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SANS Institute Launches Nationwide Scholarship Program
Training institute partners with HBCUs to offer new cybersecurity education scholarship Read More
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ICO Hit by 2650% Rise in Email Attacks
The UK regulator experienced a huge surge in spam, phishing and malware email attacks during 2021 Read More
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Why Everyone Needs a VPN
You may hear corporate cybersecurity experts hail the benefits of a VPN, or a virtual private network, to keep company information safe from ransomware attacks and cyber criminals seeking to steal valuable business secrets. It’s unlikely that everyday people, such as yourself, will be targeted by a ransomware scheme, so you may be stumped on…
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Beware scammy SMS messages claiming to come from HMRC
‘Tis the season for tax scams here in the UK, and it’s no surprise to learn that scammers are spamming out fraudulent messages posing as HMRC. Thankfully, at least some accountants are warning their clients about the danger of falling for a phish. Read More
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Almost $1.3bn Paid to Ransomware Actors Since 2020
Real figure likely to be much higher, warns Chainalysis Read More
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Bunnie Huang’s Plausibly Deniable Database
Bunnie Huang has created a Plausibly Deniable Database. Most security schemes facilitate the coercive processes of an attacker because they disclose metadata about the secret data, such as the name and size of encrypted files. This allows specific and enforceable demands to be made: “Give us the passwords for these three encrypted files with names…
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More than $400 million drained from hacked blockchain bridges in little more than a week
Bridge cryptocurrency hack follows bridge cryptocurrency hack follows bridge cryptocurrency hack. Read More
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CISOs Reveal Biggest Challenges for Security Teams
The evolution of cyber threats and the confluence of new systems and legacy systems are biggest challenges, according to a panel of CISOs Read More
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6 Cybersecurity challenges facing digital banking
This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Cybersecurity is among the most critical issues facing financial institutions today. Cyberthreats have been on the rise over recent years at the same time digital banking has gained popularity among consumers. Banks that want to meet demand without compromising safety must overcome several key security challenges.…
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Smashing Security podcast #261: North Korea hacked, DEA cosplay, and Horizon Worlds drama
Who’s wearing the pyjamas while they take down North Korea’s internet? Is it a case of cop or cosplay in Oregon? And what’s to fear about the metaverse? All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined…