Tag: security
Beware – that Google Chrome update alert might actually just be malware
There are multiple fake “update your browser” campaigns active right now that are aiming to trick people into installing all kinds of malware on their devices. A new report from Proofpoint observed at least four different campaigns, delivering different malicious software to the victims. The first thing these groups do…
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Phishing threats have hit a new high in 2023
Phishing attacks have seen a lot more successful in 2023 compared to previous years, a new report published by SASE experts Netskope claims. According to the paper, threat actors were three times more successful in their phishing, compared to the attacks at the end of 2022. The success rate is…
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Admins everywhere are making this really basic password security mistake
It seems that even IT admins, who should know better, aren’t even using strong passwords to secure portals. Research from cybersecurity firm Outpost24 has found that out of close to two million admin passwords, over 40,000 of them were simply ‘admin’, a common default password that is supposed to be…
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