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One solution that business owners have considered is integrating their work by adding remote desktop software for their employees to work remotely or work from home. Remote desktop software is a popular service for businesses of all sizes, because it provides the ability of their employees to work remotely from almost anywhere. This would save time for their travel, and remove other factors affecting their attendance to work. Having a remote desktop program for your business would give your employees the ability to work anywhere and would maximize efficiency....

Hashcat is considered the best password cracker in the world. The power of graphical processing units (GPUs) is used to compare imagined plaintext passwords with known high speed password hazards–usually with hundreds of billions of guesses per second–until a match is found. It is an important tool for red teams and pentesters to analyze the strength of the passwords of their customers. But users will benefit, as all these raw resources, from additional features and better operational management....

The event took place on 15 February and was reported to be a Ryuk ransomware strain outbreak. The details of the attack and the implications are not available, but the post about the ransomware intrusion persists on the website of the organization nearly three weeks after the incident. EMCOR stated that not all of its systems were infected and that only some IT systems, which is quickly shut down to contain the infection, were affected The organization said it was restoring the facilities but did not specify whether it charged the ransom demand or recovered the backups....

Some of the allegedly stolen team documents were recently leaked on a dark web site by the ransomware gang BlackByte in a file labelled “2020 Invoices.” The gang didn’t make any of their ransom demands public, nor did they say how much data they had stolen or encrypted. The team, which is one of the most valuable and storied in the NFL and recently lost a close playoff game, said in a statement Sunday that it had recently been aware of a “network security incident” that had impacted several of its corporate IT network systems....

Network, connectivity, email, cloud, and endpoint protection solutions are offered by SonicWall. In some of its protected remote access devices, including NetExtender VPN client version 10.x, which is used to connect to Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances and SonicWall firewalls, as well as SMA version 10.x running on SMA 200, 210, 400 and 410 physical appliances or the SMA 500v virtual appliance, the company said the attackers may have exploited zero-day vulnerabilities....

The violation, which hijacked commonly used software from SolarWinds Inc., headquartered in Texas, has revealed the deep insecurity of civil government networks and the shortcomings of threat detection efforts. A surge of investment on infrastructure modernization and cybersecurity is also likely to be unleashed. “The investments we need to make in cybersecurity are really highlighted in order to have the visibility to block these attacks in the future,” Anne Neuberger, the recently named Deputy National Cyber and Emergency Technology Security Advisor, said at a White House briefing on Wednesday....

In what has been a long-running legal dispute that questioned Ticketmaster’s control of ticket sales for concerts by major music artists, a judge in federal court in New York City signed off on the contract. The Live Nation affiliate has faced several allegations of collusion against a Brooklyn-based corporation named Songkick to conduct hacking and wire fraud. To end a civil suit filed by Songkick, Ticketmaster has already paid $110 million in 2018....

Anime shows used to be limited to a Japanese audience or broadcast in brief episodic bursts on prime time television. These have now found homes on worldwide anime streaming sites, bringing the anime-watching experience to a global audience in its purest form. Popular episodes such as ‘Dragon Ball Z’ and ‘Naruto’ are now available uncensored on a variety of anime streaming sites. In this article, we’ll introduce you to some of the top anime websites on the internet, which host a large gallery of popular and well regarded anime series in their raw form....

The social media giant recently found out that Firefox’s cache saved some private Twitter-related data, including direct messages sent or received, and the data archive downloaded. However, on accessible computers, this would be problematic only. For seven days only, Firefox stored cached data, meaning that Twitter data were only exposed for a limited period. Users can also clear the cache manually, as suggested by Twitter for users who use a can or public computer to access Twitter....

In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser, said, “Our goal is to ensure that control systems serving 50,000 or more Americans have the core capability to identify and block malicious cyber activity.” “That’s it in a nutshell. It’s a clear target, but getting there will take a lot of effort.” The administration’s fears about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure, such as the electric grid and water treatment plants, to hacks that could have devastating implications for American life are reflected in the public-private partnership....

UK-based scientist Daley Bee analyzed Verizon Wireless systems when he found a subdomain that the companies staff seemed to use for accessing inner point-of-sale instruments and for viewing data on customers. Further evaluation resulted to the finding of a URL to PDF agreements for Verizon Wireless clients using the monthly installation program of the company to pay for their appliances. The specialist originally managed to access one agreement connected to a particular telephone number and contract number while authentication was required to access files after brute-forcing of URL GET parameters....

One of the most critical aspects of cyber security is managing your organization’s attack surface. This doesn’t have to be a manual process wherein specialists trawl through unending lines of event logs and firewall specifications. Platforms like cyberpion.com, for instance, can help organizations actively decrease their attack surface by monitoring high-risk resources on a real-time basis. In this article, we will break down Attack Surface Management into its essential aspects, discussing each aspect along the way....

We ‘re answering just that and more for this article. We will explain thoroughly what a CDN is, why the security of CDN is different, and what the best CDN hosting is for your site. What Is CDN Domain? Consider the CDN domain to be jargon in the entire CDN equation. A CDN domain not only makes it easier for you to access CDN content that can be served and requested but also promotes CDN security....

Can you avoid their scams? Probably not. But can you protect yourself? Yes, you can. This article highlights seven sure tips to help protect you and your loved ones from online crooks. Let’s get into it. Update Your Software and Apps Over 60% of online cyber-attacks happen to devices with vulnerabilities that could have been fixed. Think about it. If you have an outdated browser, operating system or android version, you are at a higher risk of malware attack than everyone else....

The next major version of the Windows 10 operating system will include a new protection feature that will allow users to detect and prevent the installation of known PUAs (possibly unwanted applications), Microsoft announced on Tuesday. One of the lesser-known terms in the cyber-security jargon is the term PUA, also known as PUP (potentially unwanted programme). It refers to software that was installed on a device by tricking the user — hence the term “potentially unwanted....

ForgePoint Finance, with participation from current investors New Enterprise Associates, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Fund, PSP Development, Grotech and Sands Capital Ventures, led the latest round, which takes the total raised by WireWheel to $45 million. It will use the money to boost go-to-market efforts and expand its platform, the firm said. A SaaS privacy portal has been developed by WireWheel that can be used by organisations of all sizes....

The streaming era has arrived. A few of premium movie streaming apps, such as Netflix and Hulu, have become highly popular in the transition from cinema and cable TV to the internet. There are, however, a plethora of free movie apps available that allow you to watch and download movies. All of this is provided for free and in accordance with the law. So, without further ado, here are some of the greatest free movie applications on the market....

The official Docker container images repository, Docker Hub, announced a safety infringement at the end of Friday night. The breach came to light after the company began emailing clients about a security incident on April 25. “On Thursday 25 April 2019, we found unauthorized access to a single Hub database which stores a subset of non-financial user data,” says Docker Support Director Kent Lamb. Docker says the hacker only had short access to this database, but data were exposed for approximately 190,000 users....

For many it was the first time in their generation that a foreign nation offered the American peoples such a direct threat. Despite sporadic terror attacks, the American public has for decades been isolated from war through a powerful military apparatus and beneficial geography— North Korea’s nuclear program may not be particularly robust, but it was a bullet with the name of the American people, which tends to attract attention....

The dependence on the internet has become so crucial that people can’t even afford to go offline for even a moment. This makes sense as we observe our surroundings and see that most of our professional and personal tasks require the internet, whether work from home or online education; even simple tasks like staying updated with news or posting on social media are done over the internet. But, we all know already how important the internet has become for us, and the actual question posed here is, what is all the fuss about running out of the internet?...