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Steer clear of tax scams – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Steer clear of tax scams – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Steer clear of tax scams – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

In a rush to file your taxes? Watch out for cybercriminals preying on stressed taxpayers as Tax Day looms large on the horizon.

Editor06 Apr 20231 min. read


Avoiding data backup failures – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Avoiding data backup failures – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Avoiding data backup failures – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a "did you test your backups" day?

Editor31 Mar 20231 min. read


Highlights from TikTok CEO's Congress grilling – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Highlights from TikTok CEO's Congress grilling – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Highlights from TikTok CEO's Congress grilling – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Here are some of the key moments from the five hours of Shou Zi Chew's testimony and other interesting news on the data privacy front

Editor24 Mar 20231 min. read


Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Scammers are looking to cash in on the chaos that has set in following the startling meltdowns of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse

Editor17 Mar 20230 min. read


APT hackers set a honeytrap to ensnare victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

APT hackers set a honeytrap to ensnare victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

APT hackers set a honeytrap to ensnare victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

A request to move an online conversation to a supposedly more secure platform may not be as well-meaning as it sounds

Editor10 Mar 20230 min. read


What does $5,000 buy you on a hacking forum? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What does $5,000 buy you on a hacking forum? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What does $5,000 buy you on a hacking forum? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

A bootkit that ESET researchers have discovered in the wild is the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit that is being peddled on hacking forums

Editor03 Mar 20230 min. read


One year on, how is the war playing out in cyberspace? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

One year on, how is the war playing out in cyberspace? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

One year on, how is the war playing out in cyberspace? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

With the conflict in Ukraine passing the one-year mark, have its cyber-war elements turned out as expected?

Editor24 Feb 20230 min. read


ESET SMB Digital Security Sentiment Report: The damaging effects of a breach

ESET SMB Digital Security Sentiment Report: The damaging effects of a breach

ESET SMB Digital Security Sentiment Report: The damaging effects of a breach

SMBs need to not only reduce their odds of being hit by an attack, but also implement processes that they can follow if their defenses are breached

Editor21 Feb 20233 min. read


Search ads abused to spread malware – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Search ads abused to spread malware – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Search ads abused to spread malware – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Threat actors used search engine ads to impersonate makers of popular software and direct internet users to malicious websites

Editor17 Feb 20231 min. read