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CybersecurityIf You Have Employees Working From Home, Here Are Three Things All Remote Employees Must Do Now To Prevent Your Company From Being Hacked
The last few years have seen countless companies going to a hybrid work model. According to a survey by Envoy over 77% of businesses have some full or part-time remote employees.
November 4, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityZoom Fixes Severe Security Vulnerability for Mac Users
There is no doubt that Zoom has become very popular in the business and academic sectors, as it is widely used for video conferencing and voice-over IP (VoIP).
November 3, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityThe Evolution of Callback Phishing Scams
Phishing is one of the oldest forms of cybercrime. It continues to grow and evolve, making it difficult for people to defend themselves.
November 2, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityDuckDuckGo for Mac Comes with New Privacy Features
DuckDuckGo announced on October 18, 2022, that the beta version of its Mac desktop app is now available for all Mac users.
November 1, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityDucktail Malware Returns With New PHP Variant
An advanced PHP variant of the Ducktail malware poses a risk to Facebook users.
October 31, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityDDoS IP Protection: A New, Low-Cost Option for SMB
Microsoft announced the Azure DDoS IP Protection released as a public preview on October 19, 2022. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can now benefit from DDoS protection with a pricing model customized to their specifications.
October 29, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityFortinet Security Updates
Fortinet addressed a critical vulnerability that gave remote access to numerous services and was being exploited by threat actors in the wild.
October 27, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityToyota T-Connect Database Exposed
On October 7, 2022, Toyota Motor Corporation made an announcement that the personal information of approximately 296,000 consumers had been compromised.
October 26, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityPersonal Information Compromised in City of Tucson Data Breach
In light of a recent data breach, the City of Tucson, Arizona, is alerting approximately 123,000 citizens that their personal information has been compromised. The issue was detected in May 2022, but the city's investigation didn't conclude until last month.
October 24, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityAkamai Finds 13 Million Malicious Domains Each Month
According to a new Akamai analysis, the company's experts classified about 79 million domains as dangerous in the first half of 2022; based on a NOD (newly observed domain) dataset, this is about 13 million malicious domains per month, representing 20.1% of all the successfully resolved NODs.
October 22, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityIntel Confirms Leak of Alder Lake BIOS Source Code
After a source code leak was posted by an unidentified third party on 4chan and GitHub last week, the technology giant Intel has confirmed that confidential source code related to its Alder Lake CPUs has been leaked.
October 20, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityThieves Are Tracking Cars To Steal With Apple AirTags
With the recent addition of Apple’s AirTag technology, criminals have been able to tag and track your cars so they can steal later, when you least expect it.
October 19, 2022 3 min -
CybersecurityCloudflare Revolutionizes CAPTCHAs
Turnstile, an ambitious new project from Cloudflare, aims to do away with the CAPTCHAs that are now being used on the internet to confirm users are not robots.
October 18, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityInsider Threats Are Getting More Dangerous! Here's How to Stop Them
One of the most difficult types of attacks to detect are those performed by insiders.
October 17, 2022 4 min -
CybersecurityDDoS Attacks Target Major U.S. Airports
Some major U.S. airports' websites were inaccessible early on Monday, October 10, 2022, due to a coordinated denial-of-service assault orchestrated by professional hackers. However, officials said flights were unaffected.
October 17, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityCybersecurity Attack Hits U.S. Healthcare System
On October 4th, 2022 a cybersecurity incident has disrupted CommonSpirit Hospitals. With more than 150,000 employees, 20,000 physicians, and serving 21 million patients, CommonSpirit Hospitals is the second-largest nonprofit hospital system in the nation. In 21 states, CommonSpirit operates more than 1,000 care sites and 140 hospitals.
October 15, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityModern Criminals Are Unlocking And Stealing Cars In Minutes
Cars have been adapting to more advanced technologies, but so have thieves. With the recent implementation of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in cars, alongside exposed ODB2 (On-Board Diagnostics 2) ports, thieves have been able to unlock and steal cars wirelessly in minutes.
October 14, 2022 4 min -
CybersecurityUpdated Malware Attacks Point of Sale Devices
This year, security experts have found three updated versions of Prilex malware that target point-of-sale systems.
October 13, 2022 2 min -
CybersecurityIs It Zoom You're Downloading...Or Is It Malware?
Zoom is one of the "go to" tools for business video calls for many of us. It is easy to download and install it.
October 12, 2022 1 min -
CybersecurityCreate a Secure Environment for Remote Workers
Having remote workers in your business is a great way to expand cost-effectiveness and helps your business grow. But, unfortunately, many businesses have issued remote workers limited access to the network to protect important information. Knowing this, hackers are finding creative ways to access networks and steal vital information.
October 12, 2022 2 min
