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Amer Owaida • 30 Oct 2020 • 4 min. read
Digital Security
5 scary data breaches that shook the world
Over 100,000 machines remain vulnerable to SMBGhost exploitation
Internet of Things, Business Security
IoT security: Are we finally turning the corner?
Just in time for Halloween, we look at the haunting reality of data breaches and highlight five tales that spooked not only the cyber-world
Amer Owaida • 30 Oct 2020
The patch for the critical flaw that allows malware to spread across machines without any user interaction was released months ago
Amer Owaida • 29 Oct 2020
Better IoT security and data protection are long overdue. Will they go from an afterthought to everyone's priority any time soon?
Tony Anscombe • 29 Oct 2020
‘Among Us’ players hit by major spam attack
In-game chats were flooded with messages from somebody who tried to coerce players into subscribing to a dubious YouTube channel
Amer Owaida • 26 Oct 2020
Internet of Things
Securing medical devices: Can a hacker break your heart?
Why are connected medical devices vulnerable to attack and how likely are they to get hacked? Here are five digital chinks in the armor.
Cameron Camp • 23 Oct 2020
Cybercrime
Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID-19
Scammers even run their own dark-web “travel agencies”, misusing stolen loyalty points and credit card numbers
Amer Owaida • 22 Oct 2020
Google patches Chrome zero-day under attack
In addition to patching the actively exploited bug, the update also brings fixes for another four security loopholes
Amer Owaida • 21 Oct 2020
How safe is your USB drive? Understanding USB security risks
What are some of the key security risks to be aware of when using USB flash drives and how can you mitigate the threats?
Amer Owaida • 20 Oct 2020
Microsoft issues two emergency Windows patches
The flaws, neither of which is being actively exploited, were fixed mere days after the monthly Patch Tuesday rollout
Amer Owaida • 19 Oct 2020
