The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

As the presidential debate season ramps up, the specter of nation-state sponsored hackers wreaking havoc, once more, with U.S. McConnell recently blocking a bi-partisan bill to fund better election security , as well as the disclosure that his wife, Transportation Security Elaine Chao, has accepted money from voting machine lobbyists.

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Duo's Security Blog

APRIL 20, 2023

Totaling up to billions of Australian Dollars at risk each year from hackers and various online scams, it's crucial that organisations (and individuals!) take proactive steps to protect themselves from these increasingly sophisticated attacks. What is phishing? This is part of what makes phishing attacks so dangerous.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

The average “dwell time” – the period between infiltration and detection – has been dropping in recent years and may be down to an average of a few weeks , but advanced hackers can do a lot of damage in that time. However, some additional security techniques can improve the odds against APTs even more.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 7, 2021

It is no longer just being discussed by CISOs and security professionals, but politicians, school administrators, and hospital directors. That is precisely why we have chosen ransomware as our story of the year for Kaspersky’s annual Security Bulletin. Words like Babuk and REvil have entered the everyday lexicon. ” in 2021.

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