Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Why software patching matters more than ever
As the number of software vulnerabilities continues to increase, delaying or skipping security updates could cost your business dearly.
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AI-aided malvertising: Exploiting a chatbot to spread scams
Cybercriminals have tricked X’s AI chatbot into promoting phishing scams in a technique that has been nicknamed “Grokking”. Here’s what to know about it.
How Uber seems to know where you are – even with restricted location permissions
Is the ride-hailing app secretly tracking you? Not really, but this iOS feature may make it feel that way.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Passwords alone are not enough
Never rely on just a password, however strong it may be. Multi-factor authentication is essential for anyone who wants to protect their online accounts from ...
The case for cybersecurity: Why successful businesses are built on protection
Company leaders need to recognize the gravity of cyber risk, turn awareness into action, and put security front and center
Beware of threats lurking in booby-trapped PDF files
Looks can be deceiving, so much so that the familiar icon could mask malware designed to steal your data and money.
Manufacturing under fire: Strengthening cyber-defenses amid surging threats
Manufacturers operate in one of the most unforgiving threat environments and face a unique set of pressures that make attacks particularly damaging
New spyware campaigns target privacy-conscious Android users in the UAE
ESET researchers have discovered campaigns distributing spyware disguised as Android Signal and ToTok apps, targeting users in the United Arab Emirates
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025: Knowledge is power
We're kicking off the month with a focus on the human element: the first line of defense, but also the path of least resistance for many cybercriminals
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – September 2025 edition
The past 30 days have seen no shortage of new threats and incidents that brought into sharp relief the need for well-thought-out cyber-resilience plans
Roblox executors: It’s all fun and games until someone gets hacked
You could be getting more than you bargained for when you download that cheat tool promising quick wins
DeceptiveDevelopment: From primitive crypto theft to sophisticated AI-based deception
Malware operators collaborate with covert North Korean IT workers, posing a threat to both headhunters and job seekers
Watch out for SVG files booby-trapped with malware
What you see is not always what you get as cybercriminals increasingly weaponize SVG files as delivery vectors for stealthy malware
Gamaredon X Turla collab
Notorious APT group Turla collaborates with Gamaredon, both FSB-associated groups, to compromise high‑profile targets in Ukraine
Small businesses, big targets: Protecting your business against ransomware
Long known to be a sweet spot for cybercriminals, small businesses are more likely to be victimized by ransomware than large enterprises