Tag: security
Many SMBs wouldn’t trust employees with confidential information
New research has uncovered that a third of SMB leaders do not trust employees to handle confidential information, with more than half stating that workers simply do not understand the importance of securing confidential information. Other companies admit to not having sufficient technology or checks to protect confidential information, while…
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Scammers are targeting plastic surgery clinics with extortion scams
Cybercriminals are targeting plastic surgery offices with ransomware, and are using stolen sensitive information to pressure the businesses into paying the ransom demands. Organizations and their workers are urged to tighten up on cybersecurity, work on their privacy on the internet, and be vigilant when getting email and social media…
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Patch WinRAR now – it’s got a major security flaw
Russian and Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been discovered abusing a known vulnerability in the popular archiving tool WinRAR to extract sensitive information such as passwords and other login credentials. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), which usually tracks and analyzes state-sponsored hacking players, claims to have found evidence that the…
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Google just took a major step up in keeping you safe from dodgy Android apps
Google has announced a new security tool to help strike back at hackers who have adopted new techniques to infect and compromise Android endpoints. In a blog post, the company revealed significant improvements to how its Android Play Protect security feature operates. As per the announcement, Google Play Protect will…
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Millions more 23andMe records leaked online
Another database belonging to genetic testing website 23andMe has allegedly been published on a dark net forum, just days after an initial leak was revealed. An individual going by the alias Golem published a database on BreachForums containing sensitive information on four million users. Subsequent TechCrunch investigations confirmed that at…
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Make sure that email from HR is legit – it could be another phishing scam
If you get an email from the human resources (HR) department, just make sure it’s legitimate before opening, because fake HR emails is one of the most common tactics deployed by cybercriminals, experts have warned. This is one of the conclusions echoed in KnowBe4’s latest report on phishing, which found…
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