ESET’s Lysa Myers offer a detailed and comprehensive overview on how to stay safe against ransomware attacks, a threat that is growing in prominence.
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Cybercrime in Canada: The impact on SMBs
A new survey, conducted by Ipsos and sponsored by ESET, finds that one in four Canadian SMBs with yearly revenues of $10 million or more have been hit by a cyberattack.
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Here it is – Google’s new Pixel smartphone
After a bunch of “exposures” and “leaks” all about Google’s new smartphone Pixel it’s finally there – and you will not a bit feel reminded of the iPhone 6S 🙂
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Avira at it-sa 2016: New product portfolio for customers
We will present our latest security technology for small- and mid-size businesses, including management and OEM solutions, at this year’s it-sa in Nuremberg. From October 18 – 20, 2016, you can learn all about our latest product portfolio and get advice from Avira experts in Hall 12, Booth 662.
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Kaspersky Lab Reveals Advanced Persistent Threat, StrongPity
Kaspersky Lab today announced a stealthy threat actor known as StrongPity, a technically capable Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) interested in encrypted data and communications, according to a paper presented at Virus Bulletin by Kaspersky Lab principal security researcher, Kurt Baumgartner.
When ads go bad: Spotify ads served malicious content to free users
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The only thing worse than annoying advertisements are malicious advertisements.
A Wrinkle in Cybercrime
Do you know the difference between a tesser and a Voronoi tessellation?
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Cybersecurity: SMBs At Greater Risk [infographic]
In Part 3 of our exploration of the state of cybersecurity — Part 1 examined the basics of business security, including the core functions (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover), while Part 2 addressed the growing and evolving threat environment — we find that the size of your organization doesn’t matter when it comes to risks. The ugly truth is that all organizations are vulnerable, particularly small and medium businesses, which do not offer the financial potential of larger organizations, but also have neither the skills nor resources of wealthier targets.
TalkTalk receives record fine for security failings that resulted in 2015 cyberattack
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) hits TalkTalk with record fine for failing to take basic security measures to protect customer information.
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This is why you should “tether†your work phone
The tablets or smartphones at your office connect to either 3G or 4G (which is better than WiFi). When tablets and other connected devices (like smartphones or smartwatches) become essential to an employee’s work, then it is essential these employees are properly trained on using them safely. Surely, workers think that connecting an office device to their data is much safer than using a WiFi Network.
Whether you connect with 3G or 4G, Regardless of how you connect to the net, your tablets and phones will all connect to the internet in the same way, whether you use 3G or 4G: the internet provider has the power in giving us access to the internet. What’s interesting about this? Well, in the case of WiFi connection, the provider always sends encrypted data.
Although there is no confirmation that the internet you connect to on your mobile devices is 100% secure, what we do know is that the possibility of a cyberattack through a 3G or 4G connection is much lower than through a WiFi network. However, Spanish cybersecurity experts recently demonstrated how it is possible to attack a 3G or 4G connected device, but its still in the proof of concept phase.
Fortunately, in order for cybercriminals to perform these 3G attacks, the resources are excessive. This makes it the safer option. Especially if the device in question is protected by a solution consistent with the company and its private information.
In fact, this is your better option, even for a laptop. It is safer to use your Smartphone or Tablet as a sharing point than connect to an unsecure public network—this is called “tethering”. With tethering, you can connect your computer to your mobile device’s data. Here’s another great option that’s a little easier and does the same thing: a 3G USB Flash Drive.
In the end, protecting your business’s private information is the most important, and most of it is managed using these same tablets or smartphones. It is recommended that businesses choose an internet connection with a powerful data plan: any WiFi network (even some private ones) are less secure than the 3G or 4G one we enjoy on our smartphones. Encrypted business information is worth the price of a great data plan with GBs and GBs of internet.
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