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Protect yourself from scams this Diwali

It’s Diwali, a time of light, a time of togetherness, and, of course, a time of celebration. Along with Diwali comes the traditional acts of dana and seva, as well as gift-giving to the friends and family members they honor and love. However, it’s also a time when thieves get busy—where they hop online and […]

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  • October 24, 2022

Apple megaupdate: Ventura out, iOS and iPad kernel zero-day – act now!

Ventura hits the market with 112 patches, Catalina’s gone missing, and iPhones and iPads get a critical kernel-level zero-day patch…

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Car dealer group Pendragon refuses to pay $60 million to ransomware extortionists

Pendragon – the car dealership group which owns Evans Halshaw, CarStore, and Stratstone, and operates around 160 showrooms across the UK – has confirmed that its IT servers have been hacked by cybercriminals who claim to have stolen five per cent of its data.

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  • October 24, 2022

Download eBook: Top virtual CISOs share 7 tips for vCISO service providers

Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services (also known as ‘Fractional CISO’ or ‘CISO-as-a-Service’) are growing in popularity, especially as growing cyber threats, tightening regulatory demands and strict cyber insurance requirements are driving small to medium-sized enterprises demand for strategic cybersecurity and compliance guidance and management. But vCISO services are

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CISA Warns Against Ransomware Group Daixin Team Targeting Health Organizations

Daixin Team is actively targeting US businesses, mainly in the healthcare sector

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  • October 24, 2022

Serious Security: You can’t beat the house at Blackjack – or can you?

What if you could guess the next card correctly twice as often as you should?

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Optimize and secure your team’s Apple devices with Jamf Now

Learn how Jamf Now’s features can streamline your company’s Apple mobile device management. The post Optimize and secure your team’s Apple devices with Jamf Now appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Ex-cop abused police tool in Snapshot sextortion plot that stole sexually explicit photos and videos

A former officer at Louisville Metro Police has admitted his part in a conspiracy that stalked and extorted young women online, breaking into their Snapchat accounts in order to steal their naked photos and videos. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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