Articles about security
Have you ever been out with friends, had a little too much to drink, and left your credit card in a bar? Or maybe you thought you’d stowed your child’s social security card safely away in your desk drawer, but now you can’t find it. It may seem like losing these items is just an […]
As a consultant, one the security biggest problems I see is perception: The threats companies think they face are often vastly different than the threats that pose the greatest risk. For example, they hire me to deploy state-of-the-art public key infrastructure (PKI) or an enterprise-wide intrusion detection system when really what they need is better […]
Sony became the latest entertainment company to suffer at the fingertips of hackers after their PlayStation social media channels were temporarily hacked on Sunday evening. The post PlayStation social media accounts briefly hacked appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
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Many of the components required to commit cybercrime can be bought and sold online if you know the right part of the internet in which to look. The post Cybercrime update: Big trouble in dark markets? appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
While you might not think tennis and cybersecurity have much in common, both can be unpredictable and therefore require you to keep your eye on the ball. The post Rogers Cup ‘Tech and Tennis Day’ cybersecurity panel appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
The Cyber News Rundown brings you the latest happenings in cyber news weekly. Who am I? I’m Connor Madsen, a Webroot Threat Research Analyst, and a guy with a passion for all things security. Any more questions? Just ask. Scottish Parliament Successfully Stops Cyberattack Officials in the Scottish Parliament have issued a statement regarding a […]
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NOTE: This blog post discusses active research by Webroot into an emerging threat. This information should be considered preliminary and will be updated as more data comes in. New variants of Locky—Diablo and Lukitus—have surfaced from the ransomware family presumed by many to be dead. After rising to infamy as one of the first major […]
Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) together with the growing number of data breaches are the most pressing reasons why small and medium businesses are implementing data protection technologies – including encryption. The post Buying encryption? Five good questions to ask before you do appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
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Google has rewarded a Uruguayan student with $10,000 after he exposed a security flaw that could allow hackers to access sensitive data. The post Google pays $10,000 for student’s bug appeared first on WeLiveSecurity