Reading Time: 3 minutes It can be hard to imagine a world in which an attempted hack attack occurs roughly every 39 seconds. But research shows that’s the world we live in. Some organizations stay in a permanent defensive crouch, running scans and madly installing security patches as needed. While those are good ways to prevent a cyber attack,…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month By Learning to Protect Against Ransomware Attacks It’s the season for pumpkin picking, leaves changing color, getting ready for Halloween parties and trick-or-treating. But ghosts and ghouls aren’t the only scary things you’ll be seeing this month: October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time when business leaders and…

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Incidents of user data theft skyrockets day by day. This time a massive data leak hit the customers of Tanzhishuju.com, a Chinese financial company developed by Shanghai Bochi Information Technology Co., Ltd. The company provides customers with a diversity of finance-related services: Small loans, online P2P credit, banking, leasing industry, and third-party payments. It…

Reading Time: 1 minute Researchers at Tenable disclosed unpatched vulnerabilities in Comodo Antivirus which were patched as of the 7.29.2019 11.4.0.7655  hotfix.   Customers should update endpoints via Auto-update or manually on Endpoint Manager->Device List, as usual. Remember to check the Default Client Version settings in Portal Set-up before updating your clients. The hotfix contain remediation for (CVE-2019-3969, CVE-2019-3970), (CVE-2019-3971), (CVE-2019-3972) (CVE-2019-3973)…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Valentine’s Day is a boon to restaurants, retailers, flower shops, online dating sites – and cyber hackers. That’s because consumers’ defenses are down, as they search for great deals on gifts for loved ones – or seek to start a new relationship online. As a result, company networks, from mid-market B2B enterprises to small and…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Imagine that you’re surfing the web, and suddenly a popup appears on your screen with an ominous message. “Your computer has been infected with a virus. Call our toll-free number immediately for help.” People savvy enough to understand how legitimate antivirus software works, and those knowledgeable about phishing techniques will recognize those warnings as fake….

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Geneva Convention was signed in 1949, a reaction of sorts to World War II. The Second Great War was completely devastating to Europe, to combatants and civilians alike, and the Convention called for warring parties to treat prisoners of war humanely, and to protect civilians in or around war zones. It’s actually a series…

Reading Time: 4 minutes Cybercriminals fond of celebration dates like Thanksgiving Day — but not for the same reason that upstanding people do. For the perpetrators, it’s the favorite time to attack. Why? Because people are tuned on pleasant and good thoughts and feelings on such days. Unfortunately, it makes them more vulnerable. When they see a greeting letter…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Thanksgiving is a cultural holiday which signifies peace, thankfulness, and the beginning of the festive season. It was in the year1789, President George Washington declared a day in late November as one for public thanksgiving and prayer. However, it was not until 1863 (during the Civil War) that Thanksgiving was recognized as a federal holiday…

Reading Time: 6 minutes If the headline above frightened or at least alarmed you, that means you really can fall prey of this cybercrime. Because it is a bit different from others. While the perpetrators usually aim at a vulnerability of your PC, this attack targets vulnerabilities of your mind. Throughout the crooks use no malware, it lets them…