IoT Attacks Increased 700% in just over Two Years

IoT Attacks Increased 700% in just over Two Years

IoT devices can be easily exploited nowadays

97 Percent of Top 1000 Orgs Have Lost Sensitive Credentials in Recent Hacks

97 Percent of Top 1000 Orgs Have Lost Sensitive Credentials in Recent Hacks

Employees using enterprise credentials to register accounts on other sites put their companies at risk

After Record High Numbers, a Lot of People Still Don't Know What Ransomware Is

After Record High Numbers, a Lot of People Still Don't Know What Ransomware Is

Most people fear losing social security numbers in ransomware attacks, which proves they don't know what ransomware is

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • February 22nd, 2016
Nigerians Are Responsible for Two-Thirds of Craigslist US House Rental Scams

Nigerians Are Responsible for Two-Thirds of Craigslist US House Rental Scams

Craigslist took down only 53% of the scams detected in the study, of which 66% originated from Nigeria

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • February 18th, 2016
Ransomware: People Would Pay Ransom to Recover Photos, but Not Work Files

Ransomware: People Would Pay Ransom to Recover Photos, but Not Work Files

Americans are the most impacted by ransomware infections

Canonical Is Looking for Participants in "Ubuntu Apps in Unity 8" Research Study

Canonical Is Looking for Participants in "Ubuntu Apps in Unity 8" Research Study

Ubuntu and Fedora users based on London are needed

  • Games
  • By Silviu Stahie
  • December 29th, 2015
Gamers' Brains Are Wired Differently, a New Study Suggests

Gamers' Brains Are Wired Differently, a New Study Suggests

It's not clear whether it's a good thing of not

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 7th, 2015
Companies Consider Criminal Syndicates the Main Source of Cyberattacks

Companies Consider Criminal Syndicates the Main Source of Cyberattacks

Criminal syndicates awareness went up from 53% to 59%

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 26th, 2015
Top Mobile Payment Apps Not Secure Enough by Today's Standards

Top Mobile Payment Apps Not Secure Enough by Today's Standards

Report finds glaring security holes in mobile payment apps

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 21st, 2015
Americans Fear Government Corruption, Cyber-Terrorism and Corporate Tracking

Americans Fear Government Corruption, Cyber-Terrorism and Corporate Tracking

Survey shows the top 10 fears of US citizens

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • November 16th, 2015
A Quarter of Web-Accessible Devices Have Vulnerable Firmware

A Quarter of Web-Accessible Devices Have Vulnerable Firmware

Study confirms sorry state of security for IoT devices

Despite Growing Numbers, Fewer People Are Using Facebook in 2015

Despite Growing Numbers, Fewer People Are Using Facebook in 2015

People aren't interested in Facebook as they once used to be

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • October 26th, 2015
One of the Biggest Security Risks: Naive People Connecting Lost USBs to Their PCs

One of the Biggest Security Risks: Naive People Connecting Lost USBs to Their PCs

The first rule of Fight Club is that you do not pick up lost USBs sticks and then connect them to your PC

20 Facts About Teens, Technology, and Relationships

20 Facts About Teens, Technology, and Relationships

Teens, hormones and technology are a bad mix

DDoS Trends October 2015: From Isolated Attacks to Continuous Threats

DDoS Trends October 2015: From Isolated Attacks to Continuous Threats

Slow and steady DDoS attacks are becoming the norm

63 Percent of Companies Run Cyber-Security Drills

63 Percent of Companies Run Cyber-Security Drills

Despite best intentions, IT and infosec professionals are generally sabotaged by senior management personnel

One in Ten Security Experts Is a Woman

One in Ten Security Experts Is a Woman

Women are fewer, but they have better diplomas

 
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