Category Archives: News
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Patches, Patches and More Patches!
Posted on December 14, 2018 by csbwpadmin in News, SecurityAt least three companies released software patches this week: Google for Chrome, Microsoft and Adobe. Adobe today released patches for 87 vulnerabilities affecting its Acrobat and Reader software products for both macOS and Windows operating systems, of which 39 are rated as critical and 48 important in severity. Adobe’s Patch Microsoft today, on its year-end […]
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Wi-Fi Security Issues – A 5-Step Guide on the Common Threats and How to Manage Them
Posted on December 7, 2018 by csbwpadmin in News, SecurityToday’s Wi-Fi networks are now more secure than the typical wired network in the same building. While that may seem like a bold opening statement, today this is often the case. It is true that WLANs got off to a chequered start 20 years ago, with attackers finding ways around the early security procedures and […]
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Half of all Phishing Sites Now Have the Padlock
Posted on November 30, 2018 by csbwpadmin in News, SecurityMaybe you were once advised to “look for the padlock” as a means of telling legitimate e-commerce sites from phishing or malware traps. Unfortunately, this has never been more useless advice. New research indicates that half of all phishing scams are now hosted on Web sites whose Internet address includes the padlock and begins with […]
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5 Advantages (and 1 Disadvantage) of Zero Knowledge Authentication
Posted on November 16, 2018 by csbwpadmin in Data Center, News, SecurityAs data breaches continue to make the headlines, better encryption is one of the ways to keep data safe and private in the data center. Learn about zero knowledge authentication and why you may want to make it a key component to your data center security protocol. What is zero knowledge authentication? As with most […]
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Edge Computing: The 2 Things Tech Leaders Should Know
Posted on October 23, 2018 by csbwpadmin in Cloud, News, SecurityIt’s no secret that more and more computing workloads are moving to the cloud, and will continue to move to the cloud in the years ahead. In 2018, 10% of companies have shut down their traditional data centers in favor of the cloud. By 2025, that number will be 80%, according Gartner. But this centralization […]
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The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies
Posted on October 8, 2018 by csbwpadmin in News, SecurityIn 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of its streaming video service, known today as Amazon Prime Video. Based in Portland, Ore., Elemental made software for compressing massive video files and formatting them for different devices. Its technology had helped stream the Olympic […]
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The Top 5 Reasons Hackers Love Data Centers
Posted on September 10, 2018 by csbwpadmin in Data Center, News, SecurityDo you think your data center’s impervious to a physical attack or a cyberattack? Think again. From the human element to the increasing number of global cyberattacks, your data center is vulnerable. The worldwide cost of cybercrime is estimated to reach $6 trillion annually by 2021, which means that it’s not about if your data center […]
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What Is the Definition of a Data Breach, and Does Ransomware Count?
Posted on August 20, 2018 by csbwpadmin in News, SecurityTen or twelve years ago, IT security companies warned of the possibility of a catastrophic data breach, but there were far fewer real-world examples than there are today. Now, it seems that some new breach comes to light every week, sometimes more than one a week. Data breaches can affect a wide variety of data: […]
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Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M
Posted on August 1, 2018 by csbwpadmin in News, SecurityHackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 million total. Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. According to a lawsuit filed last month in the Western District of […]
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How to Easily Switch Your Two-Factor Security to a New Phone
Posted on July 24, 2018 by csbwpadmin in News, SecurityWhen you’re switching phones after an upgrade or an accident, the job of checking up on your two-factor verification apps can get lost in the hustle of transferring photos, contacts, messages, and all the other stuff that more quickly comes to mind. Without your security codes, though, you might get locked out of your key online […]
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