10 Nov

Twitter Chief Information Security Officer flies the coop

Troubled social media giant Twitter has lost the services of its chief information and security officer to cap off another chaotic week following its acquisition

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10 Nov

Toward the cutting edge: SMBs contemplating enterprise security

Survey finds SMBs, weary of security failures, curious about detection and response How a company sees its digital security preparedness is critical. Conservative companies might

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10 Nov

A roadmap to better cyber security training

Sponsored Post It’s a common problem when it comes to finding a new job or landing that all important promotion. You need to upgrade your

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10 Nov

Windows breaks under upgraded IceXLoader malware

A malware loader deemed in June to be a “work in progress” is now fully functional and infecting thousands of Windows corporate and home PCs.

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09 Nov

Wells Fargo, Zelle slammed by Liz Warren over rampant online banking fraud

Wells Fargo customers who use Zelle to send and request payments suffer more than twice the rate of fraud and other online scams as people

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09 Nov

Don’t Get Caught Offsides with These World Cup Scams

Authored by: Christy Crimmins and Oliver Devane Football (or Soccer as we call it in the U.S.) is the most popular sport in the world,

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09 Nov

10 common security mistakes and how to avoid them

Do you make these security mistakes and put yourself at greater risk for successful attacks? How much of your personal time do you spend online?

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09 Nov

VMware warns of three critical holes in remote-control tool

VMware has revealed a terrible trio of critical-rated flaws in Workspace ONE Assist for Windows – a product used by IT and help desk staff

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09 Nov

Microsoft squashes six security bugs already exploited in the wild

Patch Tuesday November’s Patch Tuesday also falls on election day in the US, so let’s hope that democracy fares better than Microsoft, which reported six

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08 Nov

Swiss Re wants government bail out as cybercrime insurance costs spike

As insurance companies struggle to stay afloat amid rising cyber claims, Swiss Re has recommended a public-private partnership insurance scheme with one option being a

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08 Nov

Robin Banks crooks back at the table with fresh phish from Russia

Robin Banks, the phishing-as-a-service (PHaaS) platform that was kicked off Cloudflare for malicious activity, is back in action with a Russian service provider and new

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08 Nov

Experian, T-Mobile US settle data spills for mere $16m

Experian and T-Mobile US have reached separate settlements with 40 states in America following a pair of data security breaches in 2012 and 2015. The

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08 Nov

Is stopping ransomware Mission Impossible?

Webinar In April this year the Costa Rican Government declared a national emergency because of a ransomware attack that brought the Ministry of Finance to

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08 Nov

FBI: Russian hacktivists achieve only ‘limited’ DDoS success

Pro-Russia hacktivists’ recent spate of network-flooding bot traffic aimed at US critical infrastructure targets, while annoying, have had “limited success,” according to the FBI. Historically,

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07 Nov

Feds find Silk Road thief’s $1b+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe

A crook who stole more than 50,000 Bitcoins from the dark web souk Silk Road in 2012 has pleaded guilty and lost the lot, with

Author rabih
07 Nov

All the US midterm-related lies to expect when you’re electing

Misinformation related to tomorrow’s US midterm elections hasn’t slowed, according to security researchers.  This includes more misleading election ads on Google, as well “alternate facts”

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07 Nov

Microsoft hits the switch on password-free smartphone authentication

Microsoft is rolling out another way for smartphone and tablet users to protect themselves from phishing attacks as post-pandemic hybrid work pulls more and more

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07 Nov

Oh, look: More malware in the Google Play store

in brief A quartet of malware-laden Android apps from a single developer have been caught with malicious code more than once, yet the infected apps

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