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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Why being cyber-smart matters
The campaign may last for a month, but we should remember that cybersecurity is a year-round affair
Amer Owaida • 01 Oct 2021
Hackers could force locked iPhones to make contactless payments
Flaws in Apple Pay and Visa could allow criminals to make arbitrary contactless payments – no authentication needed, research finds
Amer Owaida • 30 Sep 2021
Google releases emergency fix to plug zero-day hole in Chrome
The emergency release comes a mere three days after Google’s previous update that plugged another 19 security loopholes
Amer Owaida • 27 Sep 2021
Bug in macOS Finder allows remote code execution
While Apple did issue a patch for the vulnerability, it seems that the fix can be easily circumvented
Amer Owaida • 23 Sep 2021
Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes actively exploited zero-day and 85 other flaws
The most recent Patch Tuesday includes a fix for the previously disclosed and actively exploited remote code execution flaw in MSHTML.
Amer Owaida • 15 Sep 2021
What is an attack surface and how can you reduce it?
Discover the best ways to mitigate your organization's attack surface, in order to maximize cybersecurity.
Phil Muncaster • 14 Sep 2021
Howard University suffers cyberattack, suspends online classes in aftermath
The university suffered a ransomware attack; however, there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
Amer Owaida • 09 Sep 2021
Don’t use single-factor authentication, warns CISA
The federal agency urges organizations to ditch the bad practice and instead use multi-factor authentication methods
Amer Owaida • 31 Aug 2021
Beyond the pandemic: Why are data breach costs at an all-time high?
It might be tempting to blame the record-high costs of data breaches on the COVID-19 pandemic alone. But dig deeper and a more nuanced picture emerges.
Phil Muncaster • 27 Aug 2021