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Hackers Exploit Coronavirus Fears in Phishing and Malware Campaigns

April 10, 2020 By Stephen Helm

It seems hackers will take advantage of any major news story or world event to launch their attacks. At a time of heightened fear, your employees’ email and social media accounts are flooded with news reports, comments, videos, and links about the virus. Unfortunately, cyber criminals are exploiting fears to phish your users, hack their systems, or deliver malware. Here are … [Read more...]

Set Employees Free with Security That Travels

October 3, 2019 By Stephen Helm

With the average person managing 90 accounts that require a username and password, and credential-stealing malware on the rise, your users are firmly in the crosshairs of cyber criminals. At the same time, the drive toward workplace flexibility and desire to empower people to work where they are most comfortable challenges some foundations of cyber security. More work than ever … [Read more...]

Security for Users on the Go, without the Extra Baggage

August 15, 2019 By Stephen Helm

Mark likes to return customer emails from his local coffee shop, Jennifer considers a plane her second office, and Tim – well, sometimes Tim has to respond to that urgent request in the wee hours of the morning, no matter where he is. The days where everything was contained within your secure network perimeter are gone. Business today happens on the go. There are more … [Read more...]

Flash 0day and MS Patch Day – Daily Security Byte EP. 273

June 15, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

The second Tuesday of each month is infamously known as Microsoft Patch Day by IT pros. However, this month Adobe's security news trumps Microsoft's. Watch today's video to learn why you should update Flash before your Microsoft products, but also why you shouldn't skimp on the Microsoft patches either. (Episode Runtime: 2:59 Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

Bind DoS Flaws – Daily Security Byte EP. 228

March 10, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Denial of service (DoS) flaws may not seem all that severe when they affect desktop clients. However, when they affect your DNS server they can cause organization wide outages. If you use ISC BIND, watch today's video to learn about the update that fixes three DoS vulnerabilities in the popular DNS daemon. (Episode Runtime: 2:10) Direct YouTube … [Read more...]

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