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Airbnb users getting scammed with fake rentals, account closures
Airbnb users may want to check their accounts even if they aren't planning a trip anytime soon – some fellow customers on the rental site have been scammed with reservations they didn't make. Account holders have been charged for non-refundable reservations at fake...
Cyber Security: A Matter of Good Corporate Governance, Good Ethics, and Quite Simply – Good Business
Cyber security has risen as a key issue on the radar of virtually all organisations. As a recent AT Kearney report suggests, cyber-attacks have been topping executives’ lists of business risks for three straight years. In fact, the overwhelming majority of...
Security spring cleaning: 5 tips for tidying up network safeguards
Networks need regular cleaning just like your home, car or garage. Why? The answer is simple – poor security hygiene can lead to major data breaches. If you don’t regularly review your network, potential weaknesses and vulnerabilities will stack up. As we enter into...
Employees are aware of USB drive security risks, but don’t follow best practices
Employees are aware of the risks associated with inadequate USB drive security – yet their employers aren’t mandating following best practices, according to a report by Apricorn. “The State of USB Data Protection 2019: Employee Spotlight” survey report, which polled...
Before Blaming Hackers, Check Your Configurations
Improving configuration management in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications can minimize the risk of data loss, phishing campaigns and prevent breaches. How can the IT team put up guardrails for users? Defaults Make Life Easy--for Hackers Widely-used cloud...
What Is GDPR? Everything You Need To Know About The New General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is here. Here's what it means, how it impacts individuals and businesses - and how to ensure compliance. What does GDPR stand for? GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It's the core of Europe's digital...
Apple introduces first 8-core MacBook Pro, the fastest Mac notebook ever
Apple updated MacBook Pro with faster 8th- and 9th-generation Intel Core processors, bringing eight cores to MacBook Pro for the first time. MacBook Pro now delivers two times faster performance than a quad-core MacBook Pro and 40 percent more performance than a...
Cyber security decoded: 5 tips by experts to protect your bank, social media accounts and more
Technology is both boon and curse for the world. While businesses across the globe are taking stringent methods to ensure safety of financial credentials and identity, the cyber criminals are posing new challenges. It is quite true, technology advancement has...
Cybercriminals thriving on companies overlooking fundamental security requirements
IT leaders in the United States are putting business data at risk by not effectively managing employees’ passwords, according to OneLogin research. Despite the fact that 91% report they have company guidelines in place around password complexity, and 92% believe their...
Google offers auto-delete option for location, web tracking history
Google has added a control option to users’ accounts that will allow them to instruct the company to auto-delete their location history, browsing and search data once a certain length of time has passed. “Choose a time limit for how long you want your activity data to...