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While there is no such thing as 100% safety from hackers, the best solution is to be informed and better prepared. In this article, we share ten effective safety measures that you can implement for your WordPress site. Let’s get started. 10 Ways to Secure Your WordPress Site 1. Take Regular Website Backups In these critical times, website downtime can severely affect your brand image and credibility,, not to mention the revenue losses....

The effort, dubbed WildPressure, began in May 2019 and involved just a Windows variant of a malware called Milum for more than a year. However, the campaign’s operators began employing fresh variants of the Trojan to target macOS systems earlier this year. The researchers uncovered a similar Visual Basic Script (VBScript) variation of the threat, which had the same version as the C++ version but came with a series of modules, including an orchestrator and three plugins....

The malware targeted websites including of Israeli public transit firms Dan and Kavim, a children’s museum and public radio’s online blog, with none of the sites available to users by midday Saturday. The hacking organisation Black Shadow claimed credit for the attack and claimed to have released client data on the Telegram chat service, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers of Kavim users. “Hello once more! We have some exciting news to share with you “On Friday night, the hackers posted a message on Telegram....

MILPITAS, Calif., Dec. 02, 2021( Business WIRE_– Mandiant, Inc., the world leader in cyber defense and response, announced today its inclusion in Forrester’s new report “Now Tech”: Cybersecurity Incident Response Services, Quarter 4 2021. This report gives an overview of 36 vendors that provide cyber security incident response services. It is divided by their capabilities, size, vertical focus, and geographical footprint. This report was created to assist security leaders in better understanding the value that organizations can expect from vendors providing incident response services and making informed procurement decisions....

Over the past four years, such attacks, Microsoft reports, have risen dramatically and are projected to continue to grow. However, notwithstanding that, Microsoft notes, companies are yet to come to grips with adversarial machine learning. In reality, a recent survey conducted by the tech giant among 28 organisations revealed that most of them (25) do not have the requisite resources and are explicitly searching for guidance to secure machine learning systems....

Defender for Business includes anti-malware protection, as well as attack surface reduction, endpoint detection and response (EDR), and threat and vulnerability management, and it works on both desktop and mobile platforms. The solution, according to the Redmond, Wash.-based software company, was created to enable enterprises with up to 300 employees stay safe against ransomware and other dangerous threats. Separately, Microsoft stated that Microsoft 365 Lighthouse and Defender for Business have been integrated to give customers with security alerts from all tenants....

Since the latest Microsoft Edge is a Chrome-based browser, consumers not only profit from Microsoft characteristics, but also from Google Devs characteristics. This fresh extensions menu facilitates user management of extensions and is a practical function if you have many extensions enabled in Edge. This function lists all extensions installed individually in the browser on a dedicated expandable menu that can be accessed with the tapping icon embedded in the browser toolbar as shown below....

In an attempt to combine hardware and software protection more closely and potentially eradicate whole attack vectors, Microsoft says its aim is to incorporate security into the CPU. In Xbox and Azure Sphere IoT protection solutions, the technology that drives Pluton, which the company has described as “chip-to-cloud security technology,” has already been used, and Microsoft now wants to introduce it to Windows PCs. Currently, PCs use the Trustworthy Platform Module (TPM) to store encryption keys and data required to maintain device integrity, but when going through the communication channel between the TPM and the CPU, this data is still exposed to attacks, particularly if the attacker has physical access to the target system....

We’ve all heard of the fake “sextortion” email scams telling recipients they’ve installed software to record them while you’re on adult websites. After one year of sending these emails, many people came to see them as a scam. A new spambot is about to make things confusing in a new report released by ESET today. That’s because recording your screen while you’re on porn websites or pages with sex-related keywords has been discovered....

Version 1.1.1 of OpenSSL has been superseded by version 3.0. The most recent version is the result of over 7,500 commits and contributions from over 350 people, and it took 17 alpha versions and two beta releases to get OpenSSL 3.0 ready for release. Many users have helped the full-time developers working on OpenSSL 3.0 test the new release to ensure that it works with a wide range of applications in real-world scenarios....

B&R Automation is an Austrian automation company that offers industrial PC, HMI, PLC, protection, motion control, and communication products. Automation Studio is an automation system that covers every aspect off production and run-time environment, including power, HMIs, operation, and security. According to the United States, The Company’s products are used globally, in particular in the oil, chemical, and critical industries, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). CISA released an alert last week to warn organizations about vulnerabilities....

But what does a “perfect” condition look like, and how can you get the full battery life that Samsung claims? The truth is that if you use your watch frequently or have the watch face “always on,” your battery life will be significantly reduced. By putting the proper chargers in the right places, you can make charging your watch less inconvenient. A Closer Look at the Samsung Gear S3’s Battery Life Under perfect conditions, you can get the guaranteed four days of battery life....

However, people no longer want to get bulky fax machines and a landline connection just to transfer one document. Fax is still commonly used but the ways of using it are changed. Hardware equipment is no longer needed to exchange faxes. All you need is an internet-capable device to start faxing. What is Google Fax Service Provider? Well, if you are planning to get rid of fax machines, you should know about online fax services first....

The flaw, classified as CVE-2020-5135, affects different variants of SonicOS, the SonicWall firewall-powering operating system. For discovering the vulnerability flaw, the vendor credited researchers at Tripwire and Optimistic Technology. In a blog post, Tripwire clarified that the flaw occurs in the HTTP / HTTPS service used for system control and access to a VPN. An unauthenticated attacker will manipulate it with a custom protocol handler by submitting specially designed HTTP requests....

In an appeal filed with the high court on Monday, the groups argue that the public has a fundamental right to see major Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court decisions. They further contend that it is up to the courts, not the executive branch, to determine when views that might impact millions of Americans’ privacy should be made public. Theodore Olson, the American Civil Liberties Union, Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute, and Yale Law School’s Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic filed the appeal....

Step One: Disconnect Everything First things first, you need to disconnect everything as quickly as possible. This includes computers, servers, phones, and any other devices that may be infected. By disconnecting everything, you can help reduce the chances of the ransomware spreading to other devices. Step Two: Assess the Damage Once you have disconnected everything, it is time to assess the damage. This includes figuring out what files have been encrypted or locked and determining the extent of the infection....

If you want to develop a career as a security guard, you need to first ensure you have the proper training and certification under your belt. You should also keep in mind that there is a lot of competition for security jobs these days, so taking steps to make yourself stand out from your competitors can really help. Among the things that you can do if you want to achieve this goal is to create a solid resume....

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Here are the most dangerous malware threats you need to know about to protect your PC and devices from infection: Trojan Horse A Trojan horse or Trojan is a malware that disguises itself as a legitimate software so hackers can gain access to users’ systems. Users are typically misled by some form of social engineering—manipulating people to give up their private information—so hackers can load and execute Trojans on the victim’s systems....

According to the study released last week by the Office of Inspector General, there were a large number of IT threats that remained open until the start of the head count of any U.S. citizen that decides how many congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state receives, as well as the allocation of $1.5 trillion in federal funds each year. Since they were pointed out by the Office of Inspector General, the Census Bureau was able to fix some of the protection vulnerabilities, and others were corrected just before most U....