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Editorial Articles
User Buy-in – The Key to Better Corporate Security
For employees, security controls have long been seen as obstacles to overcome rather than necessary precautions for the good of the company. In fact, a 2018 Insider Threat Intelligence Report from Dtex found that last year, … Read More
Traveling This Summer? Tips to Protect Your Private Data While Using Public Wi-Fi.
Summer vacations are the best—school is out, work slows down a bit, your destination is picked, and bags are packed, and you’re ready to hit the road with your best travel companion—your smartphone! From keeping your kid … Read More
Spoofing Close to Home
An email hit my inbox about one family member, Samantha, asking another family member to transfer money. My mother’s credit card is denied for some reason. She needs money for a surprise present. This scam was obvious and my … Read More
How UDP Amplification is Taking DDoS Attacks to the Next Level
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have grown significantly in size over the last three years. A recent instance nicknamed “Memcrashed” was the latest to break the record for largest DDoS attack ever recorded, with … Read More
Daily Security Bytes
Gmail Not Hijacked – Daily Security Byte
Last week, some Gmail users found strange emails in their sent folders, and assumed their accounts had been hijacked. While … Read More
Apple’s April 2018 Patches – Daily Security Byte
Apple released a bunch of software updates for a few of their popular operating systems. The updates fix many security flaws … Read More
The Fish Tank Casino Heist – Daily Security Byte
According to a Darktrace, hackers stole a casino's database through a fancy Internet of Things (IoT) fish tank. While the … Read More
IE Doc 0day – Daily Security Byte
Late last week, researchers from a Chinese company called Qihoo 360 disclosed a new zero day Internet Explorer (IE) … Read More
Announcements
IT Pro Honors WatchGuard’s Firebox T55-W with Five Stars and Editor’s Choice Award
WatchGuard products have been collecting recognition in five-star increments this year. The most recent security appliance to earn a five-star rating is the WatchGuard Firebox … Read More
WatchGuard’s Firebox T15 Wins Editor’s Choice Award and Five Stars from IT Pro
The verdict is in on the WatchGuard Firebox T15, and according to IT Pro, “the Firebox T15 is a remarkable little appliance that looks to have every security angle covered. … Read More
