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Phishing Attacks Are Top Cyber Crime Threat, Easier Than Ever to Create and Deploy
Why is one of cyber crime’s oldest threats still going strong? The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) reports that January 2021 marked an unprecedented high in the APWG’s records, with over…
Identity Management Beyond the Acronyms: Which Is Best for You?
With so many devices and users accessing networks, applications and data, identity access management (IAM) has become a cornerstone of cybersecurity best practices. The short explanation is that you must…
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Twitter limits tweeting as prominent accounts spam out cryptocoin scams
Twitter is investigating a rash of scam tweets from prominent accounts – don’t fall for these scams!
COVID-19 Cybercrime Capitalizing on Brazil’s Government Assistance Program
IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) has been tracking cybercrime capitalizing on the coronavirus pandemic since January, and has observed the geographical areas of this activity shift over…
Beware of emails with “horrible charts” about Covid-19
These charts aren’t “horrible” because of their coronavirus data – they’re horrible because they could let criminals conquer your computer.
What the Data Is Telling Us About the Current Rise in Security Threats During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The current pandemic has shown us what humanity stands for: kindness, care, sharing, giving and all the great values that we have as a global community, especially in hard times.…
ILOVEYOU: The Love Bug virus 20 years on – could it happen again?
If you weren’t using a computer 20 years ago, this is what people mean when they talk with dismay about ILOVEYOU or the Love Bug… This post appeared first on…
Google fights spammy extensions with new Chrome Web Store policy
The policies are specifically meant to fight spam, but they outlaw tactics taken by malicious extensions as well, including fake reviews. This post appeared first on Naked Security Blog by…