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New Ransomware Could Pose a Threat to Businesses

In recent months, cybersecurity researchers have found that a new ransomware strain has been affecting certain businesses using Windows desktops and devices that are still relying on old operating systems. Below, we’ll explain how this works and what it could ...

Beware of This New Malvertising Campaign

Businesses nationwide have recently switched to the new Arc browser for its shortcuts, previewing ability, and lighter and cleaner design. Having gained monumental traction in such a short period, it competes with longstanding browsers like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and ...

New Phishing Threats: Vishing and Quishing Explained

Any business owner in the modern world already knows about phishing. It has been around for decades, as criminal “conman” practices use fraudulent emails or other written items to fool readers. People believe the document derives from a legitimate source, ...

Beware of Remote Desktop Protocol Attacks

In 2023, hackers used remote desktop protocol to orchestrate 9 out of 10 cyberattacks. How does this affect you as a business owner? If your digital infrastructure has any vulnerabilities, it could offer an untapped portal for remote desktop protocol ...

Hackers Can Now Steal Face Scans

Biometric authentication factors like facial recognition scans are no longer iron-clad cybersecurity measures. Emerging technology allows hackers to steal face scans and infiltrate a user’s unauthorized accounts. Learn how these social engineering attacks take place and what you can do ...

Beware of This Dangerous Android Malware

Do you rely on Android devices for your business? A new form of Android malware puts countless users at risk for data breaches and financial loss. Discover how cybercriminals execute this threat and what you can do to prevent it.  ...

Protecting Your Business From Deepfake Technology

Have you ever noticed movies where a scene flashes back to an actor’s younger version? Before 2017, they used a lookalike—a real person playing a role—but that world is gone now. Digital deepfakes do the job of voice and image ...

How Identity Theft Affects Small Businesses

As a small business owner, you may assume that larger businesses are at a greater risk of hackers stealing their data. Don't big companies have more revenue and sensitive information at stake? While that might be true in one sense, ...

The Rise of Insider Threats

The greatest threat to your security is not an anonymous hacker working from a remote location but, more than likely, an in-house employee who knows all your trade secrets. In businesses, insider threats are more than security issues; they impact ...

Beware of These Hardware Security Vulnerabilities

When discussing cybersecurity threats and protecting business data, many business owners instinctively think of software vulnerabilities, email phishing, DDoS attacks, and other software or network-related threats. However, with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), cyber attackers and other ...

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