Why is kids’ personal information in high demand, how do criminals steal it, and what can parents do to help prevent child identity theft?
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Some threats may be closer than you think. Are security risks that originate from your own trusted employees on your radar?
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Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns
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Here are some of the key insights on the evolving data breach landscape as revealed by Verizon’s analysis of more than 16,000 incidents
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While employee monitoring software may boost productivity, it may also be a potential privacy minefield and it can affect your relationship with your employees
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Cybercriminals can use USB charging stations in airports, hotels, malls or other public spaces as conduits for malware
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The beginning of the summer break is the perfect time for parents to remind their children about the importance of safe online habits
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A primer on how to use this powerful tool for uncovering and connecting information from publicly available sources
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From bogus free trips to fake rental homes, here are some of the most common online threats you should look out for both before and during your travels
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With passkeys poised for prime time, passwords seem passé. What are the main benefits of ditching one in favor of the other?
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Strategies for stopping and responding to cyberbullying require a concerted, community-wide effort involving parents, educators and children themselves
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While not a 'get out of jail free card' for your business, cyber insurance can help insulate it from the financial impact of a cyber-incident
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How your voice assistant could do the bidding of a hacker – without you ever hearing a thing
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Plus, 7 ways to tell that you downloaded a sketchy app and 7 tips for staying safe from mobile security threats in the future
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As APIs are a favorite target for threat actors, the challenge of securing the glue that holds various software elements together is taking on increasing urgency
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A roundup of some of the handiest tools for the collection and analysis of publicly available data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms
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Nobody wants to spend their time dealing with the fallout of a security incident instead of building up their business
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A roundup of some of the handiest tools that security professionals can use to search for and monitor devices that are accessible from the internet
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Before rushing to embrace the LLM-powered hire, make sure your organization has safeguards in place to avoid putting its business and customer data at risk
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Why do people still download files from sketchy places and get compromised as a result?
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Strike a balance between making the internet a safer place for your children and giving them the freedom to explore, learn and socialize
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Have your cake and eat it too – enjoy some of what the online world has to offer without always giving out your contact details
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As the war shows no signs of ending and cyber-activity by states and criminal groups remains high, conversations around the cyber-resilience of critical infrastructure have never been more vital
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Don’t torture people with exceedingly complex password composition rules but do blacklist commonly used passwords, plus other ways to help people help themselves – and your entire organization
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It’s all fun and games until someone gets hacked – here’s what to know about, and how to avoid, threats lurking on the social media juggernaut
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A quick dive into the murky world of cyberespionage and other growing threats facing managed service providers – and their customers
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As all things (wrongly called) AI take the world’s biggest security event by storm, we round up of some of their most-touted use cases and applications
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The legislation aims to bolster the Union’s cyber-resilience and enhance its capabilities to prepare for, detect and respond to incidents
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The much-dreaded writer’s block isn’t the only threat that may derail your progress. Are you doing enough to keep your blog (and your livelihood) safe from online dangers?
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Some sectors have high confidence in their in-house cybersecurity expertise, while others prefer to enlist the support of an external provider to keep their systems and data secured
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Give your social media presence a good spring scrubbing, audit your passwords and other easy ways to bring order to your digital chaos
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Do you know how many devices are connected to your home network? You don’t? This is precisely why it’s time for a network audit.
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Spring is in the air and as the leaves start growing again, why not breathe some new life into the devices you depend on so badly?
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By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. Make sure you're able to bounce back if, or when, a data disaster strikes.
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How content creators and subscribers can embrace the social media platform without (overly) exposing themselves to the potentially toxic brew of NSFW content and privacy threats
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As TikTok CEO attempts to placate U.S. lawmakers, it’s time for us all to think about the wealth of personal information that TikTok and other social media giants collect about us
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Why your organization should consider an MDR solution and five key things to look for in a service offering
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Twitter’s ditching of free text-message authentication doesn’t mean that you should forgo using 2FA. Instead, switch to another – and, indeed, better – 2FA option.
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An astrobiologist, analog astronaut, author and speaker, Dr. Michaela Musilova shares her experience as a woman at the forefront of space exploration and from her quest for scientific and personal excellence
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