Important password policies your company should consider
From company email accounts to secure areas of enterprise systems like servers and sharing platforms, protective passwords are a ubiquitous tool to enhance security. To…
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US Food delivery firm hit by hackers
DoorDash, the American online ordering and food delivery service company, recently revealed that it had suffered a data breach. The leak involved the exposure of…
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Email security: why encryption is 100% the best option
Email security is a vital component of a business’s security policy because email is the most prevalent method of communication for businesses across the globe.…
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12 Reasons why enterprises need digital document signing
More companies than ever are switching to signing documents digitally. Flexible and secure, digital document signing offers firms a fully auditable option that is compliant…
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Websites hacked with bogus Cloudflare alerts
A new report has revealed that WordPress websites are being hacked to show fake Cloudflare Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection pages to users. The…
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Mailchimp breach exposes DigitalOcean customer data
New York-based cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean recently issued a warning that a security breach at US marketing platform Mailchimp had exposed the email addresses of…
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How are botnets created and used?
Botnets are, effectively, groups of computers that are infected with malicious software. A threat operator can remotely control all the devices in the botnet, harnessing…
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Thousands of VNC servers exposed without password protection
Researchers have uncovered 9,000 exposed (virtual network computing) VNC endpoints that can be used or accessed without any authentication, enabling threat operator’s easy entrance to…
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Six common questions and concerns about data security
Enterprises, educational institutions and local government offices are all responsible for the security of the data they store and share. In the UK, specific legislation…
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Why backups and encryption are essential to prevent ransomware
Ransomware gangs are recognised by the UK government as the greatest cybersecurity threat to enterprises across the country. At best, ransomware attacks can inconvenience firms…