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Australian Securities and Investment Commission says financial market cyber resiliency remained steady but fell short of target
Firms in Australia's financial market have continued to be resilient against cyber threats, with improvement rates in cyber resiliency remaining steady, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) reported on Monday. This finding was published in the...
Phishing attacks top 260,000 in Q3 2021
An APWG’s report reveals that it saw 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021 – the highest monthly total observed since APWG began its reporting program in 2004. Overall, the number of phishing attacks has doubled from early 2020. APWG Senior Research Fellow Greg...
Netgear router vulnerabilities could put small businesses at risk
Netgear has released a set of updated firmware for its small business routers and Wi-Fi extenders after a number of vulnerabilities were discovered in several models by security researchers at Immersive Labs. If exploited, these vulnerabilities could be used to...
Analyzing 4 million payment card details found on the dark web
We all know that it’d be a disaster if a thief got their hands on your payment card information. But your details are safe as long as you know your card or your card data haven’t been stolen, right? Wrong. Not only is there a way to discover payment card numbers...
80K Retail WooCommerce Sites Exposed by Plugin XSS Bug
The plugin “Variation Swatches for WooCommerce,” installed across 80,000 WordPress-powered retail sites, contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) security vulnerability that could allow cyberattackers to inject malicious web scripts and take over sites. Variation...
What Is the “God Mode” Folder in Windows 10/11, and How Do I Enable It?
Dec 01, 2021 Ed. Note: This article was previously posted at How-To-Geek. It was written by Marshall Gunnell What if Windows let you quickly access administrative tools, backup and restore options and other important management settings from a single window? If that...
The Birds and the IoT: Are You Using Proper Protection With Your Devices?
Nov 29, 2021 Ed. Note: This article was previously posted at Security Sales & Integration. Just as the "birds and bees" talk can be difficult, so can talking to your customers about the Internet of Things (IoT). If you are suppling and installing the devices, you...
Why Your Company Needs a Managed Services Provider
The shift to the cloud has been a long time coming. The ongoing popularity of work-from-home ushered in by the pandemic doesn't look like it's going anywhere. Despite many in the C-suite being eager to get back to the office, remote work will remain a factor for many...
CTOs see human error, ransomware and phishing as biggest security threats
CTOs see human error, ransomware and phishing as the biggest security threats, according to new research from STX Next. Despite this recognition of risk, the findings suggest that more needs to be done to properly safeguard companies against dangers, with only a...
Google Chrome Tip – Organise your tabs with Chrome tab groups
Tab Groups are a really useful feature. You can group tabs to keep related pages together in one workspace. To create a tab group, just right-click any tab and select Add tab to new group. Right-click a tab. Click Add Tab to new group. Click New Group or click the...