Small businesses are some of the most vulnerable targets for threat actors. Cybersecurity is an increasingly important issue for small business owners, as cyberattacks can cause serious damage to your business. To protect yourself, it’s important to understand the different types of cyberattacks and the potential risks they pose. Some of the most common cyberattacks […]
Continue ReadingCybersecurity should remain a top priority for Broader Public Sector in Ontario
Key highlights of the Expert Panel report by the panel on Cyber Security as constituted in 2020 by the Minister of Government and Consumer Services, now the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD) The ransomware landscape continues to grow and become more complex with each successive year and 2022 has been no exception. Threat […]
Continue ReadingAttention Facebook users! your login details may have been compromised
In a report published on the Meta (earlier facebook) blog, by David Agranovich, Director, Threat Disruption, and Ryan Victory, Malware Discovery and Detection Engineer, it has been warned that the login information for 1 million users may have been compromised through malicious apps. As per the report, more than 400 malicious Android and iOS apps […]
Continue ReadingSharenting, fun or Not so fun
Liam is 13 years of age now. His parents have been sharing images and videos on their social media accounts every since he was born. While his posts have received many likes and comments, it has put him in a position of unwanted publicity in his community. He now feels uncomfortable and doesn’t like many of […]
Continue ReadingRoe V. Wade, Period Tracking apps, Data Privacy and Prosecution concerns of US women
When Houston resident Lauren Price, 37 read the leaked draft of the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, she emailed her period-tracking app’s customer support team to ask how they were protecting her personal health information. The Montrose resident, 37, is an activist and data specialist for a local school district, so she […]
Continue ReadingAssault on #privacy – Industry warns of surveillance state
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) released directions on April 28 that have sparked severe privacy concerns. CERT-In is the federal agency in charge of analysing cyber threats and responding to cybercrime reports. As per the guidelines, Virtual Private Network [VPN] providers must gather and preserve data on their customers for at least five […]
Continue ReadingFBI Releases IOCs Associated with BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a Flash report detailing indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with attacks involving BlackCat/ALPHV, a Ransomware-as-a-Service that has compromised at least 60 entities worldwide. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the IOCs and technical details in FBI Flash CU-000167-MW and apply the recommended mitigations. FBI in its Flash Reprot warns of […]
Continue ReadingTim Cook’s Speech at IAPP Summit 2022
Read the transcript of the speech below : Thank you. Good morning. It’s a privilege to be here with all of you in the nation’s capital. And I must say, it’s so nice to finally gather in person. I want to thank the IAPP for bringing us together and for the vital work you do […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Issues Emergency Security Update For 3.2 Billion Chrome Users—Attacks Underway
⚠️ Attention Google Chrome Users Google Issues Emergency Security Update For 3.2 Billion Chrome Users—Attacks Underway Google has issued an emergency security update for all Chrome users as it confirms that attackers are already exploiting a high severity zero-day vulnerability. The emergency update to version 99.0.4844.84 of Chrome is highly unusual in that it addresses […]
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