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2021 World Password Day: How Many Will Be Stolen This Year?

May 4, 2021 By Sam Manjarres

Password management

You know what they say about passwords… You’re only one weak password away from a breach. Despite the increasing sophistication of hacker technologies and tools, the easiest step of a hack is still cracking the password. In fact, it’s so easy that many times it doesn’t even involve guessing at all. The scariest part about this is that regardless of how secure your password is, … [Read more...]

Three Cybersecurity Tips from the Sci-Fi Hit Altered Carbon

September 10, 2020 By The Editor

The Netflix show (and even better book series) Altered Carbon (AC) takes place in a dark and dystopian future. Humanity has figured out how to “digitize” our brains and place them into other bodies, effectively allowing the richest in society to live forever. Although AC is fiction, it illustrates several real-life information security challenges extremely well. Let’s dive into … [Read more...]

Are TikTok and Other Foreign-based Apps Dangerous? 

July 14, 2020 By The Editor

TikTok has been in the news lately over growing concerns about its privacy and security practices. In the first segment of a two-part series for Forbes, WatchGuard’s CTO Corey Nachreiner explains why many are worried about foreign-based apps like TikTok and explores the realistic personal privacy and security risks they present for users. Practices as simple as uploading a … [Read more...]

3 Imperatives for Simplified Managed Security Services

May 4, 2020 By The Editor

The threat landscape continues to grow more sophisticated and complex each year. Many companies lack the security expertise and resources it takes to combat the ever-growing blitz of attacks, and are increasingly looking to trusted IT solution providers to manage their security from end to end. Some managed security service providers (MSSPs) might believe that you need an … [Read more...]

Malware Writeup: JS:Trojan:Cryxos.2550

February 28, 2020 By Emil Hozan

While reviewing currently surging malware attacks back in January 2020, one in particular stood out: JS:Trojan:Cryxos.2550. Its appearances increased over 457% from the previous week. This isn’t a new malware by any means, as Trojan.Cryxos has been written about many times. However, this variant is rather new and since it’s surging, it is important to raise the question if you … [Read more...]

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