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Microsoft remains the most impersonated brand for phishing attempts, with 45% of attacks in Q2 2021, according to Check Point Software.

Microsoft was the most targeted brand by cyber criminals in Q4 2020, as they tried to exploit remote working during the pandemic. DHL came second.

The shift to remote working has highlighted the need for secure infrastructure. Zero trust remote work can provide the solution.

Google and Amazon were the most imitated brands in phishing attempts for the second quarter of 2020, according to Check Point.

Cybercriminals are increasingly impersonating major tech companies like Apple, Netflix, and WhatsApp in phishing attacks, warns Check Point's Q1 2020 report.

How ironic! Tens of thousands of user accounts of an app used by parents to monitor their children's phone activity has been leaked.

Ghostery, a free web browsing software, has announced that its code is now publicly available on GitHub as the company goes open source.

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) is honing in on the North Korean Government's activities known as HIDDEN COBRA.

Security issues known as Meltdown and Spectre affect all modern processors, including Apple's Mac systems and iOS devices. No known exploits at this time.

Menlo Security has successfully closed a Series C funding round to the tune of US$40 million this week, bringing its total funding to $85 million.

This principal analyst from Camden Associates says the secret sauce to securing mobile users is AI-based zero packet inspection.

​So far this year we have already borne witness to a multitude of serious cybercrime. NordVPN has provided insights for what the second half may hold.

Metadata – the data that describes other data – is a security threat that goes underreported but is also a powerful threat to national security.

Symantec is acquiring Fireglass in a deal designed to strengthen its cyber defence platform and extend its secure web gateway and email protection.

As the internet marks its 28th year, NordVPN questions ongoing privacy breaches amidst global calls for better data control.

Firefox has disabled all NPAPI plugin capability except Flash. Common plugins such as Adobe Acrobat, Java and Microsoft Silverlight no longer load.

UAE activist targeted by 'Trident' - a trio of zero-day iOS exploits enabling total device control, discovered by Toronto researchers.

FLocker is the latest a malicious ransomware agent that is targeting smart TVs running the Android operating system, Norton reports.

AVG Internet Security 2011 thrives with real-time threat detection and social media safety, proving essential for secure web browsing.

Alert resellers know the boom in covert cyber criminal activity is forcing businesses to rethink the budgets they're allocating to security initiatives.