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CNAME-based tracking increasingly used to bypass browsers’ anti-tracking defenses
As browser-makers move to defang third-party (tracking) cookies, marketers are increasingly switching to alternative tracking techniques. One of these is CNAME cloaking, which not only evades anti-tracking measures on most widely-used browsers but, according to...
The rise of non-English language spear phishing emails
Business email compromise (BEC) threats are one of the many tried-and-tested tactics cybercriminals use to target their victims. These tend to be brief messages with only a few lines of text but no URLs, attached files or other elements that can be scanned and...
Apple says it has already beaten new M1 Mac malware
Apple has moved to squash the threat of another new malware strain threatening its own-brand M1 Mac silicon devices. The malware, dubbed "Silver Sparrow" by researchers at security firm Red Canary, was thought to have already infected around 30,000 Apple M1 Macs, as...
One Ransomware Victim Every 10 Seconds in 2020
A new organization became a victim of ransomware every 10 seconds in 2020 with remote workers experiencing a sharp uptick in threats, according to Check Point. The security vendor’s 2021 Security Report is compiled from its ThreatCloud intelligence sensor data,...
5 cybersecurity tips every business needs right now
Unless you work in the IT security industry, there’s something you may not be aware of. You might not realise just how vulnerable your computer security really is. We all need to shake off a few misconceptions to help every business stay safer. First, we need to get...
One in four people use work passwords for consumer websites
Employees working from home on a company-provided computer are demonstrating a clear lack of cybersecurity knowledge through high-risk behaviour, according to a report released by Ivanti. Using work passwords for consumer websites The report found that one in four...
Are Your IT Infrastructures Up to Date with the Cybersecurity Compliance Laws in 2021?
It’s an unfortunate fact that cybersecurity is rarely the foremost of concerns among small- to medium-sized businesses. However, investing in cybersecurity is becoming even more important as these organizations undergo digital transformation. It may seem like there...
Silver Sparrow Malware Discovered on 30K Infected Macs
If a reminder were needed that no platform is safe from infection, a brand new strain of malware has been found hiding on 30,000 Macs waiting to be told what to do. As Ars Technica reports, the new macOS malware was discovered by security vendor Red Canary, with the...
Cybersecurity is One of the Greatest Threats of this Decade
Cybersecurity Over the Next Decade The Global Risks Report, recently published by the World Economic Forum, has put cybersecurity as a key risk factor along with the climate crisis, global debt and the COVID-19 pandemic. They labelled cybersecurity failure and IT...
ServiceNow admin credentials among hundreds of passwords exposed in cloud security blunder
UPDATED More than 600 enterprises, universities, and government agencies may have inadvertently exposed their ServiceNow login credentials – many with administrator privileges – due to a vulnerability in the IT support platform. Now patched, the security flaw centered...