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Three Steps To Protect Yourself and Your Company Earlier this month we learned that criminals gained access to certain files in Equifax's system from mid-May to July by exploiting a weak point in website software. The big lesson here: Prepare...

Patch Now: Microsoft Fixes Zero-Day Flaw Two major security flaws were addressed in the latest Patch Tuesday update. The first was a zero-day vulnerability that is currently being used in attacks against Russian-speaking users. The second is a response to...

Money Well Spent Every dollar of fraud to merchants and firms in the retail and financial services sector is estimated to cost $2.66 on average, said a new fraud report. The LexisNexis Fraud Multiplier estimates the total amount of loss a business...

Hackers Access Personal Data of 143 Million Consumers The credit reporting agency Equifax revealed that hackers gained access to company data that potentially compromised sensitive information for 143 million American consumers, including Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers. Criminals...

Protect Your Pacemaker Even pacemakers are vulnerable without updates. On August 29th, the FDA issued an alert regarding Abbott pacemakers. Formerly known as St. Jude Medical, the Abbott pacemakers below have vulnerabilities in their software. Almost half a million people...

Is BitPaymer going to be bigger than WannaCry? On August 25th, a handful of Scottish hospitals was infected with the BitPaymer ransomware. This group of hospitals, responsible for more than 654,000 residents, was also hit during the WannaCry ransomware event...

Hackers Use NSA Tools in Hotels Across Europe A group of Russian hackers best known for breaking into the Democratic National Committee have been using a leaked NSA espionage tool to target hotels across Europe in an attempt to spy...

Winter isn't coming. Winter is here! The recent HBO hack may have exposed up to 1.5 terabytes of data. This is 7 times what Sony lost in the 2014 cyberattack. The script of the upcoming episode of Game of Thrones...

Cloud Management Unveils Redesigned User Interface With a redesigned user interface, a new version of Syxsense is now available. The update provides a simplified workflow with task automation, enhancing usability, reporting and improved functionality. Syxsense simplifies operation for larger customers...

Ransomware Aftershocks Even after remediation, the effects of ransomware can still be felt. The feelings of security have been stripped away and replaced with a nauseating sensation of vulnerability. A public TV and radio station in San Francisco, KQED, knows...