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By Rob Cheng, Founder and CEO, PC Matic The recent PC Matic Password Hygiene & Habits Report found that only 16% of employers issue passwords to employees. This is an alarming statistic given that 80% of businesses allow employees to choose their own passwords. This is risky behavior since it’s also been reported that many employees use the same password for both work and home and 50% of people have never changed their personal passwords…

Security experts recommend looking for increased activity from illicit mining on corporate networks when cryptocurrency prices go up. Image: Shutterstock/Wit Olszewski Crypto mining may seem like a small risk when compared with all the ransomware attacks going on. However, Cisco Talos researchers note in a new analysis that “unauthorized software on end systems is never a good sign. Today it’s a crypto miner, tomorrow it could be the initial payload in an eventual ransomware attack.” …

Android 12 adds killswitches for both the mic and camera. Jack Wallen shows you how to add them and use them. Image: sdx15/Shutterstock Android 12 is the most radical change to the platform since its inception. Not only has the interface undergone a drastic (and much-needed) makeover, there are some features that go a very long way to protect users’ privacy. SEE: Electronic communication policy  (TechRepublic Premium) One such feature is the ability to quickly…

My foray into IT was more of a trial by fire than a chosen profession. Back in my college days, I worked as a project manager in a call center for a small startup. Due to our size, we all played multiple roles. As we onboarded new customer support reps every few weeks, yours truly was responsible for setting up their PCs—actually plugging in keyboards, mice, and monitors via PS/2 and VGA connectors. On several occasions,…

The United States Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone, working for a foreign government, who participates in a cybercriminal attack against American critical infrastructure. The news of the reward comes at the same time as the White House announced it was setting up a ransomware task force following a series of high-profile attacks in the United States. According to Politico, federal…

IT and OT environments are increasing targets and threat actors are using Dark Web forums to launch cybercrimes, according to Accenture’s 2021 Cyber Threat Intelligence report. Image: Shutterstock/MicroOne It’s hardly surprising that threat actors are pervasive and aggressive, but a new report finds in the first half of 2021, they have been testing new extortion methods, targeting critical infrastructure business operations continuity in particular. This was one of four key trends identified in Accenture’s 2021…

In the last few years, Tripwire has increased its portfolio to include industries that were previously overlooked in the cybersecurity space. Industrial organizations are the newest targets for some of the most malicious instances of cybercrime in recent memory. Fortunately, we have a team of sales engineers who have unique experiences in this area. Markus Bloem joined me for a short conversation about his odyssey and his current role at Tripwire. His journey starts in a most unique environment…

Any big event is likely to attract bad actors. Keeping the games safe from attack is a huge undertaking for event planners. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Ray Canzanese, director of threat research at Netskope, about cybersecurity and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, being held July 23-Aug. 8, 2021. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: I think more and more people are becoming aware now of the problems with cybersecurity and…