When a smartphone is stolen, it is a disaster. You have just given the keys to your online life, your email, social media accounts, and credit cards you have synced with an app. If you have the new smart locks on your home or office, you also gave them literal keys, the ability to open those locks. If you have live camera feeds ...
Toward the end of last year I made a pair of bold predictions. The first, that ransomware exploits would start declining, because anti-malware software companies were bringing products online that would prevent the encryption from taking place. The second, there would be an increase in Business Email Compromise (BEC) exploits, as cyber-criminals turned to new income streams. I was only half right.
BEC exploits have increased, because the potential returns are ...
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On Wednesday we discussed the importance of backing up your website as part of a larger cybersecurity strategy. Today we are going to look at feature considerations for you as you decide which backup plugin is right for you.
Personally, I have used both Backup WordPress and Updraft Plus, and I have been satisfied with both of them. When you search for backup ...
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There is a new encryption ransomware exploit hiding inside a spoofed copy of the popular Chinese game “King of Glory.” Right now, this malware is affecting users in China, but it is a matter of time before another cyber-criminal group modifies it for English speaking victims.
This game is available on international gaming forums, and is being spread when gamers download a copy ...
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Everything you can think of and many things you have never dreamed of are being manufactured with little Linux operating systems and wireless Internet connections. Or in simpler terms, a brain, storage, and communications ability. This is the Internet of Things (IoT). Lots and lots of “smart” devices talking to each other and phoning home to some data collection or dissemination point. If only the people who are designing these ...
Believe it or not, two out of three people in the United States have had their personal information stolen by cyber-criminals. The likelihood is that this has already happened to you, and if not, it will happen eventually. And if it has happened, it will probably happen again. Why is this?
Even if you never click on a phishing email, ...
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Passwords are not dead – not yet. But they are on life support. They are no longer enough to truly secure anything on their own.
I just read an sobering, eye-popping article on NetMux that discussed easy ways to crack passwords that are longer than 12 characters.
What makes this so disheartening for me is that I have been telling everyone to increase their password ...
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On Wednesday we took a broader look at the web browser. Today we are going take a deeper look at the Opera web browser, because they are doing some interesting things with privacy, security, and functionality.
As I mentioned towards the end of Wednesday’s post, I am having concerns with my deep relationship with Google. Google for me has been like a really great girlfriend who anticipated my every need, and has now become ...
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On May 25 2018, new regulations will go into effect in the European Union called the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you are doing business in Europe, this will affect your business. If your website collects personal information and other data from European site visitors or customers, this will affect your business.
The Europeans take personal privacy, especially online privacy, much ...
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Crypto-ransomware continues to be one of the most popular money making exploits for cyber criminals. The reason for this is simple; its works, and the return on investment is quite high. According to a recent article in Naked Security, the score will reach $1 billion in 2017.
A poll by the IBM company found that nearly 50% of the businesses polled had been hit by ransomware, and of those 70% ...
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