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CybersecurityWindows Is The Prime Target For Cyber Criminals
Microsoft Windows is at the heart of most businesses.
December 22, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityFBI Program Tasked with Infrastructure Security Compromised
The FBI program tasked with ensuring critical infrastructure security has been compromised by hackers, who now offer access to the program's data on the dark web.
December 22, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityBackup Myths For Cloud Platforms
There are several backup myths circulating that you should be aware of, including believing that robust backup is included in your cloud platform, backup protects you against ransomware and all backup is the same.
December 22, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityData Breach at Sequoia One Exposes Sensitive Customer Information
What do you do when your most personal information has been compromised? This is likely the question that customers of Sequoia One asked themselves earlier this month as they were informed that the company had been hacked.
December 20, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityCisco Reports Critical IP Phone Vulnerability
As a business owner, it's important to stay informed about potential vulnerabilities that could impact your organization. Recently, Cisco reported a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20968, affecting its IP Phone 7800 and 8800 Series.
December 19, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityLast Microsoft Edge Update for 2022
A new version of Microsoft Edge is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. While the update is relatively small, it contains two feature upgrades and significant security fixes, including one for the Chromium engine's "Type confusing in V8" vulnerability.
December 16, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityWhen Can You Finally Forget Your Password?
Passkeys are becoming more popular as more of the big names in password management announce their support for something new.
December 15, 2022 1 min -
CybersecuritySocial Media Identity Theft
As a business owner, what would you do if someone created a fake social media account with your name, your picture, and your images only to then reach out to your friends, family members, and customers with the sole purpose of scamming them out of large sums of cash?
December 12, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityApple Announces Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
Apple released several new security features on December 7th, 2022, designed to keep users' sensitive data and communications secure. Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is one of the most notable features for Apple users. In order to protect sensitive data stored in iCloud, such as voice memos, photos, notes, and more, Apple's new Advanced Data Protection feature uses end-to-end encryption. With Advanced Data Protection, Apple is expanding the number of data categories to 23 from the current 14.
December 10, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityAre Your Employees Holiday Shopping From Work?
We are in the holiday season and that means a lot of online shopping which also means online scams are in full bloom.
December 8, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityWhat Are the Advantages of Implementing Conditional Access?
It seems that nearly as long as passwords have been around, they’ve been a major source of security concern. Eighty-one percent of security incidents happen due to stolen or weak passwords. Additionally, employees continue to neglect the basics of good cyber hygiene.
December 7, 2022 4 min -
CybersecuritySiriusXM Flaw Unlocks Vehicles and More
A somewhat concerning flaw has been fixed by SiriusXM that would allow unauthorized individuals to unlock doors remotely and start engines by only having the vehicle identification number (VIN).
December 6, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityEnd-to-End Encryption for Dropbox Business Users
Dropbox has announced its plans to purchase several key assets from Boxcryptor so that it is able to provide end-to-end encryption for its business users. In addition, the partial merger between the two companies will enable Dropbox to better meet its client's needs, including an enhanced level of security for cloud storage.
December 5, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityLastest LastPass Security Incident
According to LastPass CEO Karim Toubba, the password manager has been hacked once again.
December 3, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityAmazon Security Lake Aims to Enhance Cybersecurity for Businesses
The new security-focused data lake solution from Amazon Web Services (AWS), unveiled at re:Invent 2022, aims to give consumers more value from their security data.
December 2, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityScammers Impersonating Refund Payment Portals
The FBI warns about scammers pretending to be refund payment gateways from financial institutions to steal sensitive information from unsuspecting victims.
November 30, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityTwitter’s Data Leak Exposes Over 5.4 Million Users
Earlier this year, Twitter confirmed that an API vulnerability had caused a massive data leak containing non-public information for over 5.4 million Twitter users.
November 29, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityPhishing-as-a-Service on the Rise with Caffeine
Threat actors may now launch their own sophisticated assaults thanks to the emergence of Phishing as a Service (PhaaS) platforms like "Caffeine." Through an open registration procedure, anyone who wishes to launch their phishing campaign can sign up on these platforms.
November 28, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityAre Your Smart Devices (Siri, Alexa, Google) Eavesdropping On You?
Have you ever had a conversation about a topic, and then later that day you start seeing news, ads or updates about that subject, and said to yourself, “This can’t be a coincidence”?
November 28, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityVice Society Claims Cincinnati State College Cyberattack
Data allegedly stolen from Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has been leaked after Vice Society attacked the campus.
November 26, 2022 2 min
