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COVID-19

FBI, CISA warn of spike in vishing attacks

FBI, CISA warn of spike in vishing attacks

COVID-19

FBI, CISA warn of spike in vishing attacks

Cybercriminals take aim at teleworkers, setting up malicious duplicates of companies' internal VPN login pages

Amer Owaida25 Aug 2020


COVID-19

Mobile security threats amid COVID-19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

Mobile security threats amid COVID-19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

COVID-19

Mobile security threats amid COVID-19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

ESET malware researcher Lukas Stefanko gives us a peek behind the scenes of his analysis of CryCryptor ransomware and puts the threat into a broader context

Gabrielle Ladouceur Despins15 Jul 2020


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COVID-19 contact tracing – technology panacea or privacy nightmare?

COVID-19 contact tracing – technology panacea or privacy nightmare?

COVID-19

COVID-19 contact tracing – technology panacea or privacy nightmare?

Can a technological intervention stem the pandemic while avoiding the privacy pitfalls of location tracking?

Tony Anscombe30 Jun 2020


COVID-19

Majority of new remote employees use their personal laptops for work

Majority of new remote employees use their personal laptops for work

COVID-19

Majority of new remote employees use their personal laptops for work

And many of them didn’t receive any new security training or tools from their employer to properly secure the devices, a study finds

Amer Owaida23 Jun 2020


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Digital transformation could be accelerated by COVID-19

Digital transformation could be accelerated by COVID-19

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Digital transformation could be accelerated by COVID-19

The pandemic has highlighted the need for businesses to act with alacrity and prepare for the long haul – and to do so with cybersecurity in mind

Tony Anscombe07 May 2020


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It's no time to let your guard down as coronavirus fraud remains a threat

It's no time to let your guard down as coronavirus fraud remains a threat

COVID-19

It's no time to let your guard down as coronavirus fraud remains a threat

Scammers rehash old campaigns, create credit card-stealing websites and repurpose information channels to milk the COVID-19 crisis for all it's worth

Amer Owaida01 May 2020


COVID-19, Business Security

Work from home: Should your digital assistant be on or off?

Work from home: Should your digital assistant be on or off?

COVID-19, Business Security

Work from home: Should your digital assistant be on or off?

Being at your beck and call is central to the "personality" of your digital friend, but there are situations when the device could use some time off

Tony Anscombe20 Apr 2020


COVID-19

Scams, lies, and coronavirus

Scams, lies, and coronavirus

COVID-19

Scams, lies, and coronavirus

Scams demanding bitcoin on pain of infecting you with the coronavirus gain their fair share of shine among schemes with a thin veneer of plausibility

Guest Author17 Apr 2020


COVID-19

Apple releases mobility data to help combat COVID-19

Apple releases mobility data to help combat COVID-19

COVID-19

Apple releases mobility data to help combat COVID-19

The tool, which comes after a similar effort by Google, looks at how people’s traveling behavior has changed since the start of the pandemic

Amer Owaida16 Apr 2020