HSBC has revealed that unauthorized third parties accessed some of its customers’ accounts, in what appears to have been an incident confined to its US operations. The UK lender explained in a…
Month: November 2018
Microsoft fighting Asian pirates
Microsoft has announced the results of an investigation into Asian software piracy and noticed that there is a huge uptick in theft. Microsoft suspected that its software was massively pirated…
Make sure you're spending your hard-earned cash on the 'right' IT security
One of the unpleasant developments of the last decade has been the speed with which IT security threats, once aimed mainly at large enterprises, have spread to SMBs – small…
Ransomware Keeps Ringing in Profits for Cybercrime Rings
Criminals continue to earn an illicit payday – at victims’ expense – thanks to crypto-locking ransomware, security experts and cyber insurance firms warn. One insurer says it’s seen the number…
How can we stop being cyber idiots?
Humans are often the weakest link in the chain when it comes to computer security. So how can we stop doing silly things that play into the hands of cyber…
WhatsApp: Newest Attack Target for Mobile Phishing
Phishing attacks aren’t nearly as successful as they used to be because by now people have learned to look out for the emails that ask them to provide sensitive details.…