After two years of simulating attacks on monitors, health records, surgeries and more, researchers concluded that patients are pretty much sitting ducks. Source: Sophos
After two years of simulating attacks on monitors, health records, surgeries and more, researchers concluded that patients are pretty much sitting ducks. Source: Sophos
How many files have you got resting in your computer’s download folder? It’s normal that it gets filled with installation apps form all the different programs that we download from the Internet and then forget to delete. Although this seems harmless at first, what is certain is that it could lead to some serious problems […]
Notifying people and companies about data breaches often can be a frustrating and thankless job. Despite my best efforts, sometimes a breach victim I’m alerting will come away convinced that I am not an investigative journalist but instead a scammer. This happened most recently this week, when I told a California credit union that its online banking site was […]
Even though it’s for our own good, we are still struggling to follow classic security recommendations when surfing the Internet. We know how to create a secure password and the best way to avoid IT attacks and theft, but we don’t always put these tips into practice. To ensure that web users are up-to-date with […]
With tax filing season in the United States well underway, scammers who specialize in tax refund fraud have a new trick up their sleeves: Spoofing emails from a target organization’s CEO, asking human resources and accounting departments for employee W-2 information. Stu Sjouwerman, chief executive at security awareness training company KnowBe4, told KrebsOnSecurity that earlier […]
Kaspersky Lab has joined industry alliance driven by Novetta to announce Operation Blockbuster. Just like the previous Operation SMN, this alliance brings together key players in the IT security industry, working together in an effort to disrupt and neutralize multiple cyberespionage campaigns that have been active for several years. Some of the targets of these […]