Health Care Data Breaches Increased by 51% During COVID-19 Pandemic
Companies in the health care industry saw a significant increase in data breaches and leakages in 2020 compared to 2019, reveals the latest report by Constella Intelligence, a digital risk protection service provider.
Published on July 30, the report titled “The 2021 Identity Breach Report, PII
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What is a CDN? | Content Delivery Networks Explained
Those running successful websites for clients across the globe know how essential loading times can be for impatient customers. Site visitors leaving before completing a purchase will lead to lower reach and losses in revenue. Luckily, using a CDN can save the day here, as it’s designed to help lo
House Committee Approves Cybersecurity Bills
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved a suite of cybersecurity bills that should address vulnerabilities in networks and supply chains. These bills are meant to bolster telecommunications security against attacks in cyberspace and educate people on good cybersecurity practices.
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Data Compression Explained
Have you ever needed to send a few hundred photos from your vacation by packing them into an archive? Maybe you remember ripping your CDs into MP3s in the days when the iPod was still a brand new gadget. Whatever the case may be, you probably remember how the resulting archive ended up being signifi
Account Takeover Fraud: What Is It and How To Prevent It
We are all witnesses that cybercrime is on the rise. And while cybercriminals and online vandals usually target companies and large institutions, ordinary individuals are the most common targets of certain forms of electronic theft. One such type of computer intrusion with potentially serious conseq
Zero-Day Exploit: A Threat Unknown
Cybersecurity agencies work around the clock to find and eliminate any exploits in both their software and hardware. The developers of apps and operating systems are always on the lookout for ways to protect their software and users from bad actors. But even with all that security, hackers still reg
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Kaspersky Warns About Dangers of Dating Apps in Latest Report
In her latest report on dating apps called “Love in the digital age: What does the future hold for us?” Kaspersky’s security expert Tatyana Shishkova shed some light on the dangers of dating apps following a year of people sitting at home, “swiping,” and “hearting” one another.
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Kaseya Ransomware Attack Takes Down Hundreds of Businesses
Hours before the holiday weekend of July 4th, an especially nasty piece of ransomware attacked remote networking tools at Kaseya, a system management provider. It then managed to quickly spread over Kaseya’s client network, affecting businesses that used its software. According to security experts
Malta and US Governments Likeliest to Infringe User Privacy
The VPN provider Surfshark recently published its User Data Surveillance Report. The company analyzed the data requests authorities from various countries have been sending to the most popular apps and services hosted by Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook. The data shows the total number of requ
Malware Related to COVID-19 Rises Amid Pandemic
According to researchers at McAfee, hackers are trying to profit off people who want to learn where to get their COVID vaccine. The creator of some of the world’s best antivirus software has recently published its Mobile Threat Report for 2021, documenting all malware targeted at mobile devices. I