Over 200 accounts were targeted by the group of hackers, but only four were compromised, according to Microsoft.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 07, 2019
Even if an organization decides to pay a ransom against the FBI’s advice, they should report the crime to law enforcement, according to the FBI alert.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 07, 2019
In the latest ransomware attack scourge, three hospitals in Alabama were able to continue serving existing patients but said they could not take new cases.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 04, 2019
Recent hacks into databases of some of the world’s biggest corporations and government organizations put the personal information of billions of people at risk.
- By Mohammed Murad
- Oct 01, 2019
Cloud storage is most used by small-and-medium businesses (SMBs). The reason is that it comes with many benefits for organizations in terms of flexibility and more importantly productivity.
- By François Amigorena
- Oct 01, 2019
Privacy issues continue to dominate headlines as the world’s biggest companies are being challenged on the ways they collect and use people’s data. Consumers are growing more concerned about how their activities are being tracked across the web as companies sell information to advertisers for a profit.
- By Neil Huntingdon
- Oct 01, 2019
4.9 million users have been affected by the data breach, which DoorDash discovered in the past month.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 30, 2019
The company originally planned to phase out security patches for Windows 7 in January. Now, Microsoft will continue issuing free updates for election systems around the world.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 24, 2019
The fight over increased funding for election security is far from over, though: The House and Senate still need to agree on a number for the final version of the bill.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 23, 2019
A new investigation discovered that the medical images and health data of more than 5 million patients in the U.S. was readily accessible on the web without a password or login.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 18, 2019
The department announced the sanctions Friday after it said that North Korean intelligence groups targeted American critical infrastructure, particularly the financial system.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 17, 2019
Phishing scams continues to be a widespread problem for businesses and individuals alike. But there are several ways to recognize that you could be getting scammed.
- By Susan Alexandra
- Sep 09, 2019
A database that was left without password protection was discovered by a security researcher, who said 419 million records of Facebook user phone numbers were exposed.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 06, 2019
Information mishandling, snooping and location tracking are often the ways in which users find their privacy violated online.
- By Susan Alexandra
- Sep 03, 2019
The number and breadth of devices that make up the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow rapidly, with everything from kitchen appliances to video surveillance and access control systems offering the ability to connect to a network.
- By Ryan Zatolokin
- Sep 01, 2019
We know by now that there is an abundance of business advantages in the cloud — it’s agile and cost-efficient, and, with little to no hardware maintenance, it’s easier to update and perform maintenance on than traditional on-site servers.
A new IT trend–“hyperconvergence”–may hold the key to simplifying this task while also enabling significantly more sophisticated ways to tap the value of data many organizations are already collecting.
- By Eric Bassier
- Sep 01, 2019
Security professionals face many challenges in selecting video surveillance systems that address their unique needs.
- By Jeff Whitney
- Sep 01, 2019
Two Nigerian citizens are accused of leading a massive fraud scheme that transferred at least $6 million in fraudulently-obtained funds, much of whom was taken from elderly people.
- By Haley Samsel
- Aug 26, 2019
As countries across Europe grapple with the consequences of facial recognition software, EU officials are seeking to limit what the technology can collect and how the data is used.
- By Haley Samsel
- Aug 26, 2019