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Digital Security

When repairing things you own may make you an outlaw

When repairing things you own may make you an outlaw

Digital Security

When repairing things you own may make you an outlaw

How do you balance the right to repair with the requirement to remain secure?

Cameron Camp23 Mar 2021


Business Security

5 reasons why (not only) financial companies struggle with cybersecurity

5 reasons why (not only) financial companies struggle with cybersecurity

Business Security

5 reasons why (not only) financial companies struggle with cybersecurity

Why do many organizations have a hard time keeping up with the evolving threat landscape and effectively managing their cyber-risks?

Amer Owaida22 Mar 2021


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

A banking trojan masquerades as Clubhouse for Android – The implications of the Verkada breach – A zero-day patched in Chrome

Editor19 Mar 2021


Social Media

7 steps to staying safe and secure on Twitter

7 steps to staying safe and secure on Twitter

Social Media

7 steps to staying safe and secure on Twitter

Follow these easy steps to prevent your Twitter account from being hacked and to remain safe while tweeting

Amer Owaida19 Mar 2021


Privacy

Trust your surveillance? Why hacked cameras are very bad

Trust your surveillance? Why hacked cameras are very bad

Privacy

Trust your surveillance? Why hacked cameras are very bad

When a breach captures a part of us that is unchangeable, does it mean that we have allowed technology to pry too deeply into our lives?

Cameron Camp19 Mar 2021


Cybercrime

FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020

FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020

Cybercrime

FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020

The Bureau received over 28,000 reports of COVID-19-themed scams last year

Amer Owaida18 Mar 2021


Mobile Security

Beware of Android trojan posing as Clubhouse app

Beware of Android trojan posing as Clubhouse app

Mobile Security

Beware of Android trojan posing as Clubhouse app

The malware can grab login credentials for more than 450 apps and bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication

Amer Owaida18 Mar 2021


Digital Security

Google fixes Chrome zero-day bug exploited in the wild

Google fixes Chrome zero-day bug exploited in the wild

Digital Security

Google fixes Chrome zero-day bug exploited in the wild

The latest update patches a total of five vulnerabilities affecting the browser’s desktop versions

Amer Owaida16 Mar 2021


Scams, Business Security

PayPal fraud: What merchants should know

PayPal fraud: What merchants should know

Scams, Business Security

PayPal fraud: What merchants should know

From overpayment to shipping scams, what are some of the most common threats that merchants using PayPal should watch out for?

Amer Owaida15 Mar 2021


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research into exploitation of Microsoft Exchange flaws – How smart sex toys may expose your privacy – E-health versus your personal data

Editor12 Mar 2021


Internet of Things

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Internet of Things

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

ESET researchers investigate what could possibly go wrong when you connect your bedroom to the internet of things

Denise Giusto Bilić and Cecilia Pastorino11 Mar 2021


ESET Research

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

ESET Research

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

ESET Research has found LuckyMouse, Tick, Winnti Group, and Calypso, among others, are likely using the recent Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to compromise email servers all around the world

Matthieu Faou, Thomas Dupuy, Mathieu Tartare10 Mar 2021