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The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymore
With many organisations now having a significant portion of staff working remotely—and as things are looking, this is going to be the longterm reality—the old model of how companies support a "mobile" workforce is not exactly holding up well. Some companies are now...
Apple Silicon M1 is everything Apple promised — so what’s next?
If you were skeptical about how good Apple Silicon would be on launch, you weren't alone. In switching over from Intel chips to its own processors, Apple was opening out a huge surface -- both hardware and software -- to show-stopping bugs. But now that Macs powered...
How to deal with the escalating phishing threat
In today’s world, most external cyberattacks start with phishing. For attackers, it’s almost a no-brainer: phishing is cheap and humans are fallible, even after going through anti-phishing training. Patrick Harr, CEO at SlashNext, says that while security...
Ryuk ransomware behind one third of all ransomware attacks in 2020
There’s a growing use of ransomware, encrypted threats and attacks among cybercriminals leveraging non-standard ports, while overall malware volume declined for the third consecutive quarter, SonicWall reveals. “For most of us, 2020 has been the year where we’ve seen...
BEC attacks increase in most industries, invoice and payment fraud rise by 155%
“As the industry’s only measure of BEC attack volume by industry, our quarterly BEC research is important for CISOs to prepare and stay ahead of attackers,” said Evan Reiser, CEO of Abnormal Security. “Not only are BEC campaigns continuing to increase overall, they...
Paying more tax to work from home? That could be the least of the troubles ahead
Working from home (WFH) is such a privilege that you should actually pay more for it: that was the premise of a report from Deutsche Bank economists, which has created something of a stir. The researchers argued that WFH will remain part of the 'new normal' after the...
Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication
Microsoft is urging users to abandon telephone-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions like one-time codes sent via SMS and voice calls and instead replace them with newer MFA technologies, like app-based authenticators and security keys. The warning comes...
Here’s everything Apple announced at the ‘One More Thing’ event
Apple has hosted its third event in as many months, where they finally detailed how and why they’ll be shifting Macs to chips designed and built by Apple — and showed off the first Macs that’ll make the jump: new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini! Apple Silicon...
Attackers finding new ways to exploit and bypass Office 365 defenses
Over the six-month period from March to August 2020, over 925,000 malicious emails managed to bypass Office 365 defenses and well-known secure email gateways (SEGs), an Area 1 Security study reveals. How criminals bypass Office 365 defenses Attackers increasingly use...
Adapt cybersecurity programs to protect remote work environments
Earlier this year, businesses across the globe transitioned to a remote work environment almost overnight at unprecedented scale and speed. Security teams worked around the clock to empower and protect their newly distributed teams. Protect and support a remote...