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In Q1 of 2022, fintech companies experienced 2.5 times more attacks than in the two previous years. The growing rate of cybercrime has added to the market unrest and …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Beware of password-cracking software for PLCs and HMIs! A threat actor is …

On July 19, 2022, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis hosted the National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit at the White House. The event focused on building the cyber …

Companies with small security teams continue to face a number of distinctive challenges that place these organizations at greater risk than larger enterprises, according to …

Regulation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has always been a contentious subject. Those against claim it stymies growth of a nascent industry, while those advocating for it …

As the popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) grows, organizations and consumers must remain vigilant or risk becoming a victim of fraud, as account takeover attacks – where …

Many companies struggle to understand malicious activity and its effects while a security incident is in progress. It eats up time and resources that defenders need to contain …

A new report from Osterman Research codifies the increasing dependence of businesses upon their mobile apps, and reveals a jarring disconnect between the strategic importance …

SMB owners across the globe are still relying only on usernames and passwords to secure critical employee, customer, and partner data, according to the Global Small Business …

ESET researchers discovered CloudMensis, a macOS backdoor that spies on users of compromised Macs and uses public cloud storage services to communicate back and forth with its …

In this Help Net Security video, Bernard Brantley, CISO at Corelight, discusses why organizations need to rethink their data strategy, challenging the assumption that they …

Cybercriminals typically rely on weak passwords to break into online accounts of unsuspecting victims, which often leads to severe consequences. But despite understanding the …