Collaborate Disseminate
Microtransactions fraud, also known as in-app purchase fraud, refers to manipulation and abuse of online gaming accounts where fraudsters target in-game currency, digital purchases, as well as real currency stored in wallets. Given a prolific increase … Continue reading Stopping the Scourge of Microtransactions Fraud
Microsoft president and CLO Brad Smith says secretly subpoenaing data from cloud providers—blocking them from telling customers—must stop.
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Bolster Research has found that Amazon scammers have increased their activity with a 7X increase leading up to Prime Day.
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Active Directory (AD) is one of the most valuable targets for cyberattackers because it handles authentication and authorization across all enterprise resources and touches virtually everything on the network. AD is complicated to secure, and today, r… Continue reading Top 8 Ways Attackers Can Own Active Directory
We’ve all seen shows where a character like The Flash, for instance, needs eyes on a situation to fight the bad guy, and a computer nerd, like Felicity, breaks into Central City’s camera network to help save the day. Movies like WarGames, … Continue reading An Inside Look at How Hackers Operate
Artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity can be a double-edged sword. While AI can effectively mitigate threats and prevent potential cyberattacks, criminals can also exploit the technology to their advantage – putting businesses and customers at … Continue reading How Will Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Be Seen Moving Forward?
The annual Verizon DBIR (Data Breach Investigation Report) is a great tool full of lots of actionable information. However, at over 100 pages full of detailed information, it can seem a bit like walking into a modern hardware store and wondering w… Continue reading The Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report – How do you Use it?
Despite the best efforts of many organizations, ransomware attacks are still on the rise; perhaps indicating that those “best efforts” are just not good enough. Take, for example, the recent ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, prompting a shut… Continue reading Rethinking Networking to Derail Ransomware
A nasty vulnerability in most Linux distributions is raising eyebrows among the penguinistas.
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In Part 1 of this series, we introduced the concept that the most vulnerable people on the internet are our senior population. According to the FBI, elder fraud impacts millions of American seniors every year. Figures from the United Kingdom show simil… Continue reading Protecting the New Most Vulnerable Population – The Grandparent Scam