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    We’re more online than ever — what does that mean for our privacy? Your data may be at risk, but with apps like Viber,...

    Since the COVID-19 outbreak, many of us have adapted to the new normal and withdrawn to the safety of our homes. It’s only natural, then, that our internet use...

    Only 1/3 of small businesses are keeping employees updated on security requirements for personal devices, Kaspersky finds

    Although small businesses are less inclined to provide their staff with company devices to work from home, only one third of employees (34%) in this category have received instructions...

    Kaspersky finds adware modules in three popular mobile apps

    Kaspersky researchers have found that the number of applications capable of bombarding users with unwanted advertising is increasing on official app marketplaces. Three new applications with adware modules were...

    Sophos discovers third-party tools used in Netwalker ransomware attacks

    Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, recently discovered a collection of third-party programs used to quietly carry out attacks while investigating the Netwalker ransomeware. This includes legitimate, publicly-available...

    Cybercrime has risen during COVID-19: here’s how to stop it

    The ASEAN region has been living with the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 for several months now, and different countries are at different stages of crisis. For some, it...

    Palo Alto Networks discovers thousands of malicious COVID-19 domains hosted on public clouds

    Researchers at Unit 42, the threat intelligence team of Palo Alto Networks, found that 56,200+ of newly-registered domains (NRD) are hosted in one of the top four popular cloud...

    DDoS during the coronavirus pandemic: number of attacks on educational and administrational web resources tripled in Q1 2020

    The Kaspersky Q1 2020 DDoS attacks report has revealed the overall number of attacks grew during the first three months of the year, with a significant spike in attacks on municipal...

    Accenture study identifies what organizations need to do differently to better defend against cyberattacks

    Only 17% of organizations globally considered “leaders” in cyber resilience Despite higher levels of investment in advanced cybersecurity technologies over the past three years, less than one-fifth of organizations are effectively stopping cyberattacks and finding...

    Do not pay the cyber-ransom, Sophos recommends

    Paying the ransom doubles cost of recovering from a ransomware attack. Global survey shows the average cost of recovery is US$1.4 million if organizations pay the ransom, US$730,000 if...