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What’s New in Windows 10’s May 2020 Update
Cloud Download for Reinstalling Windows Windows 10 has a new “Cloud Download” option you can use when resetting your PC to a default Windows system. When you head to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery and choose to reset your PC and remove everything,...
MacOS 10.15.5 Released: Should You Upgrade?
Apple has released the fourth major update to the sixteenth version of MacOS. With the virtual WWDC just around the corner and the expected announcement of the seventieth version. this release comes as somewhat of a surprise. Nevertheless it is welcome. Headline...
The dark web is flooded with offers to purchase corporate network access
In Q1 2020, the number of postings advertising access to these networks increased by 69 percent compared to the previous quarter. This may pose a significant risk to corporate infrastructure, especially now that many employees are working remotely. “Access for sale”...
Hackers Start Leaking Files Stolen From Shipping Giant Toll
Hackers claim to have obtained more than 200 GB of archived data from Australian transportation and logistics giant Toll, and they have already started leaking it after the company refused to pay a ransom. Toll admitted earlier this month that it was hit by ransomware...
Beware of phishing emails urging for a LogMeIn security update
LogMeIn users are being targeted with fake security update requests, which lead to a spoofed phishing page. “Should recipients fall victim to this attack, their login credentials to their LogMeIn account would be compromised. Additionally, since LogMeIn has SSO with...
Multiphase Attacks: How a Lone Phishing Email Ignites Chaos in Microsoft 365
A multiphase attack combines phishing with spear phishing and insider attack techniques. Difficult to detect and challenging to prevent, multiphase attacks are especially popular in Microsoft 365 due to growing popularity of the platform and the wide range of...
EasyJet hack: 9 million customers hit and 2,000 credit cards exposed
EasyJet has disclosed a massive data breach affecting nine million of its customers and involving over 2,000 credit-card details. EasyJet today said it has been the target of a "highly sophisticated" attacker, which gained access to nine million customers' email...
xMore companies likely to keep employees working from home until 2021 due to COVID-19
The list of major companies announcing that employees can solely work from home until at least 2021 due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic remains small, but the number is likely to rise. In recent research conducted by the Society for Human Resources...
Cyber Security in Shipping during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has been testing the foundations of our lives, societies and economies posing huge challenges for the future. Organisations across industries are rightly focusing on their employees’ well-being, whilst making sure that their operations continue...
Password psychology: People aren’t protecting themselves even though they know better
People aren’t protecting themselves from cybersecurity risks even though they know they should, a study on password psychology by LogMeIn reveals. Password psychology Year after year there is heightened global awareness of hacking and data breaches, yet consumer...