Security researchers warn of both new and re-emerging threats that can cause serious harm.
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Benefits of DNS Service Locality
Operating one’s own local DNS resolution servers is one of the simplest and lowest-cost things an IT administrator can do to monitor and protect applications, services, and users from potential risks.
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Banking Trojans continue to surface on Google Play
The malicious apps have all been removed from the official Android store but not before the apps were installed by almost 30,000 users
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Are your jilted apps stalking you?
“Uninstall?” HA! Uninstall trackers enable app developers to game iOS and Android and continue sending push notifications to fleeing users.
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WordPress takes aim at ancient versions of its software
If you’re running a very old version of WordPress on your website, the project’s staff would like a word with you.
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Poorly secured SSH servers targeted by Chalubo botnet
SophosLabs has detected a new DDoS botnet targeting poorly secured SSH servers – called Chalubo, it is named in honour of its use of the ChaCha stream cipher.
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LuminosityLink RAT author sentenced to 2.5 years in jail
As part of his plea agreement, the author of the malware also forfeited the proceeds from his crimes – 114 Bitcoin worth $725,000
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Former high school teacher pleads guilty to hacking celebrities
A fifth man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of phishing celebrities’ and non-celebrities logins and raiding their iCloud accounts for nude photos.
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Are you Cyber Aware? How about your friends and family?
A Cyber Aware survey found 30% of Britons still have just one password for all their accounts – so let’s help that 30% change their lives!
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Never Respond to Emails Asking for Personal Information
Companies you do business with should never ask for your account information, credit card numbers or password in an email. If you have any questions about an email you receive that supposedly came from your financial institution or service provider, find their number on their website and call them.
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