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Cybersecurity is one of the biggest and most important challenges facing businesses of all sizes today. Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and widespread and can cause devastating financial...

Cybersecurity experts have long recognized that users provide the greatest vulnerability to any organization’s security, and with the rise of social engineering schemes, that vulnerability has become...

The US Department of Justice seized 48 Internet domains and charged six suspects for their involvement in running ‘Booter’ or ‘Stresser’ platforms. These platforms allow anyone to easily conduct...

The stolen data consists of scraped public information (such as Twitter IDs, names, login names, locations, and verified status) as well as private phone numbers and email addresses that are not...

Digital footprints cover today's modern workplace. Employees begin making these the moment they're hired. They get a company email address and application logins. They may even update their LinkedIn...

The holiday shopping season is taking off. This means that scammers have also revved up their engines. They're primed and ready to take advantage of all those online transactions.

A new version of the Ursnif malware (a.k.a. Gozi) emerged as a generic backdoor, stripped of its specific banking trojan functionality. This change could indicate that the operators of the new...

The FBI recently released a warning that scammers may target individuals seeking to enroll in the Federal Student Aid program to steal their personal information, payment details, and money. Federal...

The future of business is becoming less about the place we work and more about the way people can work. Almost 65% of high-growth organizations have adopted a ‘productivity anywhere’ approach, with...

It is often assumed only large organizations are targets for the most severe cyberattacks due to their higher worth, large employee base and extended business connections. In fact, small businesses...

“Vulnerable Microsoft SQL servers are being targeted in a new wave of attacks with FARGO ransomware, security researchers are warning. MS-SQL servers are database management systems holding data for...