Information

How fraudsters groom their marks and move in for the kill using tricks from the playbooks of romance and investment scammers Sometimes you have to say things that go without saying: Social media and instant messaging have made staying in touch with friends easier than ever. These days, you’re never too far away from people within your social circle – as well as just about everybody else on the planet. What’s more, you don’t need…

ESET experts share their insights on the cyber-elements of the first year of the war in Ukraine and how a growing number of destructive malware variants tried to rip through critical Ukrainian systems With the Russian invasion on February 24th, 2022, the age of wipers seems to have arrived as a growing number of destructive malware variants tried to rip through sensitive Ukrainian systems. While such attacks weren’t unheard of in the years preceding the…

Why do people still download files from sketchy places and get compromised as a result? One of the pieces of advice that security practitioners have been giving out for the past couple of decades, if not longer, is that you should only download software from reputable sites. As far as computer security advice goes, this seems like it should be fairly simple to practice. But even when such advice is widely shared, people still download…

by Paul Ducklin Researchers at IoT security company Sternum dug into a popular home automation mains plug from well-known device brand Belkin. The model they looked at, the Wemo Mini Smart Plug (F7C063) is apparently getting towards the end of its shelf life, but we found plenty of them for sale online, along with detailed advice and instructions on Belkin’s site on how to set them up. Old (in the short-term modern sense) though they…

By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. Make sure you’re able to bounce back if, or when, a data disaster strikes. “Backup refers to copying physical and virtual files, or databases, to a secondary location for preservation in case of equipment failure or catastrophe. Backing up data is pivotal to any successful disaster recovery plan.” Honestly, this definition should be justification enough for you to consider backing up your files. However, since it…

Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a “did you test your backups” day? When did you last attempt to restore your data? Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a “did you test your backups” day? Why is that? Because many people and organizations that do create backups don’t make sure that their data can be efficiently restored should a data loss incident strike. For example, it’s not…