The campaign may last for a month, but we should remember that cybersecurity is a year-round affair. The month of October is associated with a variety of themes, but it also ushers in the start of autumn and pumpkin-spiced lattes and culminates with one of the scariest days of the year – Halloween. However, beyond … More October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Why being cyber‑smart matters
A view of the T2 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts. Despite threats seemingly looming around every corner (I’m looking at you, Delta), the past four months were the time of summer vacations for many of us located in the northern hemisphere, … More ESET Threat Report T2 2021
The emergency release comes a mere three days after Google’s previous update that plugged another 19 security loopholes. Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome web browser to fix a zero-day vulnerability that is known to be actively exploited in the wild by malicious actors. The security loophole affects the Windows, macOS, and Linux versions … More Google releases emergency fix to plug zero‑day hole in Chrome
Protecting yourself and your business from cybercrime With the rapid advance in technology over the past 20 years, cybercrime is more common than ever as it is a lucrative endeavour for criminals. To make sure you do not fall victim to these crimes, you must ensure your hardware, software and data are well protected. Being … More What is Cybercrime?
While Apple did issue a patch for the vulnerability, it seems that the fix can be easily circumvented. Researchers have uncovered a flaw in Apple’s macOS Finder system that could allow remote threat actors to dupe unsuspecting users into running arbitrary commands on their devices. The security loophole affects all versions of the macOS Big … More Bug in macOS Finder allows remote code execution
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