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Business Security
Ransomware
Resilience in the face of ransomware: A key to business survival
Making it stick: How to get the most out of cybersecurity training
Malware
Backdoor added to PHP source code in Git server breach
Had the incident gone unnoticed, the attackers could have taken over websites using the tainted code
Amer Owaida • 30 Mar 2021
Mobile Security
Apple rushes to patch zero-day flaw in iOS, iPadOS
The bug is under active exploitation by unknown attackers and affects a wide range of devices, including iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches
Amer Owaida • 29 Mar 2021
Video
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Security and your right to repair – Scams offer fake COVID-19 vaccines and ask for Bitcoin – Jail time for a disgruntled IT contractor
Editor • 26 Mar 2021
COVID-19
Warning issued over scams touting fake COVID-19 vaccines, asking for Bitcoin
Money doesn’t buy you happiness – cryptocurrency doesn’t buy you a genuine COVID-19 vaccine
Amer Owaida • 25 Mar 2021
Cybercrime
Vengeful IT worker gets jail time for deleting company’s Microsoft user accounts
The company was left to deal with three months’ worth of IT problems
Amer Owaida • 24 Mar 2021
Scams
Almost $2 billion lost to BEC scams in 2020
Nearly half of reported cybercrime losses in 2020 were the result of BEC fraud, according to an FBI report
Amer Owaida • 23 Mar 2021
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 Camp • 23 Mar 2021
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 Owaida • 22 Mar 2021
A banking trojan masquerades as Clubhouse for Android – The implications of the Verkada breach – A zero-day patched in Chrome
Editor • 19 Mar 2021
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 Owaida • 19 Mar 2021
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 Camp • 19 Mar 2021
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 Owaida • 18 Mar 2021
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