These Are The States Most At Risk For Ransomware Attacks

These Are The States Most At Risk For Ransomware Attacks

Worried Businessman Looking At Laptop With Ransomware Word On The Screen At The Workplace getty Ransomware attacks on are the rise. Data published earlier this month by Proofpoint found that ransomware demands have spiked by 320 percent over the last year. Payments are also on the rise as many victims find themselves in the unenviable and untenable position of being forced to pay simply to regain access to their essential systems. With more work going…

Read More

Top 100 Cybersecurity Universities

Top 100 Cybersecurity Universities

Ranking the best schools in the world with cybersecurity programs is a difficult feat. You can’t really say that one school is better than another because one school may have better features than another doesn’t. In this article, we will talk about the top 100 cybersecurity universities in UK, USA, and Canada and leave you the choice to choose one.  In no particular order, they are: 1.      California State University, San Bernardino Programs: California State…

Read More

6 Steps to Help Your Family Restore Digital Balance in Stressful Times | McAfee Blogs 6 Steps to Help Your Family’s Mental Health in Stressful Times | McAfee Blog

6 Steps to Help Your Family Restore Digital Balance in Stressful Times | McAfee Blogs 6 Steps to Help Your Family’s Mental Health in Stressful Times | McAfee Blog

6 Steps to Help Your Family Restore Digital Balance in Stressful Times Editor’s Note: This is part II in a series on helping families protect their mental and digital health in times of chronic stress. The content is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice or treatment. Over the past year of remote life, technology has become both a lifeline and a life sucker. We’ve witnessed technology author amazing moments of human connection…

Read More

The hidden business costs of working remotely

The hidden business costs of working remotely

The benefits of working remotely are numerous, but studies are finding there are significant hidden costs that need to be factored in. Image: iStock/BartekSzewczyk Data is being lost from companies at an alarming rate and, so far, there does not seem to be a solution. A recent survey conducted by Arlington Research for Egress Software seems to suggest one of the causes wasn’t on anyone’s radar a year ago. Arlington Research interviewed 500 IT leaders…

Read More

How will cybersecurity change with a new US president? Pros identify the biggest needs

How will cybersecurity change with a new US president? Pros identify the biggest needs

Every new presidential administration brings change, one way or another. Learn what President Joseph Biden is facing on the cybersecurity front, along with some tips for government and businesses. Image: iStock/remotevfx The past year has been one like no other, and during the pandemic cybersecurity threats have been on the rise with the ubiquity of remote work. United States President Joseph Biden has a lot on his plate, and cybersecurity concerns should be high on…

Read More

Threat Roundup for February 19 to February 26 – Cisco Blogs

Threat Roundup for February 19 to February 26 – Cisco Blogs

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we’ve observed between February 19 and February 26. As with previous roundups, this post isn’t meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we’ve observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are automatically protected from these threats. As a reminder, the information provided for the following threats in this post is non-exhaustive…

Read More

Business travelers are still at home due to employee worries, the slow vaccine rollout and the patchwork of COVID-19 rules

Business travelers are still at home due to employee worries, the slow vaccine rollout and the patchwork of COVID-19 rules

Gartner research finds that only 11% of companies have resumed travel or plan to within the next six months. Image: CharlieAJA/istock Even as more and more people get vaccinated against COVID-19 despite a slow rollout, most companies have business travel plans on hold at least for now. Brian Kropp, chief of research in the Gartner HR research, said that executives are still very early in their planning process around starting normal business travel. Gartner research…

Read More

How stalkerware can threaten your safety and privacy, and how to avoid it

How stalkerware can threaten your safety and privacy, and how to avoid it

With a stalkerware app on your phone, another person can spy on your activities and view your personal information, Kaspersky says. Image: istock/Highwaystarz-Photography At its best, technology can bring people together through the use of social networks, video chats, and other tools. But at its worst, technology can be used to harass, bully, and terrorize other people. One example of the latter is stalkerware, a type of app installed on someone’s mobile device to eavesdrop…

Read More

How can I automate device configurations using CML2?

How can I automate device configurations using CML2?

Hello fellow network automation engineers, it’s been a few weeks but I’m back with a great question from Evan Fareed. I would like to automate configuring the basic device settings and interface addressing on the initial device setups using CML 2. What would you recommend as the best strategy or resources to proceed? I don’t know whether to use Postman vs. Ansible vs. Python scripts vs. pyATS vs. Hashicorp tools vs. Lions, Tigers and Bears! Oh…

Read More

USA Third Most Affected by Stalkerware

USA Third Most Affected by Stalkerware

New research by cybersecurity company Kaspersky has found that Russia, Brazil, and the United States of America were the countries most affected by stalkerware last year.  A new report, “The State of Stalkerware 2020,” that was released today found that 53,870 Kaspersky users were affected globally by malicious surveillance software in 2020. Russia had the most affected users for the second year running, with 12,389 victims. With 6,523 victims, Brazil moved up from third place in 2019 to become the…

Read More
1 3,582 3,583 3,584 3,585 3,586 3,854