by Shawn | Jun 9, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Home Monitoring, Home Protection, Home Security, Malware, Monitoring, Network Security, Networking, Security, Security Breach
If there’s one thing all great SaaS platforms share in common, it’s their focus on simplifying the lives of their end-users. Removing friction for users in a safe way is the mission of single sign-on (SSO) providers. With SSO at the helm, users don’t...
by Shawn | Jun 7, 2021 | Crime, Drama, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Malware, Ransomware, Security, Security Breach
DarkSide, the hacker group behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack earlier this month, received $90 million in bitcoin payments following a nine-month ransomware spree, making it one of the most profitable cybercrime groups. “In total, just over $90...
by Shawn | Jun 4, 2021 | Access Control, Automation, Biometrics, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Security, Security Breach
In today’s digital world, password security is more important than ever. While biometrics, one-time passwords (OTP), and other emerging forms of authentication are often touted as replacements to the traditional password, today, this concept is more marketing...
by Shawn | Jun 2, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Malware, Monitoring, Network Security, News, Security, Security Breach, zero trust
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order, EO, to improve the cybersecurity of the U.S. As the U.S. faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately people’s...
by Shawn | May 31, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Home Security, Malware, Security, Security Breach, Websites
Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its scheduled monthly security update with patches for 55 security flaws affecting Windows, Exchange Server, Internet Explorer, Office, Hyper-V, Visual Studio, and Skype for Business. Of these 55 bugs, four are rated as Critical, 50 are...
by Shawn | May 28, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Security, Security Breach
A recently identified security vulnerability in the official Homebrew Cask repository could have been exploited by an RCE bug through an attacker to execute arbitrary code on users’ machines that have Homebrew installed. The issue, which was reported to the...
by Shawn | May 26, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Security, Security Breach
Last month security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found an unprotected database that contained private information on hundreds of thousands of U.S. veterans. He also discovered evidence that hackers may have stolen that same data during a cyberattack. The...
by Shawn | May 24, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Hacker, Malware, Security, Security Breach
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new security vulnerability bug in Qualcomm chips mobile station modems (MSM) that could potentially allow an attacker to leverage the underlying Android operating system to slip malicious code into mobile phones, undetected....
by Shawn | May 21, 2021 | Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Network Security, Security, Security Breach
New research has uncovered privacy weaknesses in Apple and their wireless file-sharing protocol, AirDrop, that could result in the exposure of a user’s contact information such as email addresses and phone numbers. “As an attacker, it is possible to learn...
by Shawn | May 19, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Security
Antivirus software is nearly as crucial as a PC’s operating system. Even if you’re well aware of potential threats and practice extreme caution, some threats just can’t be prevented without the extra help of an AV program—or a full antivirus suite. You could, for...
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