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On July 15 we lost a major contributor to modern-day IT security – Dr. Fernando Corbato, the inventor of the password. Back in the early 1950s, computers could only do single processing jobs. Due to this limitation, it meant that multiple users could use the same...

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting businesses with ransomware instead of consumers for a bigger payout, according to Malwarebytes. Ransomware is back with a vengeance, if you're a business, according to Malwarebytes's Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques:...

There's a mobile application for everything nowadays and platforms for arranging threesomes and hookups are no exception -- but when security fails users, personal lives and careers may be at risk -- a problem highlighted by a data leak discovered in 3Fun. 3Fun, an...

Attackers accessed customers’ Oyster accounts using a list of stolen usernames and passwords obtained from other sources. TFL suspended online Oyster card accounts and has implemented additional security measures to prevent further intrusion. What is the issue?...

Air New Zealand suffered a data breach compromising Airpoints members’ personal information after two staffs had their accounts breached in a phishing attack. The incident has affected nearly 3.5 percent of 3.2 million Air New Zealand Airpoints customers, which is...

Password spraying, unlike traditional brute force attacks, often stays under the radar. Instead of targeting a single account with multiple password guesses, password spraying uses a high-probability password against multiple accounts. By avoiding rapid account...

Apple released new updates for iOS, watchOS, and the HomePod on 22nd July. The latest updates are stable releases for the operating systems and are available to the public instantly. The new iOS release, version 12.4, introduces a new migration feature for the iPhone....

Microsoft have announced that Skype for Business Online will be retired on July 31, 2021. This post provides details on the retirement plan, a brief explanation of why we’re making this announcement now, and a summary of what Microsoft are doing to help customers...

A new malware strain named Clipsa has been making the rounds for the past year, infecting users from all over the world. What stands out about this new threat is that besides classic malware features -- such as the ability to steal cryptocurrency wallet files, install...

Blog Author: Ed Bott The single most important security precaution you can take with high-value online accounts is to enable a mobile device as a secondary identity factor. Which authenticator app should you choose? The correct answer might involve multiple apps....