“For insurance companies specifically, we saw a 13% increase in ransomware attacks in Q1,” says Crane Hassold, Abnormal Security’s director of threat intelligence. (Credit: FBI cyber division) The first quarter of 2022 closed with businesses seeing a 25% decline in the total number of ransomware attacks compared with the prior quarter, according to Abnormal Security […]
The year has seen a fresh start for fraudsters and scam artists, seeing another spike in COVID-19 scams and text-based cons. ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites such as scamwatch.gov.au, cyber.gov.au and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s website dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities. BE WARY: […]
After previewing the option back in 2020, today, at its first-ever ‘Conversations’ messaging conference, Meta has announced that it’s launching the WhatsApp Cloud API, which will provide free, secure cloud hosting services for businesses. As it sounds, the WhatsApp Cloud API will essentially host your conversation data on Meta’s servers, which will improve connection and […]
CBCP warns public against phishing scam The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines has warned the public against scammers impersonating Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles Brown, using an e-mail. CBCP/MB Msgr. Bernardo Pantin, CBCP Secretary General, said the scam targets those using Yahoo Mail by asking them to enter their login details to […]
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR),Endpoint Security,Network Detection & Response Nikesh Arora Says IT Budgets Steady Despite Global Economic WoesMichael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) •May 19, 2022 Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora (Photo: Palo Alto Networks) Palo Alto Networks’ product portfolio across network security, cloud security and security operations is paying dividends as customers look […]
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — 59-year-old Micallela Aguilera Coleman from Lindsay is being investigated by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly scamming multiple undocumented people. Sgt. Demecio Holguin says they’ve had their eyes on her for about a year after one victim said they gave Coleman over $30,000 for a promise she didn’t keep. […]
An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is asking the Supreme Court to stop a Texas social media law from going into effect. DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is […]
Chief Moulton said they don’t ask others to fundraise for them, so if you see a text like this again, it’s more than likely a scam. WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — The Warner Robins Fire Department wants to warn you about an alleged scam involving them and a T-shirt. This is something the fire chief said […]
Linux provides user options for a wide variety of desktop environments, making it a much richer computing platform compared to macOS and Microsoft Windows. That benefit is on display with this month’s distro releases and updates. Check out a new option for integrating Windows gaming and business programs in whatever Linux variation you use. It […]
From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti An Ekiti State Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ado Ekiti has granted an order to remand a 33-year-old man, Baderinwa Waheed, in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Ado Ekiti for a period of thirty days. Moving his ex-parte application, an officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Olaolu […]
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) – Authorities want you to know of a scam going around our area. Bay County Sheriff’s Deputies say they received a complaint about a phone call a local woman received. She says the person on the phone identified himself as a deputy with the sheriff’s office. The woman says the scammer […]
In this article, we look at the 2021 cyberattack on the Health Service Executive (“HSE”), the national healthcare provider for Ireland, and what lessons have been learned from that crisis one year post-incident. Background The HSE is the state provider of healthcare in Ireland and is the largest employer, with direct and indirect staff totaling […]
Android 12 is still a very new version of the platform, but Samsung is launching the update for its Galaxy devices less than a month after Google’s own Pixel phones. More devices will be updated over the coming months, and Samsung has confirmed a preliminary list of devices that will be updated. This article will […]
On May 1, the protocols U.S. financial institutions must follow after a cybersecurity breach changed, and more changes are still to come. Three bank regulators this month began asking banks to report cybersecurity incidents within 36 hours when such breaches have caused serious harm or are likely to. The three regulators are the Federal Deposit […]
News Is the Kubernetes Skills Gap Shrinking? The enterprise skills gap for just about anything to do with IT is a widely known, years-long problem, especially in the cloud computing space for initiatives like Kubernetes implementations. It has shown few if any signs of slowing down. Yet there may be a ray of hope: New […]
The 2022 SaaS Security Survey Report, in collaboration with CSA, examines the state of SaaS security as seen in the eyes of CISOs and security professionals in today’s enterprises. The report gathers anonymous responses from 340 CSA members to examine not only the growing risks in SaaS security but also how different organizations are currently […]
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s financial trial took a series of surreal turns Thursday when a former suspect-turned-star witness was thrown out of the tribunal and a defendant asserted in court documents that she escorted two emissaries of Russian President Vladimir Putin into the Holy See to negotiate the return of holy relics to […]
This is the week America honors front line heroes. The professionals who provide emergency medical services in this community and in communities around the country. This is National Emergency Medical Services Week, May 15-21. Yakima Fire Chief Aaron Markham says “this is the 47th annual celebration of EMS Week, where we honor front line heroes, […]
On May 22, the World Health Assembly will take place in Geneva, where World Health Organization member states will meet to discuss current and future priorities for public health issues of global importance. On the agenda is a U.S.-proposed change to international health rules. These rules set the standards for all countries to have the […]
A B.C. Supreme Court judge found the man described as the former “chief executive officer” of B.C.’s legislature guilty of breach of trust and fraud Thursday in connection with improper expense claims for more than $1800 worth of clothing. In a split verdict, Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes acquitted former legislature house clerk Craig James […]
