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Credit to Author: Elena Molchanova| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 19:48:55 +0000

“Security awareness” means different things to different people. Here’s what we mean when talking about this subject.

February 26, 2019 admin

What K–12 schools need to shore up cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:00:00 +0000

We discuss the challenges facing K–12 schools looking to protect students’ data, and which solutions they can adopt in order to build up defenses and increase cybersecurity awareness.

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Tags: cybersecurity education education K–12 k–12 schools phishing phishing attacks private schools public schools ransomware schools

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February 20, 2019 admin

Good bots, bad bots: friend or foe?

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Bots are an endless source of debate online, but all we ever hear about are the bad ones. In this post, we look at some examples you’ve probably already run into, and explain why one person’s good bot is another organization’s bad one.

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Tags: ad fraud AI bad bots bidding bot bots chat bots mindless bots snipers

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February 20, 2019 admin

A Game of Risk with Broadcasters, Cyber Felons and Dragons

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:21:50 +0000

Submitted by Steve Ng, Lead, Digital Platform Operations, Mediacorp Where there’s money, there has always been crime. But what if money came in the form of intangible digital assets and crime in the form of cyber adversaries? In fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, dragons are intelligent, mythical foes defined by their fiery prowess – boasting…

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February 20, 2019 admin

Cybercrime is focusing on accountants

Credit to Author: Pavel Shoshin| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:00:43 +0000

We detect a spike in activity from Trojans targeting mostly accountants who work in small and midsize businesses.

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February 15, 2019 admin

Tackling the shortage in skilled IT staff: whole team security

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:40:23 +0000

Is whole-team-security, or empowering tech-savvy volunteers to help, a good solution to the shortage of skilled IT staff? It could be, if you keep certain ground rules in mind.

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Tags: byod byos empowerment enablement IT it staff shortage skills shortage volunteers

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February 14, 2019 admin

Don’t Blame Employees who fall for a BEC scam!

Credit to Author: Chris Taylor| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:00:55 +0000

The BBC reports that a media company based in Scotland is now suing a former employee who fell for a Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam. In the scam, the employee received emails which appeared to be from the managing director and requested wire transfers. The employee worked with her line manager on the first payment…

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