Smarter Homes & Gardens: Protecting the Smart Devices in Your Home
Outfitting your smart home could get a whole lot easier this year. A new industry standard called Matter aims to remove a big barrier in smart home technology, one that makes different smart home devices compatible with any smart home platform—something that wasn’t possible until now. For years, different smart home devices have run on several […] more…Cold Wallets, Hot Wallets: The Basics of Storing Your Crypto Securely
If you’re thinking about crypto, one of the first things you’ll want to do is get yourself a good wallet. Topping the several important things a new cryptocurrency investor needs to think about is security. Rightfully so. Cryptocurrency is indeed subject to all kinds of fraud, theft, and phishing attacks, just like the credentials and […] more…Lock Down & Level Up: Protect Your Online Gaming from Hackers
As a gamer, you love the stuff you’ve racked up over the years—that rare Fortnite skin from six seasons ago, a complete set of Tier 20 armor in World of Warcraft, or a Steam account loaded with your favorite titles. Hackers love it too. Because they can make money off it. Hackers have been stealing […] more…The Importance of Open Source to an XDR Architecture
No longer satisfied with infecting files or systems, adversaries are now intent on crippling entire enterprises. Damaging supply chain, ransomware and wiper attacks are making headline news, impacting not only the organization but their stakeholders too. As threat actors’ approaches and targets change, our approach to detection and response is changing as well. read more more…Artificial intelligence tackles the written word
If you go to this page on my blog, you’ll find an introductory post about the use of artificial intelligence in generating written content, marketing messages, and personalized email. It won’t win any Pulitzers, but it’s easy enough to understand. What’s remarkable about this post is that I didn’t write it. Instead, it was created […] more…Helping Mom & Dad: Family Video Chats
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles about how we can help our elder parents get the most out of digital life—the ways we can help them look after their finances and health online, along with how they can use the internet to keep connected with friends and family, all safely […] more…The Big Reason Why You Should Update Your Browser (and How to Do It)
The humble internet browser. Dutifully taking you the places you want to go online, whether that’s the bank, the store, the movies, or even to work. All the more reason to make sure your browser gets every last bit of protection it can. It’s easy to fire up your browser without a second thought. Arguably, […] more…Will Apple VR glasses be good for the enterprise?
Despite the hype, we don’t really know what affect VR/AR experiences will have on productivity once these immersive experiences scale out into the enterprise — but we should already recognize the risk of unintended consequences. Be careful when you follow the virtual path The optimism of good intention is one thing. But if we’ve learned […] more…Web accessibility is good for your soul—and for business
For most of us, placing an order in an online store is a two-minute proposition. For Josh Basile, it can be agony. Basile became a C4 quadriplegic in 2004 when a wave picked him up and slammed him down on his neck during a beach outline. Unbowed, he went on to earn his law degree, […] more…Spam and phishing in 2021
Figures of the year In 2021: 56% of e-mails were spam 77% of spam was sent from Russia with another 14.12% from Germany Our Mail Anti-Virus blocked 148 173 261 malicious attachments sent in e-mails The most common malware family found in attachments were Agensla Trojans Our Anti-Phishing system blocked 253 365 212 phishing links Safe Messaging blocked 341 954 […] more…On building a better briefing
Like many you, I take part in a lot of videoconference meetings each week. Mine are almost always briefings where a company wants to impart knowledge about a product or service to analysts or reporters. Some of these companies build their own tool with features they don’t use, features that would make the experience better […] more…Telehealth: A New Frontier in Medicine—and Security
Telehealth today doesn’t just involve chatting with a doctor via a video-conferencing application. It’s become an entire collection of rapidly developing technologies and products that includes specialized applications, wearable devices, implantable sensors, and cloud databases, many of which have only appeared in the past couple of years. However, telehealth in its current form began to […] more…Additional Healthcare Firms Disclose Impact From Netgain Ransomware Attack
Healthcare providers Caring Communities and Entira Family Clinics are warning patients that their personal information may have been exposed in a data breach that hit tech vendor Netgain Technology more than a year ago. read more more…How to Stop & Prevent DDoS Attacks
With DDoS attacks being an ever growing threat to servers across the globe, it’s become a fundamental part of website security. This impacts businesses both in terms of site presence, availability and profits. Over the last 8 or so years the web has had to evolve to respond to the increase in these attacks. For […] more…Recent GootLoader Campaign Targets Law, Accounting Firms
A recently observed GootLoader campaign has been focusing on infecting the devices of legal and accounting company employees with malware, eSentire reports. read more more…In IT, Boomers are out, raises are rising — and change is coming
A new generation of IT pros is taking over as Baby Boomers continue to retire from the industry in droves. Today, Gen Y “Millennial” employees (born in the 1980s through the mid-90s) make up more than 49% of the total labor force; Gen Xers (born between 1965 and 1981) represent 37%; and Baby Boomers (born […] more…More information
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