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Yesterday’s Dyn DDoS attack may be the way of the future
On Friday (21 October), cyber-criminals mounted a global DDoS attacks on internet services firm Dyn. While it was not immediately clear who was responsible. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation were both said to be...
Netflix Advises Users To Change Password Found in Leak
Netflix has found some of their customers' username+password in data-dumps on the internet - when they found these re-used passwords, they reached out and recommended a password reset. This news was reported by AdWeek, where writer Steve Safran said on Friday that...
Vera Bradley Announces Data Breach at Retail Stores
Vera Bradley, the maker of women’s handbags and accessories, said attackers compromised its payment processing system and were able to steal card data for customers who used cards in the company’s stores from the end of July through late September of this year. It...
Creating a #CyberAware culture in the workplace.
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Top tips for staying safe online – 5 Steps to Staying Safe
Staying safe online isn't as difficult as you think... We're often asked by friends and family, what are the top tips for computer safety - and we've distilled our advice down into 5 "top-tips for online safety" - these are those 5-tip: 1: Update, update and update...
Microsoft Update Issued Today – Adobe Does Also
Adobe and Microsoft today each issued updates to fix critical security flaws in their products. Microsoft’s patch bundle for October includes fixes for at least five separate “zero-day” vulnerabilities - dangerous flaws that attackers were already exploiting prior to...
Did Yahoo spy on its users’ emails for the NSA?
Just when Yahoo email users thought they had settled their long-running privacy dispute with the company, Reuter’s Joseph Menn has revealed that those users’ emails weren’t just being scanned to improve targeted advertising: Yahoo Inc last year secretly built a custom...
Cybercrime in Canada: The impact on SMBs
Cybercrime may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Canada, but these days cybercrime is top of mind for many Canadian small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). In a recent survey of more than 1,000 people working in IT at Canadian companies...
Security fatigue is preventing us from being safe online
Security fatigue is a real thing. The constant barrage of emails and articles about malware, phishing and other malicious attack vectors is turning off those who need to remain vigilant. Researchers have found that we feel overwhelmed at being on constant alert from cyberattacks, so many will ignore the warning signs of a possible attack. Many interviewees said they didn’t think their information was significant enough to be of interest, which caused them to lower their guard regarding cyber-security.
Organizations ‘need to deliver social engineering training’
More focus on how to spot social engineering attacks is needed in organizations, according to an expert. Jenny Radcliffe, who specializes in the “psychology” of this technique, said that organizations now have to move on from social engineering awareness, reported...
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...
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