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Fake Software Installers Are Turning Off Windows Update

Fake Software Installers Are Turning Off Windows Update

Author: Katie Boquetti | Editorial: Craig Taylor Editorial by Craig Taylor: I remember the early days of...

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When “Apple Support” Calls You Back, Hang Up

When “Apple Support” Calls You Back, Hang Up

Author: Katie Boquetti | Editorial: Craig Taylor Editorial by Craig Taylor: This week's blog has a...

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Meet Manic: The Android Malware With a Sneaky Backup Plan

Meet Manic: The Android Malware With a Sneaky Backup Plan

Every so often a piece of malware comes along with a trick clever enough to make security researchers pause and...

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SonicWall’s Zero-Day Problem: What Small Businesses Need to Know About INC Ransomware

SonicWall’s Zero-Day Problem: What Small Businesses Need to Know About INC Ransomware

Author: Craig Taylor I cannot visit a coffee shop, go for a round of golf, have a friendly conversation with...

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Your Team Is Already Talking to AI. Here’s How to Keep IT Safe.

Your Team Is Already Talking to AI. Here’s How to Keep IT Safe.

AI tools moved into our everyday work-life incredibly fast! Someone on your team writes an email with ChatGPT....

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What Flock Cameras Teach Every Business About Data and Trust

What Flock Cameras Teach Every Business About Data and Trust

You have seen them before. A small black camera on a pole near an intersection, a solar panel on top, quietly...

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Urgency, Emotion, Authority: How One Scammer Almost Got Inside a CPA Firm

Urgency, Emotion, Authority: How One Scammer Almost Got Inside a CPA Firm

Tax season keeps accountants busy, and it keeps scammers busy too. Early this summer, a CPA firm became the...

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The Ransomware an AI Model Built Without Trying

The Ransomware an AI Model Built Without Trying

Researchers went looking for a fake photo upscaler and found something stranger: a ransomware kit an AI model...

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CyberHoot Goes Fully Passwordless: Native Passkey Support Arrives for Administrators

CyberHoot Goes Fully Passwordless: Native Passkey Support Arrives for Administrators

For four years, CyberHoot has argued the same thing on its blog: passwords are major weak link. They get reused,...

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Don’t Score an Own Goal: Outsmart World Cup 2026 Scams

Don’t Score an Own Goal: Outsmart World Cup 2026 Scams

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off on June 11th across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Six million fans...

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Hackers steal your cookies. Chrome may help stop Session Cookie Theft!

Hackers steal your cookies. Chrome may help stop Session Cookie Theft!

Google has built and released a new cookie protection measure that makes stolen session cookies useless on any...

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Dark Web Monitoring

Dark Web Monitoring

Dark Web Monitoring is the continuous process of scanning hidden online marketplaces, forums, data dumps, and...

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