CyberAware

A quick introduction to web security A web developer’s primer on CORS, CSP, HSTS, and all the web security acronyms!   Photo by Jose... ATM malware offered for $5000 at DarkNet ! First published in October 2017. Facts and figures reflect that time.Wannabe crooks can buy an ATM malware... After the GDPR Comes ePrivacy Update (2026): in February 2025 the European Commission announced the withdrawal of the proposed ePrivacy... Backup Guidelines We all know we're supposed to back up our data; it's essential for peace of mind. But one copy of a file on... Backup and recovery means you can say no to ransom demands First published in 2017. Facts and figures reflect that time.Ransomware continues to be a huge problem for... Business Cyber Threats 2019 Photo by Vijay Putra from Pexels Enterprise cyberattacks are growing more frequent,... CCleaner - Hacked Users of Avast-owned security application CCleaner for Windows have been advised to update their software... Cloudflare: Announcing Firewall Rules Threat landscapes change every second. As attackers evolve, becoming more dynamic and devious,... Cybersecurity explained to your grandparents This is a guest post coordinated by Rebecca Nehme who works for Thales’ Cybersecurity program based at... DDoS Attacks & Response Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks aim to take an organization or service offline and originate... Data Privacy 2021 Tips There’s no doubt that the internet has changed our lives in countless positive ways, but it’s not an... Data Protection Officer (Cyprus) Ο Υπεύθυνος Προστασίας Δεδομένων (ΥΠΔ) είναι υπεύθυνος για την παρακολούθηση της συμμόρφωσης με τον... Disappearing Data: WHOIS Blackout will likely start May 25, 2018 WHOIS, a protocol used to query databases for domain name ownership information, will likely be widely... Email consent under GDPR The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s privacy law, has applied since May... Evolving Chrome's security indicators First published by the Chromium Blog in May 2018. The changes described here have since shipped.Previously,... FBI wants private firms and government organizations to stop using Kaspersky The FBI’s intention is to have U.S. firms remove Kaspersky out of their PC’s as early as possible or avoid... FBI: "Extortion And CEO Fraud Are The Top Online Fraud Complaints" First published in 2017. Facts and figures reflect that time.nd victims aren't reporting ransomware... Facebook 50 millions users hacked Some users are reporting that they are unable to post today’s big story about a security breach affecting... Facebook is one of the "Why's" we need a Data Protection Agency First published in 2018. Facts and figures reflect that time. ILLUSTRATION: SALLY THURER FOR BLOOMBERG... Free Wi-Fi Cybersecurity tips Free Wi-Fi is awesome, no doubts here. But public networks hide numerous hazards, including even the risk... GDPR - Greek Ο κανονισμός για την προστασία των δεδομένων καθορίζει τα δικαιώματα των φυσικών προσώπων, καθώς και... GDPR: 15 (good & bad) examples of repermissioning emails & campaigns By now, you've probably received at least one email from a company asking you to confirm that you really do... Global Study - Application Intelligence Report ANALYZING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEHAVIOR, SECURITY AND THE APPLICATIONS THAT DRIVE US  The... Got "Russia = BadGuys" Fatigue Yet? They Just Phished a Nuclear Site A report from the FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security warns of malware attacks targeting mainly... Hacker's world Hackers at work “Playfully doing something difficult, whether useful or not, that is... How computers and internet work How do computers and the internet work? - Computer Science Basics   Have you ever wondered how... How to encrypt your online life in less than an hour ! First published in 2016. Facts and figures reflect that time.“Only the paranoid survive.” — Andy Grove... Internet Regulation Can Go Really Wrong       Jammie Thomas-Rasset always claimed she... Is your WordPress website secure? Whenever we talk about WordPress and security, it’s important to address one question right off the bat.... Is your WordPress, GDPR ready? Here are some easy tips for you ! What is GDPR? The GDPR website states "​The aim of the GDPR is to protect all EU citizens from privacy and... Is your website GDPR ready? Risk breaching data and pay up to €20 Million? Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj I have been reading about General Data... Keeping WordPress up to date As of Version 3.7, WordPress ships with automatic maintenance and security updates. That means if you have... Learn how Mobile AST is different from traditional AST and is pervading the enterprise in this research from Gartner This “must-read” guide for application security and risk management professionals provides recommendations... Limit WordPress Admin access You already know that when you set up your WordPress site, the account that you set up for the WordPress... Maliciously Mobile: A Brief History of Mobile Malware Threat Intel’s ‘History of…’ series will look at the origins and evolution of notable developments in cyber... Malvertising: Technological or Psychological Warfare? Cyber criminals are using modern-day online advertising techniques to target end users, mess with their... Nasa Data Breach 2018 Status Report From: NASA HQ Posted: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Potential PII Compromise of NASA Servers... New Fileless, Code-Injecting Ransomware Bypasses Antivirus Security researchers have discovered a new fileless ransomware in the wild, which injects malicious code... New Massive Wave of CryptoLocker Ransomware Infections First published in March 2017. Facts and figures reflect that time.We all thought that evil genius Evgeniy... New Regulation - California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Update (2026): this article was written in 2018. The CCPA took effect on 1 January 2020 and was... Opt-out fitness data sharing leads to massive military locations leak First published in January 2018. Facts and figures reflect that time. People who exercise with fitness... Prioritizing Threats with Real-Time Threat Intelligence     Editor’s Note: The following blog post is a partial summary of our customer webinar featuring... Ransomware Apocalypse: WannaCrypt Is the the Largest Virus Attack in History The extortion virus called WannaCrypt has infected tens of thousands of computers around the world. It has... Ransomware Now Hits Linux - Web Hosting Provider Pays a Million First published in June 2017. Facts and figures reflect that time.South Korean web hosting company Nayana... Romance Scams First published in February 2023. Facts and figures reflect that time. Imagine someone in your life — a... Scam of the Week: Phishing Moves to Smishing Internet bad guys are increasingly trying to circumvent your spam filters and instead are targeting your... Scam of the Week: Real Estate Wire Transfer Phishing Fraud According to the NY Daily News, State Supreme Court Justice Lori Sattler was in the process of selling her... Secure your data to effectively reduce your business risk Enterprises are increasingly aware of the need to protect their systems and users from cyberattack. This is... Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain (Sequel here: Blockchain is not only crappy technology but a bad vision for the future.) Everyone says the... The Recorded Future Blog: Going Dark: Fact vs. Fiction on the Dark Web Mention the dark web and many people summon imagery of a massive, mysterious online criminal underground,... The Sophistication of Organized Cybercriminals First published in August 2018. Facts and figures reflect that time.  Cybercriminals know no... This Phishing Attack is Almost Impossible to Detect On Chrome, Firefox and Opera First published in April 2017. Chrome fixed this in version 58; keep your browser up to date. A... Thousands of telnet credentials has been published online Security researchers have discovered a list of thousands of Telnet credentials that enables anyone on the... Top 5 vulnerabilities 5 most important vulnerabilities every developer should be aware of   It takes 20 years to... Website Security Myths by Cloudflare Photo by MILKOVÍ / Unsplash   Some conversations are easy; some are difficult. Some are harmonious... What is like to work in Cybersecurity field? What is it like to work in cyber security? We ask some of the members of the team in Symantec. Today, we... White, Grey, Black, Green, Blue, and Red Hat Hackers Explained Welcome to the movies, everyone! Have you ever heard the term white hat or black hat hacker, and wondered... Why are we still pretending e-mail is secure? We have a serious problem, and it just buzzed in your pocket.   We... Windows 10 Stops Ransomware Cold? Not So Fast! Recently, Microsoft claimed that no known ransomware could penetrate the new Win10 Creators Update.... WordPress backups and logins Backing up WordPress An important part of data security, whether it be your own data on a computer, on an... Working in Cyber Security: “Cyber security gave me the chance to see the world” What is it like to work in cyber security? We ask some of the members of the team in Symantec. Today, we... Working in Cyber Security: “Do not limit yourself to what your professor or boss instructs you to do” What is it like to work in cyber security? We ask some of the members of the team in Symantec. Today, we... Working in Cyber Security: “You need to have confidence in yourself” What is it like to work in cyber security? We ask some of the members of the team in Symantec. Today, we... Working in Cybersecurity : No two jobs are the same There are many different job opportunities in cyber security companies, and not all are strictly... You have probably been hijacked to mine cryptocurrency. They are using you... The recent surge in cryptocurrency prices could give website administrators a... Your Wi-Fi is vulnerable ! Easy to crack with #krackattacks A newly discovered flaw in the widely used Wi-Fi encryption protocol – WPA2 – could leave millions of users... Your website SEO attack Haters gonna hate, as the saying goes. SEO is no exception. If you’re ranking well for in-demand...