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Is the Clubhouse App a Safe Place for Kids to Hangout? Most of us have fond summer memories of hanging out with friends in a secret clubhouse. However, this isn’t that. While the word clubhouse stirs up instant feelings of belonging to a group of friends, the digital Clubhouse app, we’re referencing is a meeting […] more…Check up on Your Virtual Safety: Tips for Telehealth Protection
Check up on Your Virtual Safety: Tips for Telehealth Protection In a poll conducted by the Canadian Medical Association, nearly half of Canadians have used telehealth services since the start of the pandemic. Additionally, in a recent McAfee study, we found that 21% of Canadians have used the internet for a doctor visit in 2020, […] more…Myth-busting Antivirus Software Assumptions
Myth-busting Antivirus Assumptions The number of new viruses grows every day. In fact, McAfee recently registered a 605% increase in total Q2 COVID-19 themed threat detections, contributing to the millions already in existence. While there is no way to know when or how cyberattacks will occur, it’s clear that antivirus software is one of the best ways […] more…Doxing in the corporate sector
Introduction Doxing refers to the collection of confidential information about a person without their consent for the purpose of inflicting harm on that person or to otherwise gain some benefit from gathering or disclosing such information. Normally, doxing involves a threat to specific people, such as media personalities or participants of online discussions. However, any […] more…Leveraging adversarial data for security control validation
Nowadays defenders have at their disposal a big amount of data describing how attackers proceed in their malicious campaigns, including TTPs (Techniques, Tactics and Procedures) and artefacts used. Threat Intelligence is the discipline that, in simple words, tries to make sense of all of this – then it is up to us how to make […] more…How to Stay Connected and Protected in a Remote Work Environment
How to Stay Connected and Protected in a Remote Work Environment Advancements in cloud solutions and collaboration tools in recent years, coupled with the necessity of going remote due to the pandemic, have empowered today’s workforce to choose where they want to work. While the ability to work from anywhere—home, the library, coffee shops or […] more…Tax Season is Here: Avoid These Common Scams Targeting Canadians
Tax Season is Here: Avoid These Common Scams Targeting Canadians Tax return preparation might be a little more complicated this year than usual for many Canadians with millions receiving Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payments and about 40% of the Canadian labor force turned to self-employment options to help them financially weather the pandemic storm. Where there’s money and uncertainty, you’re likely to find […] more…TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions
TikTok Update: Dangerous Viral Challenges & Age Restrictions It’s popular. It’s uplifting. It’s creative. It’s entertaining. It can also be risky. All these words equally describe TikTok, the wildly popular social network that allows teens to create and share videos and find critical connections during isolating times. So what makes TikTok both amazing and potentially […] more…How 2020 Helped Parents Understand Their Kids’ Digital Lives
How 2020 Helped Parents Understand Their Kids’ Digital Lives Over the last 12 months, technology has featured in our lives in a way I don’t think any of us would have predicted. Whether you were in lockdown, choosing to stay home to stay well or quite simply, out of other option – technology saved the […] more…True Security Requires a Holistic Approach
True Security Requires a Holistic Approach Driving along the coast, I sometimes wonder what makes a boat reliably float. After all, a leak can sometimes cripple even the largest vessel. This seems to me like a fitting metaphor for our digital lives: there is a sea of potential danger around us, and always the chance […] more…Users condemn Microsoft for removing KB IDs from some bug documentation
Microsoft’s decision in February to strip an identifier used for decades from some Windows update release notes continues to draw the ire of customers. On Feb. 18, the company announced on its Windows IT Pro blog that it would no longer include the KB identifier — KB for Knowledge Base — in the URLs of […] more…Privacy in Practice: Securing Your Data in 2021 and Beyond
Privacy in Practice: Securing Your Data in 2021 and Beyond Technological advancements continually emerge that make our lives easier. Right? As beneficial and convenient as emerging tech is, it can pose serious risks to our online safety and privacy—risks that you might find yourself ill-prepared to handle. In fact, according to our 2021 Consumer Security […] more…Microsoft Mesh and Viva: Revolutionizing the corporate dynamic for success
Editor’s note: Microsoft is a client of the author At its Ignite conference this week, Microsoft showed that it not only isn’t standing still during the pandemic but is also advancing at an impressive pace. The company made two big announcements, unveiling Microsoft Viva, which looks to the future, and Microsoft Mesh, which allows companies […] more…Let’s Commit To Protect Our Privacy This Year
Let’s Commit To Protect Our Privacy This Year How our new identity & privacy app can help By this point in the year you may have already broken some of your New Year’s resolutions, but here’s one to keep: better protecting your online privacy. After all, we are likely to continue to spend more time online in 2021, whether it be for working, learning, […] more…Don’t Let Tax Fraud Ruin Your IRS Refund
Don’t Let Tax Fraud Ruin Your IRS Refund Here’s how to lock down your data this tax season Tax season is always a high time for scams that put our money and information at risk. But this year securing your data may be more important than ever, due to a spike in unemployment fraud. Millions […] more…Who loves tax season besides accountants? Hackers
Who loves tax season besides accountants? Hackers It’s tax time in the United States, and even if you’re pretty sure you did everything right, you’re worried. Did I file correctly? Did I claim the right deductions? Will I get audited? Unfortunately, tax season brings out scammers eager to take advantage of your anxiety. The tax […] more…More information
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