McAfee Warns of Scams Targeting Consumers During Uncertain Times

• Increase in phishing scams as consumers adjust to life from home McAfee warns that as we adjust to a changing world, bad actors are...

Perpetrators use various methods to Deceive & Defraud elderly victims for Financial gain

Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial fraud, racking up more than $3 billion in losses annually. Criminals...

Fortinet advises Cyber Distancing and Network Isolation to protect organizations from cyberattacks.

Bangalore, India, May 4, 2020 − Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, announced that over the past several weeks,...

Money Mules: What is a Money Mule?

A money mule is any individual who transfers funds, in any manner, on behalf of, or at the direction of another. Money mules are...

Child Predators Use Online Gaming to Contact Children

Some predators use online gaming to sexually exploit children. Parents and guardians—and their children—should know the risks posed by online gaming, the methods these...

3 Actions for Ethical Data Collection During Pandemics

Contributor: Laurence Goasduff | Gartner Data and analytics leaders must apply data ethics to their decision-making process when collecting, using and sharing data, especially during the...

Zero Day SQL Injection Flaw in Sophos XG Exploited in the Wild

On April 22, Sophos published a knowledge base entry on the Sophos Community regarding the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability in the Sophos XG Firewall that...

Symlink race bugs found in 28 popular antivirus programs

According to this report by Rack911, "symlink race" flaws were detected across 28 popular antivirus programs - Tenable Comments The researchers used a unique method of...

Online Extortion Scams increasing during the COVID-19 Crisis

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3 - USA) has seen an increase in reports of online extortion scams during the current "stay-at-home" orders due...

Threat Spotlight: Coronavirus-Related Phishing

Fleming Shi | Source: Barracuda As much of the world grapples with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and how to handle it, attackers are taking advantage of...

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