Four Chinese nationals were indicted over separate hacking activity; dozens of nations condemn Beijing’s state-sponsored hacking WASHINGTON—The Biden administration publicly blamed hackers affiliated with China’s main intelligence service for a far-reaching cyberattack on Microsoft Corp. email software this year, part of a global effort by dozens of nations to condemn Beijing’s malicious cyber activities. The…
WASHINGTON, July 2 (Reuters) – Hundreds of American businesses were hit Friday by an unusually sophisticated ransomware attack that hijacked widely used technology management software from a Miami-based supplier called Kaseya. The attackers changed a Kaseya tool called VSA, used by companies that manage technology at smaller businesses. They then encrypted the files…
After years of warnings, the impact of ransomware finally hits home for regular people. SAN FRANCISCO — It can feel abstract: A group of organized but faceless criminals hijacking corporate computer systems and demanding millions of dollars in exchange for their safe return. But the impact of these ransomware attacks is increasingly, unavoidably, real for…
Any time is too long, but hackers are finding ways to wander through networks unseen for longer than you might expect. Cyberattackers on average have 11 days after breaching a target network before they’re being detected, according to UK security firm Sophos – and often when they are spotted it’s because they’ve deployed…
Not a week goes by anymore, it seems like, when we don’t have multiple hacks to report on, as well as a fresh data breach or systems intrusion on the part of attackers constantly probing for weaknesses anywhere that consumer records are stored. Many of these episodes garner headlines simply because of the scale of…
For the past several weeks, on tweeter and within the company, the chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, Mr Chuck Robbins has been very vocal about the struggle for social justice; domestically and globally. During the recent pandemic, Cisco donated $5M to the Equal JusticeInitiative and other groups that are focused on fighting…
1. Password-protect your smart devices, both at the lockscreen level and after logging in. This is particularly necessary for your smartphones and tablets 2. If you have a home network, be sure to protect your Wifi with passwords that are not easily decoded. Remember the bad guys are looking for easy access 3.…
The most basic and fundamental protection you need as you engage in online activities is to make sure you have a password that is not easy to decode. The following are some Best Practices for protecting your user password: 1. Make sure you don’t share your password with other people, including members of…
The term Digital Security means different things to different people. I asked a friend what they understood by this term and they said, “it means being conscious of what you send with your gadgets”. In the new world of Internet of Things (IoT), the importance of securing one’s privacy and data cannot be…
Who is Safe? In a June 2017 cost of security data breach study by IBM and Ponemon Institute, the cost of data breaches is going down, however, breaches are becoming more frequent. Just as you were figuring out the news about the Equifax hack, Wholefoods grocery Stores announces that it is the latest victim…
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