Every year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday kick off the holiday shopping season, bringing about a massive wave of online sales. And as excited as we are to hunt for the best deals and purchase gifts for friends and family members this time of year, cyber criminals look … Read More
Security Researcher Track: 101
For a security researcher and analyst, references to this position include a “white hat hacker” or an “ethical hacker,” but more commonly and probably more preferred would be … [Read More...]
2019 Security Predictions – The UN Enacts a Cyber Security Treaty
https://youtu.be/d_K_6JX8GS4 In 2019, the United Nations (UN) will address the issue of state-sponsored cyber attacks by enacting a multinational Cyber Security … [Read More...]
Why Cloud-Based Multi-Factor Authentication is a Perfect Fit for VARs and MSSPs
The market for multi-factor authentication (MFA) technologies has been growing steadily as businesses and customers realize the weaknesses of relying on passwords alone. This … [Read More...]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Security Tips
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday right around the corner, in today’s episode of The 443 – Security Simplified, we provide some useful cyber security tips to keep your bank account and home network safe while shopping for the latest holiday tech. Before that though, we … [Read More...]
2019 Security Predictions – Utilities and Industrial Control Systems Targeted with Ransomware
https://youtu.be/lGQ4SZSYrcE Next year, targeted ransomware campaigns will focus on utilities and industrial control systems (ICSs). The average payment demand will … [Read More...]
Sharing your business destinations to the world on LinkedIn? Beware
Social engineering is an increasingly important methodology used by fraud actors of all types to gather information and target government agencies, SMBs and enterprises – in … [Read More...]
2019 Security Predictions – AI-Driven Chatbots Go Rogue
In 2019, cyber criminals and black hat hackers will create malicious chatbots that try to socially engineer victims into clicking links, downloading files or sharing private information. A hijacked chatbot could misdirect victims to nefarious links rather than legitimate … [Read More...]
This Twenty-Year Old Hack Still Beats Most Wi-Fi Access Points – And Here’s Why
Wi-Fi is the most popular wireless networking protocol in the world and has existed for almost 20 years, but in that time, the layer two surface has remained largely … [Read More...]
Special Edition – 2019 Security Predictions
In this special edition of The 443 – Security Simplified, we cover WatchGuard’s 2019 security predictions, available in video and audio formats! For this year’s … [Read More...]
