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DDoS Attack on Krebs has implications you should be aware of
The recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack on KrebsOnSecurity.com has security implications which are wider reaching that you need to consider. The internet of things or IoT, has the potential to be a massive DDoS weapon and wielding that weapon might eventually hit small businesses with the only obvious options being pay lots of money for protection, or ask Google (alphabet) for help. There are other options!
Growth of cybercrime is ‘ruthless’
Cybercrime has established itself as a permanent fixture in 21st century life, with the number of incidents and victims continuing to rise with dogged determination. This is according to a new report from Europol, which stated that this “relentless growth” is being...
Windows 10 Anniversary Edition Does NOT Play Well with Third Party Security Solutions
Last Month, Microsoft issued the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which changes the way in which security status is presented to home users. Windows Defender now displays a user’s protection status as “off” if any non-Microsoft antivirus protection, including ESET, is...
Security Tips: 5 Easy Ways to Avoid Getting Caught by a Phishing Email
As a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed earlier this year, there has been a notable rise in the number phishing attacks. It’s a widespread problem, posing a huge risk to individuals and organizations (there were, for example, more attacks in...
5 Tips on How to Avoid Phishing Attacks
As a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed earlier this year, there has been a notable rise in the number phishing attacks. It’s a widespread problem, posing a huge risk to individuals and organizations (there were, for example, more attacks in...
Security Tips: Avoiding Phishing and Spear-Phishing Attacks
What is a phishing attack? Phishing is a form of social engineering. Phishing attacks use email or malicious websites in an attempt to solicit personal information. They normally do this by posing as a trusted organization or person within your organization (such as...
Yahoo Breach Loses 500 Million Username and Password
Yahoo (YHOO, Tech30) has confirmed the reports that many millions of its users have had information compromised when "certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 by what it believes is a state-sponsored actor." The company said...
Internet of Things: Tesla Model S Hacked From 12 Miles Away
A team of researchers was able to hack the controls of a Tesla Model S from a distance of 12 miles – adjusting the mirrors, locks and even slamming on the brakes. The Chinese security researchers from Keen Security Labs alerted Tesla to the vulnerability just over a...
Cisco Users Being Hacked With Leaked NSA Hacking Tools
The mainstream media is catching on to a post from last month in RedmondMag.com - about Cisco customers being hacked by "NSA Hacking Tools" - or, to put it another way, tools supposedly leaked from NSA hacker toolkits. By Kurt Mackie - 08/19/2016 Cisco this week...
4 Big Security and Privacy Assumptions that Snowden Undermined
Oliver Stone’s movie about Edward Snowden, which opened on Friday, September 16th, 2016, has a lot of people looking back at one of the biggest information security breaches in US history, the one we learned about in June, 2013. That’s when the UK-based Guardian...
Public WiFi – Your WiFi Security Questions Answered
There are expected to be 350 million Wi-Fi hotspots around the world by 2018. While this brings with it a high level of convenience, there are significant security risks as well. With that in mind, we look at the five top questions you should be asking before...
Microsoft Pushes Out Critical Updates For Windows and Internet Explorer
Yesterday Microsoft released some 14 patch bundles to correct at least 50 flaws in various Windows and associated software systems, including a zero-day bug in Internet Explorer. About half of the updates released by Microsoft Tuesday earned the company’s most dire...
Adobe Pushes Out Critical Flash Update
Adobe has today pushed out a critical Flash Update - please install it today. Adobe’s advisory for this Flash Update is here. It brings Flash to v. 23.0.0.162 for Windows and Mac users. If you have Flash installed, you should update or remove Flash as soon as...
Business security: Securing your data weak points
One of the biggest problems to overcome for business security is trying to work out what areas you need to secure: there is no manual to download or “one model fits all”. Securing your business is simply a case of looking at your potential areas for data loss and...
OPM Breach – Congressional Oversight Report Slams OPM Security Blunders
The massive data breach at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) that exposed background investigations and fingerprint data on many millions of Americans was the result of a cascading series of cyber security mistakes by the agency’s senior leadership on down...
WordPress 4.6 Vulnerability – Update Now
WordPress has released an update for the commonly used Content Management System - WordPress 4.6.1 fixed two vulnerabilities detailed in WPScan Vulnerability Database. There are also 15 additional bugs fixed in the WordPress 4.6.1 release as detailed here: Summary...
Google Chrome fixes serious vulnerabilities, thanks to bug fighters
The latest Google Chrome browser update comes with 33 vulnerability patches, including 13 that are high-severity. It’s all thanks to community contributors and bug fighters who submitted fixes for Chrome’s bug bounty program. Many of the vulnerabilities fixed in this...
Patch now! Recent iOS vulnerability affects Macs too
A week ago, Apple pushed out a small but critical security patch for iOS. That update was iOS 9.3.5, and it fixed a trifecta of previously unknown vulnerabilities that had allegedly been combined to produce a megaexploit. (If you have an iDevice, go to Settings |...
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