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Ransomware attacks are one of the most prevalent cyber attacks on healthcare. It has been around for many years, however, it became a trend in 2016. Recently, there is a significant increase in the frequency and types of ransomware attacks being perpetrated. Since 2019, even before Covid-19, healthcare providers became …
While Google has come under fire from privacy groups in recent months, the fact remains that on balance, the company is working hard to improve overall user experience on the web and provide better security. The most recent changes to the company’s Chrome browser is an excellent example of that …
Google is unquestionably the dominant search engine on the web, but how secure is their position? If recent trends are any indication, they’re in no immediate danger. However, it’s clear that pressures are mounting on the search giant, and some of the company’s competitors are enjoying rampant growth. The privacy-oriented …
In December 2019, the covid-19 pandemic began, and it spread across the globe in early 2020. To curb the spread of this deadly virus, lockdown tactics were employed. Companies all over the world responded to this situation by having their employees work from home. This led to a great increase …
If you have a network either at home or at your office, it’s quite likely that you’ve got a few pieces of Ubiquiti equipment somewhere in the mix. Ubiquiti is a major player in the network device market, best known for its UniFi line of networking products, paired with a …
There was a time when Apple was a niche player in the technology market. As such, one thing Apple users could count on was the fact that they didn’t have to worry much about viruses or malware. Hackers didn’t bother targeting them because there was so much low hanging fruit …
At CES 2021, arguably the most influential and significant tech event in the world, Intel made an important announcement regarding its historic eleventh generation of chips. The latest designs will feature hardware-based ransomware detection protocols, which should serve to make those types of attacks less likely to succeed. In 2020, …
In July 2016, Google Chrome blocked the use of the backspace key to navigate to a previous page in their Chrome 52 release. This was because of reports that it brings about loss of data inputted into a form on a page by switching to a previous page. The data …
Even the largest companies in the world can’t claim immunity to hacking, data breaches and momentary lapses in judgment. Nissan is a classic case in point. Recently, due to a careless oversight, default admin credentials were left in place on part of the company’s network. That allowed an unknown third …
Adobe has finally done it, as promised. For more than a year, the company has been slow-walking their iconic Adobe Flash Player to its eventual doom. As of December 31st, 2020, Adobe stopped providing support for the product. Not long after, beginning on January 12th, 2021, it made another change …
