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This New Malware Is Hitting Exchange Servers To Steal Info

In late 2019, a new strain of malware called "Valak" was detected. In the six months that followed its initial discovery in the wild, more than 30 variants of the code were ...

Storage Cleanup Tools In Windows 10 Getting Added Feature

For more than 20 years, "Disk Cleanup" has been a feature in every Windows Build. It's a quick, easy way to free up hard disk space by getting rid of unneeded system ...

Growing Security Threats Targeting MSPs?

Early last month the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning for MSPs: you’re a growing target of cyberattacks. By now, ...

Only 33 Percent Of People Change Password After Data Breach

A new study was published by researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University's Security and Privacy Institute and was presented at the 2020 IEEE Workshop on Technology and Consumer Protection. The study has ...

Password Text Export Feature Coming To Firefox

Mozilla's Firefox browser, like most modern browsers, has a built-in password management feature that allows you to save passwords for sites you log into on a regular basis. Since the browser stores ...

A List Of Devices That Will Support The iOS 14 Update

By the time you read these words, Apple will likely be previewing iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 at the all-virtual WWDC 2020. While the latest version of Apple's OS will no doubt ...

Major Security Flaw Found In Some Cisco Routers

Recently, Cisco disclosed the existence of four serious security flaws in their routers that use iOS and iOS XE software. One of the four, CVE-2020-3227 is rated at a severity of 9.8 ...

Are You Setting The Right Security Goals?

When I talk with many IT professionals—including CEOs, CIOs and leadership in IT departments—I often hear the same responses when asking them whether ...

Lawsuit Claims Google Private Browsing Isn’t Really Private

Google is in hot water with a complaint filed to the District Court of Northern California. The complaint alleges that the tech giant tracks users' browsing data and a variety of other ...

PonyFinal Is Another New Ransomware To Watch Out For

Microsoft recently issued a security advisory about a new strain of ransomware that's been cropping up with increasing frequency in India, Iran and the US. Called PonyFinal, one of the things that ...

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