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Incident Response Playbooks: Are You Prepared?
/in General NewsThe playbooks that accompany your incident response plan provide efficiency and consistency in responses, help reduce downtime and dwell time, and can be a cost-saving and reputational-saving measure for your organization.
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Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check
/in General NewsIf you’re worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following you without consent, try these tips.
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Hackers Drain $1.48 Billion from Crypto in 2024, Led by DeFi Exploits
/in General NewsHackers stole $1.48 billion from the crypto industry in 2024. A new report highlights trends in blockchain security, including shifts in target networks.
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Microsoft Boosts Device Security With Windows Resiliency Initiative
/in General NewsMicrosoft is readying a new release of Windows in 2025 that will have significant security controls such as more resilient drivers and “self-defending” operating system kernel.
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Ransomware suspect Wazawaka reportedly arrested by Russia
/in General NewsRussian media and other sources are reporting that authorities there have charged Mikhail Matveev — aka Wazawaka, blamed in multiple high-profile ransomware attacks — with criminal hacking.
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Bitwarden Review (2024): Is It a Secure Password Manager?
/in General NewsBitwarden’s excellent free version makes it one of the best free password managers available. To learn more, read our full Bitwarden review.
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Top 5 Cyber Security Trends for 2025
/in General NewsTechRepublic asked cyber experts to predict the top trends that will impact the security field in 2025.
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Two UK Hospitals Hit by Cyberattacks, One Postponed Procedures
/in General NewsAlder Hey Children’s Hospital and Wirral University Teaching Hospital have fallen victim to cyberattacks, including one involving ransomware.
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Malicious Ads in Search Results Are Driving New Generations of Scams
/in General NewsThe scourge of “malvertising” is nothing new, but the tactic is still so effective that it’s contributing to the rise of investment scams and the spread of new strains of malware.
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8 Million Android Users Hit by SpyLoan Malware in Loan Apps on Google Play
/in General NewsOver a dozen malicious Android apps identified on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 8 million times contain malware known as SpyLoan, according to new findings from McAfee Labs.
“These PUP (potentially unwanted programs) applications use social engineering tactics to trick users into providing sensitive information and granting extra mobile app permissions, which
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