“How can I control what happens with my data and where it ends up?” With Office 365 this is an easy challenge to solve; ensure data compliance with the built-in Enterprise-grade security. Struggling to maintain total data security? A sound cybersecurity strategy is vital to any business. Where data security is concerned you should take […]
Around 15 billion credentials are in circulation in cyber-criminal marketplaces. According to new research from Digital Shadows, a 300% increase in stolen credentials from over 100,000 data breaches in the past two years means there are more than 15 billion credentials in circulation. These include credentials for bank accounts, social media and video streaming services. Of these, more […]
“Is there any way I can arrange meetings without the tedious email back-and-forth?” Ask this question no more as a solution is at hand…Microsoft Bookings. Is meeting scheduling taking up too much of your time? When it comes to scheduling meetings, particularly those which are face-to-face, communication is key! It can be hard getting work […]
People in the UK are being targeted by a new phishing scam designed to trick victims into handing over details of their HSBC bank account. The scam, discovered by litigation specialists Griffin Law, begins with a bogus text message that claims to be from the banking and finance giant informing the receiver that a new payment […]
A number of inactive websites have been compromised and are redirecting visitors to unwanted URLs, many of which are malicious. This is according to a new study by Kaspersky, which uncovered over 1000 inactive domains that send users to second-hand pages as a way for fraudsters to make money or even infect their device. Inactive domains are sometimes purchased […]
“I wish I could find an app for that.” We’ve all been there; you find yourself wishing you could automate-away menial tasks, but you can’t find solutions that do the job. Well, now thanks to Microsoft’s ‘PowerApps’ feature within Office365 you can dispense with menial tasks through the power of automation, freeing you up to […]
ESET is the latest security company to notice a sharp spike in RDP-based hacks over the last few months. The anti-malware company spotted a rise in the number of brute-force attacks using the remote access protocol, and said that cyber-criminals have been using it to distribute ransomware. The Remote Desktop Protocol is a proprietary Microsoft protocol that allows […]
Researchers have once again spotted crooks using calendar invitations to mount phishing attacks. The Cofense Phishing Defense Center found the attack in enterprise email environments protected by Proofpoint and Microsoft, it announced last week. The phishing scam uses iCalendar, which is a media type that lets users store and exchange calendaring and scheduling information, including events and tasks. iCalendar […]
Over one million North American students have had their data exposed after a popular online learning platform left it in a publicly accessible cloud database, according to vpnMentor. Researchers from the firm claimed that the Elasticsearch database belonging to provider OneClass was left completely unsecured. The trove contained over 27GB of data, amounting to 8.9 […]
More than a third of businesses do not have a ransomware emergency plan in place, or are not aware if one exists within their company. According to research from Ontrack of 484 organizations, 39% either did not have or were not unaware of a ransomware strategy, while 26% admitted they couldn’t access any working backups after an attack. […]