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How to break into cybersecurity – Is your password easy to guess? – Shining a spotlight on the security risks of shadow IT The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Employee use of unsanctioned hardware and software is an increasingly acute problem in the remote and hybrid work era The post What’s lurking in the shadows? How to manage the security risks of shadow IT appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Want to help make technology safer for everyone? Love solving puzzles? Looking for a rewarding career? Break into cybersecurity! Insights from ESET researchers Aryeh Goretsky and Cameron Camp will put you on the right track. The post Cybersecurity careers: What to know and how to get started appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Brave Search will become the default search option for new users in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and France, with more countries to follow soon The post Brave browser replaces Google with its own search engine appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Threat actors are increasingly using advanced tactics to obfuscate and launder their illicit gains, a report by the US Government finds The post $5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Security professionals advise to never use ‘beef stew’ as a password. It just isn’t stroganoff. The post A recipe for failure: Predictably poor passwords appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Phishing and how to avoid taking the bait – Offboarding employees securely – Why old malware refuses to die The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators The post Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe? The post Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. Now, how do you apply the duck test to defend against phishing? The post Don’t get phished! How to be the one that got away appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The attack, which clocked in at 2.4 Tbps, targeted an Azure customer based in Europe The post Microsoft thwarts record‑breaking DDoS attack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows The post Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity