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When it comes to mobile operating systems, iOS 12 is generally considered to be one of the most secure — if not the leader — in mobile security. It’s now a little more than a year old, and its features may be a bit overshadowed by the launch of iOS ... Read More

Attackers need to target only 20 specific maintainer accounts to reach more than half of the entire JavaScript npm ecosystem, security researchers warn. What's the cybersecurity impact for the digital supply chain? ... Read More

Today, maintaining data integrity and network security is a primary challenge for businesses everywhere. The scale of the threats they face is enormous. Those that succeed go unheralded. Those that fail end up in the headlines. Despite the risks, a shocking number of security decision-makers seem confident that their companies ... Read More

Just this year, several high-profile cyber breaches exposed confidential information and resulted in millions of dollars in damages. Cybersecurity is more important than ever — a big problem for employers facing millions of unfilled cybersecurity positions and a shortage of talented workers. As for the exact number of openings, the ... Read More

Social engineering is a tactic where the attacker influences the victim to obtain valuable information. Office employees are targeted to reveal confidential data about a corporation while non-specialists can come under the radar to disclose their credit card information. One might also be threatened that the attacker will hack/his her ... Read More

The cybersecurity weaknesses of Content Management Systems make online attacks easy and likely. How to improve CMS security in the enterprise? ... Read More

Recently, British Airways was slapped with a $230M fine after attackers stole data from hundreds of thousands of its customers in a massive breach. The fine, the result of a GDPR prosecution, was issued after a 2018 Magecart attack. Attackers were able to insert around 22 lines of code into ... Read More

The decision to which information security measures should be used across the company’s IT infrastructure and which ones should be left out may be a tough one for midsized companies. The financial resources of a midsized company cannot allow applying all the existing cybersecurity elements to protect the network. At ... Read More

In large part, the security of an ecommerce company is the responsibility of its technical support team and ecommerce software vendors. In reality, cybercriminals often exploit the security illiteracy of the staff to hit a company. Of all the ecommerce team, web administrators are often targeted for hacker attacks as ... Read More

News about Russian hackers creating chaos in the European Union or Chinese infiltration of a US company has almost become routine. In March 2019, a Russian hacking group was discovered operating on Czech soil by Czech intelligence agencies. Details are still unclear, however, speculations state that the group is part ... Read More