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7 Internet Safety Tips for Safer Internet Browsing

Identity IQ

7 Internet Safety Tips for Safer Internet Browsing IdentityIQ With the internet, we can access vast amounts of information with only a click or tap. This year, the total number of internet users worldwide reached 5.18 And as immense as the internet is, so are the risks. Many threats lurk in its corners.

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2020 Likely To Break Records for Breaches

Adam Levin

A recent article released by cybersecurity and antivirus firm Bitdefender shows that 8.4 Phishing scams skyrocketed as citizens self-isolated during the lockdown, and social-engineering schemes defrauded Internet users of millions.”. For comparison, that’s a 273% increase over the first two quarters of 2019 combined.

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Top 8 trusted cybersecurity companies in the world

CyberSecurity Insiders

Here’s an article that throws some light on this issue and will help in providing the best one to offer uninterrupted business and peace of mind. Cisco- This Santa Clara-based company offers network security solutions, threat detection and response, domain security, energy management, and solutions offering the internet of things.

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‘The Manipulaters’ Improve Phishing, Still Fail at Opsec

Krebs on Security

The term “FUD” in those names stands for “ F ully U n- D etectable,” and it refers to cybercrime resources that will evade detection by security tools like antivirus software or anti-spam appliances. “Please remove this article,” Sam Raza wrote, linking to the 2021 profile. But on Jan.

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Top Linux endpoint protection software

CSO Magazine

I've never felt a need for a Linux antivirus program. Instead, Crowdstrike reports, XorDDoS , Mirai and Mozi, the biggest Linux-based malware families, go after the low-hanging fruit of internet of things (IoT) devices. To read this article in full, please click here Far from it!

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Microsoft Exchange Emergency Mitigation: What admins need to know

CSO Magazine

Microsoft quickly released an Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) along with automatic mitigation included in Microsoft Defender Antivirus and System Center endpoint protection. To read this article in full, please click here

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

News articles talk about " spy trains ," and the possibility that the train cars might surreptitiously monitor their passengers' faces, movements, conversations or phone calls. It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies.