Fearful Festivities: How to stay cyber safe this festive season
With Christmas Day being mere weeks away, jingle bells and debit cards will be tapping and tinkling for this year’s Black Friday sales. While online shopping offers
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Let’s Ease Up on the Cyber Criminal High Tech Hype
A recent article in Bleeping Computer detailed a new cyber attack technique developed by researchers in the UK that uses
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California grant program is security nightmare
Government’s inability to protect citizen data resulted in at least $36 billion in cyber fraud this year. California may be getting ready to add to that total and setting up small businesses to be hit hard by hackers.
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Interview: Encrypted Attacks are the New Cybersecurity Nightmare
You’d think that encrypted network traffic protects from most cybersecurity threads – think again. Cybercriminals are using encrypted traffic to get past security tools. We spoke with Deepen Desai of Zscaler about the issue.
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Patience and persistence trump technology in SolarWinds attack
As soon as the SolarWinds breach hit the news, press releases started pouring out of the cyber security industry with claims that their products or services would have prevented the breach, but talking to people in the trenches, that is a dangerous claim to believe. The truth it, human error and intention can defeat any security protocol or technology. We talked to Matthew Rosenquist and Steve Hanna about the only way to deal with security: vigilance.
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Embracing automation to level the cyber security playing field
Organisations spend millions to be protected against cyber attacks. But how? Automation could be part of the answer – read why in our latest feature.
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Cybersecurity’s crystal ball: Security experts predict what’s in store in 2021
2020 is a year that nobody could have predicted, and one that few will forget. Looking ahead to 2021, we will undoubtedly be presented with new challenges and evolving threats. 7 cybersecurity experts on what we can expect next year.
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Double Feature: Social Engineering – a Rising Threat
The motto for this year’s cybersecurity awareness Month was “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.” A good advice, since social engineering is still the No.1 attack vector in cybersecurity. We asked two experts to explain how much of a problem social engineering really is, how criminals exploit this and how to prevent against social engineering attacks.
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You’re under attack and you don’t even know it.
Rogue devices, which are intentionally compromised to carry out cyberattacks, become an increasingly popular mean among cybercriminals. Read what to do about them here.
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