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How to enable DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) in Firefox
The DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) protocol is currently the talk of the town, and the Firefox browser is the only one to support it. However, the feature is not enabled by default for Firefox users, who will have to go through many hoops and modify multiple settings before...
Don’t forget about WannaCry: Hospitals are still at risk of cyberattack
The National Health Service is still vulnerable to cyberattack, and must take action to prevent incidents that could risk the safety of patients, researchers have claimed. A report by Imperial College London's Institute of Global Health Innovation warns that ageing...
British Airways faces £183m GDPR fine over last year’s security breach
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is to fine British Airways £183.4 million over the payments system security breach last year. The fine is the first to be issued under GDPR. BA chairman and CEO Alex Cruz said that the company would appeal. "We are surprised...
Three Cybersecurity Essentials Your Board of Directors Wants to Know
Every executive team cares about business risk. Leaders actively trying to manage risk have realized that cyber-threats now represent the lion’s share of potential harm, and they want timely KPI metrics and insights aligned with business priorities. In fact, according...
Why SMBs Still do not Trust Cloud Storage Providers to Secure their Data
There’s no doubt that the Cloud has changed the way most companies do business. It has opened up a whole new world of collaboration and productivity that now we could probably not live without. Yet Cloud adoption is continuing to raise security concerns across small-...
‘Budget’ MacBook Pro refresh incoming
It appears that Apple is getting ready to release a new MacBook Pro, according to FCC filings. The filings, which are no longer available but were picked up by several eagle-eyed tech sites, refer to a laptop with the model number A2159, which lines up with a filing...
IoT devices becoming an increasing security risk
The rise in IoT devices may be leading to better connectivty and a boost in your Netflix consumption, but could also be putting your home at risk of cyberattack, new research has claimed. A report from security firm Avast and Stanford University has found that...
How to Play the Google Chrome “Dinosaur Game” Easter Egg
Google loves to pack hidden Easter Eggs into all of its products. Each version of Android has a different hidden game or other offerings. For example, You can play the hidden Flappy Bird game in Android 6.0 and Android Pie has a hidden trippy P logo you can launch....
Cyber security news round up
June’s cyber security news round up features NHS Highland apologiing following reports the email addresses of almost 40 people who have HIV were made public by mistake. Elsewhere a report has suggested the healthcare cyber security market is on track to reach £21.5bn...
Ransomware gang hacks MSPs to deploy ransomware on customer systems
A ransomware gang has breached the infrastructure of at least three managed service providers (MSPs) and has used the remote management tools at their dispossal, namely the Webroot SecureAnywhere console, to deploy ransomware on the MSPs' customers systems. The...