Tag Archives: security and privacy

Cyberattacks Involving Extortion Are on the Up, Verizon Says

Government organizations were the most frequent target of these ransomware attacks, followed by health-care businesses and financial services, according to data from security company McAfee Inc., which partnered with Verizon on the report published Thursday. Continue reading

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New Guidelines: End Frequent Password Changes

Direction from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is only binding on federal agencies but the guidelines are frequently looked to by private-sector security professionals as best practices for creating information security policies. Continue reading

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SpamExperts Releases Open Source Anti-Spam Framework OrangeAssassin

Dreas van Donselaar, CTO of SpamExperts, talks its recent release of open source anti-spam framework OrangeAssassin, and why open source can be good for commercial vendors. Continue reading

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Why One Firm Thinks Dark Web Monitoring is a Must for SMBs, MSPs

SaaS vendor ID Agent says it’s found a way to make Dark Web monitoring affordable enough for managed services providers (MSPs) to resell as part of their security offerings. Continue reading

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Your Tax Refund Is Selling Cheap On the Dark Web

An individual’s tax data is far more valuable than their credit card data. Continue reading

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