Don’t let dormant accounts become a doorway for cybercriminals

Do you have online accounts you haven't used in years? If so, a bit of digital spring cleaning might be in order.

Will super-smart AI be attacking us anytime soon?

What practical AI attacks exist today? “More than zero” is the answer – and they’re getting better.

Watch out for these traps lurking in search results

Here’s how to avoid being hit by fraudulent websites that scammers can catapult directly to the top of your search results

So your friend has been hacked: Could you be next?

When a ruse puts on a familiar face, your guard might drop, making you an easy mark. Learn how to tell a friend apart from a foe.

1 billion reasons to protect your identity online

Corporate data breaches are a gateway to identity fraud, but they’re not the only one. Here’s a lowdown on how your personal data could be stolen – and how to make sure it isn’t.

How scammers are exploiting DeepSeek's rise

As is their wont, cybercriminals waste no time launching attacks that aim to cash in on the frenzy around the latest big thing – plus, what else to know before using DeepSeek

Cybersecurity and AI: What does 2025 have in store?

In the hands of malicious actors, AI tools can enhance the scale and severity of all manner of scams, disinformation campaigns and other threats

Crypto is soaring, but so are threats: Here’s how to keep your wallet safe

As detections of cryptostealers surge across Windows, Android and macOS, it's time for a refresher on how to keep your bitcoin or other crypto safe

AI moves to your PC with its own special hardware

Seeking to keep sensitive data private and accelerate AI workloads? Look no further than AI PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra processors with a built-in NPU.

Black Hat Europe 2024: Why a CVSS score of 7.5 may be a 'perfect' 10 in your organization

Aggregate vulnerability scores don’t tell the whole story – the relationship between a flaw’s public severity rating and the specific risks it poses for your company is more complex than it seems

Black Hat Europe 2024: Can AI systems be socially engineered?

Could attackers use seemingly innocuous prompts to manipulate an AI system and even make it their unwitting ally?

My information was stolen. Now what?

The slow and painful recovery process

Finland Blames Chinese Hacking Group APT31 for Parliament Cyber Attack

The Police of Finland (aka Poliisi) has formally accused a Chinese nation-state actor tracked as APT31 for orchestrating a cyber attack targeting the country's Parliament in 2020. The intrusion, per the authorities, is said to have occurred between fall 2020 and early 2021. The agency described the ongoing criminal probe as both demanding and time-consuming, involving extensive analysis of a "

What’s up with Emotet?

A brief summary of what happened with Emotet since its comeback in November 2021

The good, the bad and the ugly of AI – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The growing use of synthetic media and the difficulties in distinguishing between real and fake content raise a slew of legal and ethical questions

What to know about the MOVEit hack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

The US government has now announced a bounty of $10 million for intel linking the Cl0p ransomware gang to a foreign government

Digital security for the self-employed: Staying safe without an IT team to help

Nobody wants to spend their time dealing with the fallout of a security incident instead of building up their business

The danger within: 5 steps you can take to combat insider threats

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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