In the last few years we have seen several high-profile Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against political and financial targets. Many of us remember the attack against Occupy Central in 2014 and the attack against the Church of Scientology […]
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Cyberspace has become an increasingly attractive hunting ground for criminals, activists and terrorists. The technical capabilities and influence of cybercriminals are now equal to those of many governments and organizations. In the next few years, these capabilities will extend far
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Over the past several years, executives at popular antivirus software companies have said in public and on the record that antivirus software is dead. Those statements lead the public to believe that this type of digital security is worthless. However,
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Am I the only one finding the recent upsurge in hotel data breaches troubling on some primal level? You’re in a vulnerable position as a traveler, and you want to believe that the suite you’ve booked is your castle. And
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The holidays are a wonderful time of year, but ‘Tis the Season’ now has a double meaning for both holiday festivities and malicious malware scamming. Malware has been a popular topic of discussion from a movie studio’s network being hacked,
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Ransomware is nothing new. The first known ransomware surfaced in 1989. However, it took the Internet revolution along with automated online payment systems before organized cyber gangs saw that ransomware could become a giant cash cow. We’re talking big money
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If you look around, it’s obvious that we depend on technology in almost every facet of our lives. With each passing year – or sometimes month – the technology we rely on is more connected and interdependent. There are a
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The days of the traditional mafia seem to be numbered–at least as its depicted in movies or on TV. Goodfellas has been replaced by Blackhat as organized crime syndicates evolve to master online crime. It is safer and offers an equal
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Cylance has achieved a number of significant milestones when it comes to computer security. Cylance also hasn’t been shy about showing off its capabilities and demonstrating how effective its software is head-to-head with leading security platforms. Now it wants to
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Many consumers and IT admins at small and medium businesses have a false sense of security stemming from low self-esteem. The prevailing logic assumes that attackers have bigger or more lucrative fish to fry and won’t bother investing the time
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