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Cybersecurity impact of the Russian-Ukraine conflict
The escalating Russian-Ukraine conflict has led to a significant global increase in cyberattacks. Forty-eight hours after the conflict started, US cybersecurity agencies reported an 800% increase in cybercrime. Moreover, a few months on, Russia is likely to launch large-scale cyberattacks against the West in response to accusations of war crimes and other sanctions. This article…
Read MoreOWASP Top 10 2021: Control Access, Encrypt Everything and Be Afraid of Design Flaws
OWASP released a new top 10. What does it mean for your application security? OWASP Foundation, the most authoritative organization in web-application security, released a new Top 10 of the current threats. The changes are significant and really impressive, sharply illustrating that since the COVID-19 outbreak the cyberspace has become an even more dangerous place,…
Read MoreAn Update from Microsoft? No, a sneaky hunter for your money
Imagine an email dropped into your inbox. The email makes you a tempting offer: Updating your version of Microsoft Word to add new features. Do you think installing new features is a good idea? Of course, you do. Because you are curious about the new features. And more of that, they can even make your…
Read MorePay or Die: New Ransomware Comes to Hit Your Computers. Are You Ready to Fight Back?
Ransomware, a kind of malware that has become a real curse for the companies and organizations around the world, comes in a new, much sneakier and more dangerous disguise. New malware is called Fonix and it’s able to turn your endpoints into the useless bricks ruthlessly depriving you of access to all your data. It…
Read MoreQ3 Cyberattacks and Trends: Social Engineering Takes the Upper Hand
COVID-19 strikes almost everything in the world, and the cybersecurity field is not an exclusion. Observing the Q3 events and incidents makes obvious the fact that Coronavirus has cardinally changed the world’s cybersecurity landscape and these changes look irreversible for the nearest future. More of that, these new trends seem to be able to distinguish…
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