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New WannaCryptor-like ransomware attack hits globally: All you need to know
Millennials: Meet the next generation of cybersecurity
Workplace social media security is undoubtedly important for many businesses. In this feature, we answer five key questions relating to it.
Editor • 30 Jun 2017 • 3 min. read
Editor • 29 Jun 2017 • 0 min. read
Numerous reports are coming out on social media about a new ransomware attack in Ukraine, which could be related to the Petya family.
Editor • 27 Jun 2017 • 4 min. read
As baby boomers retire and the employment gap in cybersecurity is plugged by generation x, we look at how millennials are set to shape the industry.
Editor • 23 Jun 2017 • 3 min. read
Ransomware
WannaCryptor attack ‘may have come from Lazarus group’
Experts in the UK and the US have reportedly claimed that the recent global WannaCryptor ransomware attack was initiated by the North Korean Lazarus Group.
Editor • 21 Jun 2017 • 1 min. read
Girl Scouts USA to offer badges on cybersecurity
The Girls Scouts USA is to offer badges on cybersecurity, amid growing concerns that women are still being deprived of opportunities to enter the industry.
Editor • 19 Jun 2017 • 1 min. read
Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center
Industroyer: ICS protocols were developed decades ago with no security in mind
Senior ESET malware researcher Robert Lipovsky discusses Industroyer, the biggest threat to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) since Stuxnet.
Editor • 19 Jun 2017 • 2 min. read
Industroyer poses the highest risk for critical infrastructure since Stuxnet
ESET researchers have been analyzing samples of dangerous malware – detected by ESET as Win32/Industroyer – which is capable of performing an attack on power supply infrastructure. Robert Lipovsky, a researcher at ESET, tells us more.
Editor • 19 Jun 2017 • 0 min. read
Mobile Security
Would you trust your smartphone with your life?
Smartphone security is, of course, essential these days, but how confident are you in your device's ability to help keep you safe and secure?
Editor • 16 Jun 2017 • 3 min. read