Microsoft bans common passwords
If you’re using the Microsoft Account service to sign into the various services offered by the company, and you tried to set up a too commonly used password, you have …
Phishing attacks rise to highest level since 2004
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) observed more phishing attacks in the first quarter of 2016 than at any other time in history. According to a new report, the total …
Security delays digital adoption in banks, billions at stake
$405.3 billion, that’s the Digital Value at Stake (VaS) retail banks have the potential to realize from 2015 to 2017. Yet, in 2015, financial services as a whole captured just …
Europe’s digital competitiveness depends on free data flow
The European Commission today tabled a package of measures to allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services online more easily and confidently across the …
WhatsApp Gold doesn’t exist, it’s a scam that spreads malware
WhatsApp users are once again targeted by malware peddlers, via messages that offer WhatsApp Gold, supposedly an enhanced version of the popular messaging app previously used …
Who’s tracking you online, and how?
Armed with a tool that mimics a consumer browser but is actually bent on discovering all the ways websites are tracking visitors, Princeton University researchers have …
Industry reactions to the EU General Data Protection Regulation
As of today, businesses have just two years to become compliant to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or risk major fines. Businesses will need to take adequate …
Reputation damage and brand integrity: Top reasons for protecting data
Vormetric announced the results of the European Edition of the 2016 Vormetric Data Threat Report. It focuses on responses from IT security leaders in European organisations, …
Consumers have no idea what ransomware is
A new study reveals almost half (43%) of connected consumers today do not know what ransomware is, despite the recent aggressive spread of this type of cyber threat. In …
FBI warns about keyloggers disguised as USB device chargers
A private industry notification issued by the FBI in late April may indicate that keyloggers disguised as USB device chargers have been fund being used in the wild. The …
DMA Locker ransomware ready for mass distribution
According to Malwarebytes’ researcher Hasherezade, we’re in for a lot of pain once the new and improved DMA Locker ransomware starts doing the rounds. Its first …
WPAD name collision bug opens door for MitM attackers
A vulnerability in Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD), a protocol used to ensure all systems in an organization utilize the same web proxy configuration, can be exploited to …
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