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Q&A: Here’s why VPNs are likely to remain a valuable DIY security tool for consumers, SMBs

The Last Watchdog

It is astounding that billions of online accounts have been breached over the past 18 years and that US consumer accounts are by far the most compromised. accounts have been breached so far. More than two thirds of American accounts are leaked with the password, putting breached users in danger of account takeover.

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McAfee Enterprise & FireEye 2022 Threat Predictions

McAfee

Equally, direct messages have been used by groups to take control over influencer accounts to promote messaging of their own. In many cases, a start-up company is formed, and a web of front companies or existing “technology” companies are involved in operations that are directed and controlled by the countries’ intelligence ministries.

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The story of the year: ransomware in the headlines

SecureList

companies and even the major Japanese technology company Olympus, the group shut down, apparently due to pressure from law enforcement. The former target both B2B and B2C, while the latter target primarily the B2C sector. Together, those two sectors accounted for nearly fifty percent of all IR requests in 2020.