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Image: Getty Images Security researchers have warned of “increasing and unsustainable stress levels” in the cybersecurity workforce resulting from persistent ransomware threats and looming, large-scale attacks, which are pushing security professionals towards abandoning the industry altogether. A report by cybersecurity company Deep Instinct found that 46% of senior and executive-level cybersecurity professionals have considered quitting […] More

Mysterious hacker hands typing on a laptop keyboard. Getty A newly discovered stealthy piece of Linux malware called Syslogk delivers a backdoor that remains hidden on the targeted machine until its controller, from anywhere on the internet, transmits so-called ‘magic packets’.  According to researchers at Avast, the Syslogk Linux rootkit delivers the backdoor trojan known […] More

If you’re a network administrator managing a Windows deployment in a large enterprise, be extra cautious here.  Microsoft Welcome to the latest installment of Ask ZDNet, where we answer the questions that make your IT guy go ‘Huh.’ In the mailbag this week: A reader wants to use the Windows 10 Pro license on an […] More

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If you’re carrying unencrypted data around with you, then you should stop doing that. The consequences of losing data can range from embarrassing to damaging to potentially opening up your company to legal headaches.But encrypting data on external drives used to be a pain. You had to run an application and sometimes that wouldn’t work on certain platforms, and it all would quickly turn into a big hassle.But those days are over. A drive like the new Kingston IronKey Vault Privacy 80 SSD More

Getty Images/Nitat Termmee The shift to remote work and cloud-computing services has made it harder to secure businesses from attack, especially in the face of ongoing shortages of skilled security staff, according to Gartner. But that’s just part of the change the tech analyst firm foresees in the security landscape. Special Feature “Organizations worldwide are […] More

Google has released updates for Chrome to fix seven security vulnerabilities – including four classed as high risk – discovered in the browser used by millions around the world.  According to an alert by the United States Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency (CISA), attackers could exploit the vulnerabilities in Google Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux […] More

Cyber criminals are sending out millions of phishing emails a day, using extortion and other schemes to steal Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from victims.  The phishing attacks use a variety of techniques to trick people into transferring sums of Bitcoin, including phony requests for charity donations and business email compromise (BEC) scams.  According to a […] More