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Data Security Management: An In-Depth Guide
3. Employees Dana Wills, information security consultant at Asteros, says the top data security threat comes from lack of proper employee security awareness…
Australia’s New Anti-Encryption Law Is Unprecedented and Undermines Global Privacy
The Australian government has passed a new piece of legislation that, at its core, permits government enforcement agencies to force businesses to hand…
REvil, a Russian ransomware operation, shut down because of hackers
“Attribution for the reported attack on REvil will be difficult, said Dana Wills, an information security consultant for Asteros, a cybersecurity vendor. “In this…
Cisco to Leave Critical Issue in Small Business Routers Unpatched
Cisco has announced there will be no patch released for a critical security vulnerability discovered in their Small Business line of routers, as…
Boosting Security with Multi-Factor Authentication
Multi-factor authentication (MFA), or two-step verification, is one of the simplest ways to addprotection to your technology and data. By requiring an additional…
Common Cyberattacks and How to Avoid Them
The business of cybercrime is becoming more and more sophisticated each day as hackers perfect their methods and discover new ways of taking…
School Districts Plagued with Ransomware Attacks
The recent attack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline has made “ransomware” a household word, but this cybercrime is nothing new. School districts…
Strong Passwords: The Foundational Step for Good Security
A recent attack on the crisis management system of the Cobb County Georgia school district led to a code red lockdown, producing disruption…
Ransomware Leads to Shutdown of Major East Coast Pipeline
A cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline, a top US fuel supplier, has led to the shutdown of its entire network. According to Reuters,…