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Trojan Apps

Google pulls 300 apps from Play Store after embedded malware triggers DDoS attack.

09 / 29 / 17

Ransomware Rundown

A flurry of ransomware attacks on Friday caused widespread disruptions throughout the globe, including the UK's NHS system.

05 / 15 / 17

Smart Homes, Dumb Security

On October 21, 2016, many of the world’s most popular websites were incapacitated by a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Users trying to blast off a tweet or listen to their favorite track on Spotify suddenly found themselves stranded on 404-error pages or stalled by perpetual “loading” messages on their browser. The […]

12 / 01 / 16

Security Reminder

The latest Yahoo breach holds the record for the largest single breach of user account. The hack, which occurred in 2014, enabled hackers to collect personal information associated with at least half billion Yahoo accounts—names, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, and even security questions and answers, according to Yahoo’s press release. What’s even scarier […]

09 / 28 / 16

teens and mentor learning data security

Cybersecurity

Your organization manages sensitive information every day. You rely on cybersecurity specialists to protect your data from misuse. The demand for security specialists is skyrocketing, yet a shortage in candidates leaves the industry—and your organization—vulnerable. Symantec reports that the global demand for the cybersecurity workforce is expected to rise to 6 million by 2019, with […]

07 / 26 / 16

Facial-eye recogniction software could be the new password.

Password Fast Forward

These days, traditional passwords are suspect in their ability to handle the safety of our valuable online data. This isn’t a new problem.  Nearly a decade ago, in 2004, Bill Gates was predicting the demise of the alpha-numeric password, calling it a weak spot in security and identity authentication. He was one of the first […]

02 / 27 / 13