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Research conducted by Owl Labs, which polled 2000 business leaders based in the UK, Germany, France, and the Nordics shows that just 11% of business leaders expect their employees to return to the office full-time, indicating a more permanent shift to … Continue reading Employers permanently moving to a more flexible work model
Over the past year, consumers have adapted to many changes, including the rapid shift towards a digital-first lifestyle. This has led to an emphasis on consumers dependence on mobile devices, as they look to execute nearly all daily activities via devi… Continue reading Consumers neglecting mobile security despite growing number of threats
According to a newly-published report by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the elderly are more at risk from falling victim to online fraud and internet scammers than ever before.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading One billion dollars lost by over-60s through online fraud in 2020, says FBI
ECI Software Solutions released a report detailing the findings from a survey examining how SMBs are leveraging technology to respond to the various threats from the past year – including cybercrime – while laying the groundwork for not onl… Continue reading How SMBs are dealing with emerging threats
Cyberattack traffic targeting the video game industry grew more than any other industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Akamai’s report, the video game industry suffered more than 240 million web application attacks in 2020, a 340% increase … Continue reading Cyberattack traffic targeting video game industry surged during the pandemic
COVID-19 vaccines have been rolling out for a few months now, but the nature of the pandemic and the number of people impacted by it mean that demand for these vaccines is enormous. And those of us in the security field know that any time you see high … Continue reading Combatting OpSec threats to our COVID-19 vaccination efforts: What can we do?
IDC recently published new forecasts for the worldwide hard disk drive (HDD) and solid state drive (SSD) market. While both markets were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the outlook looks good as demand for storage remains strong in multiple areas. W… Continue reading Worldwide HDD and SSD market growth shows strong demand for data storage
Malicious COVID-19 online content – including racist content, disinformation and misinformation – thrives and spreads online by bypassing the moderation efforts of individual social media platforms. By mapping online hate clusters across si… Continue reading Malicious COVID-19 online content bypassing moderation efforts of social media platforms
Video gaming giant Electronic Arts suffers a hack following slack security, the Japanese Olympics are proving unpopular with everyone apart from cybercriminals, and le coq est mort.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the aw… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #232: Zoomolympics and language matters
The adoption of SASE has skyrocketed during the pandemic, according to a research conducted by Sapio Research. Thirty-four percent of businesses claim to already be adopting SASE in the past year, and an additional 30 percent plan to do so in the next … Continue reading What is the true meaning of SASE?