January 23, 2024 A fascinating generational divide has emerged in the world of online scams, as detailed by a recent study. While 23% of Gen Z respondents reported falling victim to online shopping scams, only 9% of Boomers more...
January 23, 2024 In a staggering cybersecurity incident, over 3.27 billion unique pairs of cleartext emails and passwords have been leaked online, comprising data amalgamated from previous breaches at Netflix, LinkedIn, and more. This massive data dump, now more...
January 23, 2024 Networking vendors should avoid combining critical security updates with new features, to make patches easier to understand, prioritize, and implement, says an industry group, which also urges manufacturers to provide clearer details on their products’ more...
January 22, 2024 The hacker who took over the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission’s account on the X social media platform this month did it by fooling a cellphone carrier into giving it control over an employee’s cellphone more...
January 22, 2024 In 2023, regulators around the world stiffened or vowed to tighten their data privacy and cybersecurity laws. Expect more of that in 2024. With Data Privacy Week starting today, it’s a development that should worry more...
January 22, 2024 The LockBit ransomware gang hit the Subway fast food chain, and this is the start of Data Privacy Week Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, January 22nd, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on more...
January 19, 2024 Welcome to Cyber Security Today. From Toronto this is the Week in Review for the week ending Friday, January 19th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. more...
January 19, 2024 After suffering serious ransomware attacks on its zoo and public library system, the city Toronto has decided to integrate its IT systems for better cybersecurity, the Toronto Star reports. “The city of Toronto’s main system more...
January 19, 2024 IT administrators allow remote access software like Zoho Assist, TeamViewer VNC Connect, Windows RDP and AnyDesk to help employees do their work away from the office. Unfortunately, those products can also be useful to hackers, more...
January 19, 2024 Vulnerabilities found in server firmware, a warning to Docker administrators, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, January 19th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the more...
