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: 5 minutes Today’s businesses are spending more than ever before on cybersecurity solutions. But, all this spending is doing little to curtail the damage cybercrime is causing or to reduce companies’ vulnerability and risk. Worldwide spending on cybersecurity products and services exceeded $114 billion in 2018, and Gartner forecasts the market will grow at a vigorous 8.7%…

Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to data breaches, 2019 already looks ominous. More than one billion records were exposed in the first quarter of the year alone, with a greater number of individual incidents reported than in any previous year. We’re seeing more stolen credentials for sale on the Dark Web than at any time in history—along…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Two months have passed since the city of Baltimore was hit by the latest in a string of ransomware attacks targeting municipalities, and things still aren’t completely back to normal. The attack, perpetrated by an unknown cyber criminal, impacted over 10,000 municipal government-owned computers, and disrupted tax collection and city employees’ access to their email…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Usually summer means vacation and relaxation. But as we’ve seen in recent history, summer plans can be brutally disrupted when cyber threats strike. Just two years ago, the headquarters of A.P. Møller-Maersk, shipping conglomerate in Copenhagen, was virtually destroyed due to infectious malware called NotPetya. On the eve of a national holiday, employees were preparing…

Reading Time: 3 minutes For millions of Americans, the Fourth of July means fireworks, picnics and barbecues, and the chance to take a much-needed vacation. According to AAA, 2019 is going to be one for the record books. Nearly 49 million Americans are planning a getaway over the holiday weekend this year, the most since record keeping began in…

Reading Time: 3 minutes   Source: Comodo One of the most well-known ransomware attacks occurred in May 2017, when the Wannacry attack unfolded. That attack affected over 200,000 users and infected more than 300,000 computers. CBS News estimated the WannaCry attack resulted in losses upwards of $4 billion. How? When hundreds of thousands of computers cease working in 150…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Digital transformation is creating a wealth of new opportunities for today’s businesses, but it’s also increasing the risks to the security of their data and information assets. From “living-off-the-land” attacks to novel strains of ransomware, it seems each new day brings potential dangers. With attackers constantly innovating, it can be a real challenge to design…

Reading Time: 3 minutes Not all fads and technology last the test of time. In the 1990s, Olestra, a no-calorie artificial fat appeared in snack foods. It promised consumers the ability to eat delicious and fattening foods without gaining weight. Unfortunately, Olestra had a swift fall from grace when angry consumers, felled by crippling gastrointestinal pains, filed lawsuits. Let’s…

Reading Time: 5 minutes With millions of people using the Internet daily for several different activities ranging from paying bills to buying and selling, the need for a reliable Internet security measure is indeed increasing. This insists on the need for Internet security to be able to protect financial details and everything handled by an organization’s network hardware or…