A 17-year-old remote code execution bug that impacts the PPP daemon software (pppd) in nearly all Linux operating systems was just reported. The PPP daemon comes installed on a wide range of Linux distros, and it also powers the firmware…
According to Statista, by 2021, the number of 5G connections is expected to reach up to 100 million, with some estimates putting the figure at 200 million. With the multitude of all types of devices expected to be running on…
It is common knowledge that regular patching is critical to achieving a high standard of cyber hygiene. And yet unpatched issues remain a major problem for companies of all sizes. A recent report revealed that 56 percent of reported vulnerabilities…
We’re living in the peak in the Digital Era, so it’s no surprise that the business of online scamming and malware is at an all-time high. Because of this, the demand for cybersecurity experts is at its peak, as well.…
Data breaches. Ransomware. These are the things that keep IT security pros up at night. When Target, Experian, the IRS, the Departments of State and Defense can be successfully targeted (not to mention US. power grids), the risk is real.…
There’s a new significant vulnerability affecting a wide range of products. Dubbed Kr00k (CVE-2019-15126), the vulnerability can be exploited to intercept and decrypt WiFi network traffic relying on WPA2 connections. The CVE-2019-15126 flaw was disclosed during the RSA 2020 security…
Thanks to cloud-based storage, you no longer have to take along your portable hard disks or thumb drives. From Dropbox to Google Drive, these cloud solutions are a viable way to store your data online and offer you the ability…
You should know by now that the best method to protect your computer from ransomware and malware in general, is to prevent it from entering it on the first place. The second best thing is to backup your files so…
What does Webroot Threat Report 2020 reveal about the state of malware? To create the report, the researchers went through some “massive amounts of data”. To be precise, they analyzed samples from more than 37 billion URLs, 842 million domains,…
More than 500 malicious Chrome extensions have been removed from Google’s Web Store, all of which were discovered to be part of a large malvertising campaign. The extensions contained malicious ads and were siphoning users’ browsing data to suspicious servers.…
A new data-related incident was recently reported, affecting some personal details of plastic surgery patients. The exposed personal data includes hundreds of thousands of documents and photos, and at fault is an improperly configured Amazon Web Services S3 bucket. NextMotion’s…
Where will ransomware stand in the forthcoming years? According to various statistics, ransomware attacks increased discernibly in 2019. The reason? The vulnerable state of organizations and the increasing level of sophistication seen in attack mechanisms. In other words, attackers are…
A GDPR compliance plugin for WordPress has turned out to be vulnerable, exposing website owners to critical security issues. GDPR Cookie Consent Plugin Vulnerable The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin by the Cookie Law Info developer has been offered through WebToffee,…
It’s safe to say we’ve all noticed the rise in the popularity of dating across the last decade. I mean, 35 million Americans to date have tried online dating, and 59% believe online dating is a good way to meet…
The general belief for a very long time has been that macOS is safer than Windows. However, new statistics reveal that the number of Mac threats is increasing faster than the number of Windows threats. According to the 2020 Malwarebytes…
Remote working provides employees with an improved work-life balance, location flexibility, and greater job opportunities. Unfortunately for employers, they can be a cybersecurity nightmare if not handled correctly. To begin approaching cybersecurity management for remote workers, here are five threats…
Canada is one of several countries that launched investigations regarding Facebook’s privacy practices following the Cambridge Analytics scandal. It comes to no one’s surprise that currently Canada’s privacy commissioner is taking Facebook to court in an attempt to force the…
When you think of protecting your data, does it occur to you that your data also needs physical protection? This article gives valuable insight into what to do when your data is in danger due to physical accidents. Your mobile…
A new Imperva report presents a detailed analysis of the DDoS threat landscape in 2019. The report is based on statistical data of 3,643 network layer and 42,390 application layer DDoS attacks, mitigated by the company. The data was gathered…
CVE-2020-0022 is a potentially dangerous remote code execution vulnerability in Bluetooth. The bug is one of the fixes in the February security updates for Android. The flaw was unearthed and reported by German security researchers from ERNW. CVE-2020-0022: What Is…
