LATEST NEWS IN TECH
By Nick Kolakowski | August 24, 2022
11 In-Demand Tech Skills and How to Start Learning Them
The job market for tech talent grew in the first six months of 2022. But which tech skills were in high demand? That’s a key question for technologists everywhere, even if they’re not actively looking for a new job right now.
By Michael Kan | Aug 17, 2022
Plugging the USB into a computer will trigger a virus alert and encourage people to call a customer support line, where a scammer will take over the computer and demand payment.
By Kyle Alspach | August 09, 2022
The SEC’s cyberattack reporting rules are seeing fierce opposition. CISA is poised to do better.
CISA’s initiative to regulate critical infrastructure on incident reporting is just beginning. The focus on industry engagement by CISA and its director, Jen Easterly, could be about to pay off.
By Dan Goodin - Aug 9, 2022 7:33 pm
Phishers who breached Twilio and targeted Cloudflare could easily get you, too
At least two security-sensitive companies—Twilio and Cloudflare—were targeted in a phishing attack by an advanced threat actor who had possession of home phone numbers of not just employees but employees' family members as well.
By Michael Kan | Aug 9, 2022
Cloudflare Foils SMS Phishing Attack with Security Keys
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare says it stopped a phishing scheme from compromising the company's network, thanks to the hardware-based security keys it issued to all employees.
By Bree Fowler | Aug 9, 2022
Deepfakes Pose a Growing Danger, New Research Says
Deepfakes are increasingly being used in cyberattacks, a new report said, as the threat of the technology moves from hypothetical harms to real ones.
By Gilad Maayan | Aug 4, 2022 | 4:00 AM
What Is MDR and How Will It Transform Security for SMBs?
Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is an outsourced cybersecurity service designed to protect data and assets even when threats bypass standard organizational security controls.
By Dour Aamoth | Jul 24, 2022
How to create better passwords without much effort
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: you should use a different password for every account you have, and each of those passwords should be an extraordinarily long and complex string of characters that are easy for you to remember but hard for others to guess.