrative deal with a...
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Paul Hadjy, Horangi: “cybersecurity is a constant process of discovery and innovation”
The pandemic has cultivated a recent shift to remote work, making businesses more reliant on digital software, such as the...
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More than 40 billion records were exposed in 2021
It won’t have escaped the notice of people watching and reading the news about cyber breaches that such incidents have...
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Popular apps left biometric data, IDs of potentially millions of users in danger
Updated with an official statement from the company on 31 January. Millions of customers of large businesses have been left...
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Was 2021 the year automotive got serious about cybersecurity?
2021 was something of a breakout year for cybersecurity in the automotive industry. For instance, we saw the creation of...
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The majority of ransomware attacks are targeted at the United States
Ransomware attacks have become depressingly common – and new data shows just how frequent they can be. Cybersecurity company Cyberint...
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Mirai botnet used to steal confidential data via IoT devices
The notorious Mirai malware serves as a basis for a whole ecosystem of botnets.Almost six years have passed since the...
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Are Data Loss Prevention systems a viable leak prevention strategy?
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) systems have proven to be highly effective in safeguarding companies’ valuable data from leaks. They earned...
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Metamorphosis in the criminal world: why are ransomware gangs switching to DDoS?
Law enforcement attacks ransomware gangs as fiercely as never before. Striving to survive, those groups will exploit every "business opportunity"...
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40% of all received emails are potentially dangerous: report
As email remains the primary mode of communication both for businesses and individual users, cybercriminals are lurking to take advantage...
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David Putnam, NortonLifeLock: “children and the elderly are among the most vulnerable to identity theft”
As selling and purchasing identities become a thriving market, more providers turn to effectively monitoring the dark web for signs...
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John Wu, Gryphon: “connected devices add a door for some hacker to come into your home”
As our lives majorly shift online, new cyber challenges arise: from security risks of connected devices to the lack of...
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Roger Li, VyprVPN: “privacy is a fundamental human right”
As our lives turn digital, privacy and free internet access become not only a vital human right but an urgent...
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Europol ordered to delete personal data of people not linked to crime
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered Europol to delete huge amounts of personal data which belongs to people not...
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Hackers are now dropping malware into SSD drives through firmware updates
Cyberconscious security experts can repeat the keys to preventing getting hacked like a mantra. Among the bits of advice? Update...
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Fears of cyberattacks increase amid remote work arrangements: report
As more companies shift back to remote operations, worries over cyberattacks rise, with over a half of firms believing that...
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Report highlights the growth in the cyber military-industrial complex
Kaspersky's recent advanced persistent threat report highlighted the growth in state-sponsored hacking groups, with the likes of the Kremlin-backed APT29...
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Assume all your gadgets have been hacked or are hackable – security expert
With humanity's deepening love for gadgets, privacy becomes a privilege, not a given. Cyber walls are not enough to repel...
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Most of us have no idea our accounts are compromised
One of the more interesting features in the Google Chrome browser is to highlight any passwords stored in the browser...
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Looking back: the state of cybersecurity in 2021
A survey of nearly 5,000 executives from Europe, Asia, and North and South America found that over half are largely...
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