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State of Emergency Declared in Oakland After Ransomware Attack

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 21, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 21, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: February 21, 2023 The city of Oakland, Calif., was hit by a ransomware attack on Feb. 8, which prompted officials to take their network offline in…

New Protections for Food Benefits Stolen by Skimmers

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 17, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 17, 2023

Millions of Americans receiving food assistance benefits just earned a new right that they can’t yet enforce: The right to be reimbursed if funds on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)…

CISA Alerts to Active Attacks Exploiting Vulnerabilities Catalog

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 17, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 17, 2023

Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on: February 17, 2023 On Feb. 10, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) posted a message on its website informing the public of the inclusion of…

Windows Officially Ends Support for Windows 7 and 8.1

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 17, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 17, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: February 17, 2023 Windows 7 and 8.1 both received final security updates in January, marking the end of both of the operating systems’ lifespans. Previously, Windows…

Indigo Website Remains Down One Week After Security Breach

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 16, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 16, 2023

Kamso Oguejiofor-Abugu Published on: February 16, 2023 A week after experiencing a cybersecurity breach, Canadian book retailer Indigo is yet to get its website back up and running. The security…

Report Details the Worst Security Risks for 2023

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 15, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 15, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: February 15, 2023 The Bipartisan Policy Center recently released a report that detailed the top security risks in 2023. These issues range from geological concerns to…

Dallas Central Appraisal District Targeted By Ransomware And Extorted For $170,000

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 15, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 15, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: February 15, 2023 After suffering a ransomware attack on Nov. 8, the Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) was forced to pay $170,000 worth of Bitcoin. The…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2023 Edition

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 14, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 14, 2023

Microsoft is sending the world a whole bunch of love today, in the form of patches to plug dozens of security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software.…

Malwarebytes Introduces Application Blocking Software for Businesses

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 14, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 14, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: February 14, 2023 Malwarebytes has announced a new feature called Application Block, which is a module for Nebula and OneView for MSPs. Nebula and OneView give…

1Password Begins Transitioning to Zero Passwords

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:February 14, 2023
Post category:Cybersecurity
Post last modified:February 14, 2023

Tyler Cross Published on: February 14, 2023 The popular password manager company, 1Password, is beginning the process of replacing passwords with passkeys, according to its recent release. It’s starting with a…