Mecklenburg County, N.C., is working toward fixing its computer systems after refusing to pay a hacker who used ransomware to freeze dozens of local government servers.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 08, 2017
The clock is ticking on gift-buying this holiday season, but that’s no excuse not to do some research before you buy connected toys.
- By Jessica Davis
- Dec 06, 2017
Technology is perpetual motion personified. It is always marching forward, striving to become smarter, faster, more resilient, and more efficient than its predecessor.
- By Fredrik Nilsson
- Dec 01, 2017
Only a few years ago, the inevitable shift to all things Cloud was met with guarded optimism. But today, the shift is really happening.
- By Christian Morin
- Dec 01, 2017
Being online puts you and your data at risk, but there are ways you can minimize your risk and make a hacker’s job harder.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 29, 2017
With hacks, attacks, ransoms and even extortion attempts, 2017 has been the year of data breaches, and it’s not even over yet.
- By Ankur Laroia
- Nov 24, 2017
Kaspersky Lab’s review of phishing attacks during the holiday sales season found that the number of phishing attacks can decrease by as much as 33 percent on the day after Black Friday.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 20, 2017
Amazon has addressed the hack and will be rolling out an update next week.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Nov 17, 2017
The Trump Administration released a new 14-page charter Wednesday detailing the Vulnerabilities Equities Process (VEP), which the federal government uses to determine if, how and when it tells private companies about zero-day security flaws.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 17, 2017
The goal of the new security module, Google said, is to prevent attackers from decrypting your data without knowing your password by reinforcing the lock screen against attacks.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 16, 2017
Connected toys may excite kids, but parents need to be wary.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 16, 2017
Days after the iPhone X’s official release, hackers in Vietnam have successfully tricked Face ID and unlocked the smartphone with a 3-D-printed mask.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 15, 2017
According to Robert Hickey, aviation program manager within the Cyber Security Division of the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, the hack was conducted last year on a 757 parked at the airport in Atlantic City, N.J.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 14, 2017
The survey was based on responses from 603 IT and line-of-business decision-makers involved in enterprise security teams across the US, UK, Germany, France, Australia and New Zealand.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 13, 2017
iOS 11 has some settings you should adjust to keep a tighter lid on your online privacy and security.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 08, 2017
The temporary deactivation Thursday of the personal Twitter account of President Donald Trump, @realDonaldTrump, by a customer support employee on their last day of employment has raised questions about Twitter’s internal security.
- By Jessica Davis
- Nov 06, 2017
This year has been filled with some of the biggest data breaches in history, which is a truly horrific thought.
- By Tyler Reguly
- Oct 31, 2017
How researching and investing in these three technologies will change your business
- By Todd Kleperis
- Oct 30, 2017
Without these online tools, your business could be vulnerable to cyberattacks risking the information of your employees and customers.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Oct 27, 2017
A new ransomware called Bad Rabbit (variant of Petya) is spreading through Ukraine and Russia.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Oct 24, 2017