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Over 300 phishing and scam websites – many related to coronavirus – have been taken down by UK intelligence services after the general public flagged over 160,000 suspicious email messages. Launched last month, the suspicious email reporting service is an initiative by the UK National Cyber Security Centre – the cyber arm of GCHQ which […] More
You are one data breach away from having your entire online life turned upside down. The problem is passwords, which are hopelessly fragile ways to secure valuable resources. Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by the belief that creating a longer, more complex, harder-to-guess password will somehow make you safer online. You […] More
Video communications company Zoom is buying Keybase, makers of an end-to-end encrypted messaging and cloud storage system. The acquisition is the first purchase in Zoom’s history. Featured stories With Keybase, Zoom users will have the ability to add end-to-end encryption to video calls — a significant development on Zoom’s 90-day security push. Zoom came under […] More
Today sees AMD unveil its Ryzen PRO 4000 chips, the world’s first x86 7nm commercial notebook processors aimed at business users who demand security-centric features and enterprise-grade reliability. AMD is pitching its new Ryzen PRO 4000 processors as “the new standard for modern business PCs” offering what is claimed to be the best performing processor, the […] More
Cisco has disclosed a dozen high-severity flaws affecting its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software. The updates address eight denial-of-service issues affecting its security software, an information disclosure vulnerability, a memory-leak flaw, a path-traversal vulnerability, and an authentication bypass. Networking The bug with the highest CVSS score of 9.1 in […] More
Wait, was it “Idiots39” or “39idiots”? Getty Images/iStockphoto I’d completely forgotten. Actually, I’m not sure I’d ever remembered — or even known — that the first Thursday of May is World Password Day. I’m grateful, therefore, to America’s PR professionals for pestering me into awareness. After all, online security is a booming concern. So sifting […] More
Fresenius, Europe’s largest private hospital operator, has confirmed a ransomware attack that has limited some operations. The Bad Homburg, Germany-based organization told cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs that a “computer virus” has caused a disruption, but there is no impact on patient care. Fresenius employs 290,000 employees in more than 100 countries through a range of […] More
There’s been a big increase in cyberattacks targeting Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) as criminals look to exploit the rise in working from home as a result of the coronavirus and social-distancing measures. RDP is a key component of enabling remote work, allowing employees to connect to their organisation while outside the four walls of […] More
