As reported by Business Wire, Scale Venture Partners has released its 10th annual Cybersecurity Perspectives Survey, which polls leaders and experts in the field to analyze what’s going on in the security world. The good news, and perhaps a headlining statistic, is successful ransomware attacks are down. In fact, these attacks have fallen by 30% over the past year, which is …
We’ve discussed in the past why it isn’t safe or secure to run Windows 7 or Windows 8.1: Microsoft abandoned these versions of Windows, and they will no longer be accepting security updates. If for some reason, however, you’re running an even older version of Windows, say, Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, the same rules apply. However, there’s now a …
We often worry about cyberattacks at work or at home. But what about at our children’s schools? As reported by CBS News Sacramento, a new California bill is working its way through the legislature that would expand cybersecurity protections to include elementary and high schools. Following an investigation, CBS News reports only one out of 50 California schools they interviewed …
AI is a powerful tool that many can benefit from. Unfortunately, that list includes bad actors and malicious users, who are abusing AI technologies to improve tactics like phishing and social engineering. To protect the data of your business, you’ll need to be on the lookout more than ever before. As CNBC reports, one of the big benefits AI affords …
Scammers, at worst, steal sensitive data and/or possessions from individuals and companies. At best, they exist to waste our time. Many of their attempts to scam us, especially via phone calls, are obvious, but they still require us to pick up the phone and listen to their overt deception. It’s time to waste the scammers’ time for a change. That’s …
Deepfakes are a growing concern for cybsecurity experts. As artificial intelligence rapidly improves, so too does its ability to reproduce the voices and faces of real people saying and doing things they didn’t do. Intel wants to fight back. As you can see in this promotional video, Intel Senior Staff Research Scientist Ilke Demir demonstrates the company’s work in fighting …