How to Stop Getting Those Pesky Car Extended Warranty Calls

How to Stop Getting Those Pesky Car Extended Warranty Calls

Robocalls about your car’s extended warranty are annoying and potentially dangerous. Here’s why you’re getting them in the first place—and how to stop them. “We’re calling about your car’s extended warranty…” Yep, there’s a good chance you’ve picked up the phone and heard that phrase. The robocall strikes again. If you’ve gotten that call before, you’re not alone. According to YouMail, Americans received more than 4.6 billion robocalls in February 2021 alone. That’s literally millions of…

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Scammers Targeting Upcoming COVID Relief Checks, Tax Refunds

Scammers Targeting Upcoming COVID Relief Checks, Tax Refunds

People are receiving fake forms containing malware to attach to stimulus checks that can steal personal banking information. As millions of Americans await their COVID relief check, cybercriminals are already taking advantage of the situation to scam people out of their stimulus money. The security company Proofpoint describes one effort where scammers sent out thousands of emails to Americans, asking them to fill out a fake form to apply for stimulus checks from the Internal Revenue Service. …

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Ransomware: How to make sure backups are ready for a real attack

Ransomware: How to make sure backups are ready for a real attack

The best way to avoid paying ransom to attackers who have infected your systems with ransomware is to have those systems adequately backed up so you can wipe them and restore them from safe backups. Here are several options for making sure those backups are up to the task. In this article, backup refers to any system that you’re going to use to respond to a ransomware attack, including old-school backup systems, replication systems, and…

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MoD Contractor Security Incidents Double in a Year

MoD Contractor Security Incidents Double in a Year

Cybersecurity incidents at Ministry of Defence (MoD) contractors appear to have doubled over the past year, with email data leaks a particular cause for concern, according to a new report. Sky News was able to piece together some of the puzzle from Freedom of Information (FoI) requests sent to the ministry for 2020 and 2019. They relate to the Warning, Advice and Reporting Point (WARP) system, which requires all contractors that process MoD information to…

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How AI can help prevent active shooters and save lives

How AI can help prevent active shooters and save lives

How AI can help prevent active shooters and save lives | 2021-03-16 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn…

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The evolution of the corporate VPN: How COVID-19 has redefined VPN security

The evolution of the corporate VPN: How COVID-19 has redefined VPN security

The evolution of the corporate VPN: How COVID-19 has redefined VPN security | 2021-03-16 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy…

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Navigating Transformation with Managed Cybersecurity Services

Navigating Transformation with Managed Cybersecurity Services

The coronavirus pandemic has added new layers to the threat landscape facing corporate security leaders in 2020 and going into 2021, as well. As businesses and workforces sought to adapt rapidly to remote working at scale, malicious groups and other threat actors began exploiting opportunities to target stressed people and systems with malware. The malware – increasingly sophisticated and leveraging social engineering techniques to deceive users into providing access to systems and data – continues…

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Illuminate your Network with the Cisco Aironet Active Sensor

Illuminate your Network with the Cisco Aironet Active Sensor

Mansi Jain Technical Leader Co-Author: Mansi Jain, Technical Leader in IBNG at Cisco Systems The Life of an IT Administrator  It’s 6:30 AM, Monday morning, and you’ve just been woken up by the incessant buzzing of your phone. Still half asleep, you open your email to check what the fuss is about, and to your displeasure, 50+ IT Tickets have flooded in overnight.     Email 1 Subject: *Alert* Wireless Network Down in Building A.   Email 2 Subject: *Alert* Employees Unable to Access Email in Building B.  …  …  Email 50 Subject: *Alert* Video Conferences Dropping Users in…

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TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions | McAfee Blogs TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions | McAfee Blog

TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions | McAfee Blogs TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions | McAfee Blog

TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions It’s popular. It’s uplifting. It’s creative. It’s entertaining. It can also be risky. All these words equally describe TikTok, the wildly popular social network that allows teens to create and share videos and find critical connections during isolating times. So what makes TikTok both amazing and potentially risky at the same time? It isn’t the app itself but, rather, the way some kids choose to use it….

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Cisco Receives Top Certifier award from the Wi-Fi Alliance – Cisco Blogs

Cisco Receives Top Certifier award from the Wi-Fi Alliance – Cisco Blogs

I’m excited to announce that Cisco Systems has been recognized as a Wi-Fi Alliance 2020 Top 10 Certifier based on the number of Wi-Fi devices it certified for interoperability in 2020.  And I’m not talking about a handful of certs, I’m talking about more than 170 individual product certifications!   Dedication to standards and integration For many across the world, Wi-Fi is the preferred means to connect to the online resources they want and need….

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