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As ransomware attacks increase, a number of difficulties have risen for cyberinsurers that will need to be addressed swiftly. Image: Adobe Stock The ever-increasing number of ransomware attacks has created a quandary for those in the cyberinsurance industry. With premiums skyrocketing, coverage being limited and insurers struggling to earn revenue because of the cost and growing number of claims, something has to give. Due to these factors, organizations are searching for new methods of risk…

Skills shortages have always been a fact of life for CIOs. Today, however, the labour market is tighter than ever, and CIOs face multiple challenges. Yet a recent survey by Pluralsight suggests that IT employers could do more to retain staff by upskilling them so that they can take on bigger and better roles. Here’s how the situation looks from the perspective of the IT professionals surveyed. Four out of 10 (37%) IT professionals are…

The number of people falling victim to data breaches has fallen back from last year’s record high, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a US-based non-profit that provides identity crime advice. According to the H1 2022 Data Breach Analysis report, 2021 saw 1862 publicly reported breaches, with 851 in the first half of the year. This year saw H1 breaches drop back to 817 incidents. More significantly, the number of victims is down some 45% compared…

Microsoft has shared details of a widespread phishing campaign that not only attempted to steal the passwords of targeted organisations, but was also capable of circumventing multi-factor authentication (MFA) defences. The attackers used AiTM (Attacker-in-The-Middle) reverse-proxy sites to pose as Office 365 login pages which requested MFA codes, and then use them to log into the genuine site. According to Microsoft’s detailed report on the campaign, once hackers had broken into email inboxes via the…

Given Chrome’s frequent security issues, Jack Wallen strongly believes you shouldn’t be saving your passwords to Google’s browser. Learn how to delete and prevent passwords from re-syncing in Chrome. Image: kovop58/Adobe Stock For the longest time, I’ve been shouting to the sun and moon that no one should allow Chrome to save passwords. Given that almost monthly Google releases an announcement saying that users are strongly urged to upgrade to the latest version of Chrome…