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How To

UEFI malware: How to exploit a false sense of security

UEFI malware: How to exploit a false sense of security

How To

UEFI malware: How to exploit a false sense of security

When thinking about security we generally take risk into account. It is well known that risk is a composition of likelihood and potential impact.

Cassius Puodzius19 Oct 2017


Digital Security

Canadian SMBs: The importance of a stable foundation

Canadian SMBs: The importance of a stable foundation

Digital Security

Canadian SMBs: The importance of a stable foundation

You always build from the ground up, and every small-medium business (SMB) must build a strong foundation with their management team.

Shane Curtis19 Oct 2017


Digital Security

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Twitter Chats part 2

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Twitter Chats part 2

Digital Security

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Twitter Chats part 2

In the first part of our series we addressed issues such as the role an everyday internet user has in making the internet a safer place, and ID theft. The second part of the Twitter chat continues with the theme of Simple Steps to Online Safety.

David Harley18 Oct 2017


Privacy

Securing printed data in the ‘paperless’ office

Securing printed data in the ‘paperless’ office

Privacy

Securing printed data in the ‘paperless’ office

Just as there are ways to audit, manage and protect electronic documents, there are ways to manage printed documents, too.

Guest Author17 Oct 2017


Digital Security

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Twitter Chats

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Twitter Chats

Digital Security

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Twitter Chats

We've gathered our own thoughts on the topics chosen each week for this short series of blogs that will be published twice a week.

David Harley16 Oct 2017


Mobile Security, Ransomware

DoubleLocker Android ransomware explained

DoubleLocker Android ransomware explained

Mobile Security, Ransomware

DoubleLocker Android ransomware explained

The infection mechanism works well – which is crucial for determining how big of a deal a piece of malware is.

Editor16 Oct 2017


ESET Research, Mobile Security

DoubleLocker: Innovative Android Ransomware

DoubleLocker: Innovative Android Ransomware

ESET Research, Mobile Security

DoubleLocker: Innovative Android Ransomware

DoubleLocker can change the device’s PIN, preventing victims from accessing their devices, and also encrypts the data it finds in them - a combination that has not been seen previously in the Android ecosystem.

ESET Research13 Oct 2017


Digital Security

Five cool things happening for National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Five cool things happening for National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Digital Security

Five cool things happening for National Cyber Security Awareness Month

National Cyber Security Awareness Month and its events have become top of mind for people and businesses in recent years, given the staggering number of recent data breaches and global ransomware attacks.

Editor11 Oct 2017


Digital Security

Is your SME ready for GDPR?

Is your SME ready for GDPR?

Digital Security

Is your SME ready for GDPR?

The countdown is on. In just over eight months’ time, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force and this will have huge implications for businesses.

Editor10 Oct 2017