Preparing for dynamic security changes in the new year Well, we blinked, and 2021 is almost over (as of writing this article). With a couple of months in a vaguely calmer year, a whole new host of challenges is on the horizon. Cybersecurity remains one of...
REvil has a bad day and some ransomware gangs get spooked The psychology of ransomware gangs is an interesting one. No one truly believes they’re a villain in their own story. But within the internet sphere, there’s a startling amount of self-imposed nobility about the questionable antics...
A problematic trend continues in the fight against ransomware gangs In the United States, both the FBI and CISA strongly discourage paying ransomware gangs. Conceding to their demands, they say, only encourages hackers and threat parties to continue to engage in malicious activity. But such a...
Stability and performance tips for the remote worker Remote working exposes you to a variety of different concepts and tasks. And, by proxy, you might be working from a PC more often than not. It means a few things: you manage more things by yourself, and...
Ransomware as a service fosters a new malicious model We touched on ransomware as a service not too long ago, and we’ll dive back into this growing model by taking a look at more prominent RaaS kits. This trend highlights an alarming growth in malicious activity...
What can we learn from the UK’s BYOD strategies? A BYOD policy (bring your own device) is a handy way for companies to improve productivity and cut costs. It allows staff to use their own mobile devices and hardware for work. That means the company doesn’t...
Dangerous privacy-invasive tech needs some serious rethinking An opinion piece by Douglas James. Advancements in tech raise questions about protecting privacy. It’s critical, especially in these times, we protect our personal lives and data. Not only from a cybersecurity standpoint. Unless you’re comfortable with the idea of...
The best traits of cloud backup options Nothing’s worse than losing data. How many times have you encountered the harrowing realization your HDD was failing? All that info, potentially lost, if you don’t act fast. Worse, do you even have the time in that scenario? Is...
Discovering basic signs of hardware failure You know what’s not fun at all? Failure of hardware. Minding your own business, taking care of tasks, shutting the computer off only to find the next time you boot up the PC, things have gone awry. Worse yet, it’s...
What a new cyber bill could mean for critical infrastructure A bill introduced between members of the Senate (the Cyber Reporting Incident Act), specifically Gary Peters (Democrat, Michigan) and Rob Portman (Republican, Ohio) seeks to create a stricter timetable when reporting cybersecurity events. Specifically, after a...
