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Check cybersecurity pre-invest – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Check cybersecurity pre-invest – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Check cybersecurity pre-invest – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

When you invest in a company, do you check its cybersecurity? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new cybersecurity rules.

Editor04 Aug 20231 min. read


Is backdoor access oppressive? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Is backdoor access oppressive? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Is backdoor access oppressive? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Bills granting access to end-to-end encrypted systems, opportunity for cybercriminals, abuse by authority, human rights, and tech companies leaving the UK?

Editor28 Jul 20231 min. read


What happens if AI is wrong? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What happens if AI is wrong? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What happens if AI is wrong? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Responses generated by ChatGPT about individual people could be misleading or harmful or spill their personal information. What are the takeaways for you as a ChatGPT user?

Editor21 Jul 20231 min. read


Key findings from ESET Threat Report H1 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Key findings from ESET Threat Report H1 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Key findings from ESET Threat Report H1 2023 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Here's how cybercriminals have adjusted their tactics in response to Microsoft's stricter security policies, plus other interesting findings from ESET's new Threat Report

Editor14 Jul 20231 min. read


Emotet: sold or on vacation? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Emotet: sold or on vacation? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Emotet: sold or on vacation? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Originally a banking trojan, Emotet later evolved into a full-blown botnet and went on to become one of the most dangerous cyberthreats worldwide

Editor07 Jul 20230 min. read


The good, the bad and the ugly of AI – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The good, the bad and the ugly of AI – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The good, the bad and the ugly of AI – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The growing use of synthetic media and the difficulties in distinguishing between real and fake content raise a slew of legal and ethical questions

Editor30 Jun 20231 min. read


What to know about the MOVEit hack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What to know about the MOVEit hack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What to know about the MOVEit hack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The US government has now announced a bounty of $10 million for intel linking the Cl0p ransomware gang to a foreign government

Editor23 Jun 20230 min. read


Is a RAT stealing your files? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Is a RAT stealing your files? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Is a RAT stealing your files? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Could your Android phone be home to a remote access tool (RAT) that steals WhatsApp backups or performs other shenanigans?

Editor16 Jun 20230 min. read


Mixing cybercrime and cyberespionage – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Mixing cybercrime and cyberespionage – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Mixing cybercrime and cyberespionage – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

A crimeware group that usually targets individuals and SMBs in North America and Europe adds cyberespionage to its activities

Editor09 Jun 20230 min. read