Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Cybercriminals are increasingly using phishing techniques when they attack companies. Phishing is a versatile solution. Phishers can gain information, direct the unsuspecting to sites loaded with ransomware or other malware or get employees to effect monetary transfers.

In this article, we highlighted how this posed an especial danger to companies allowing employees to work from home. As a follow-up, today we’ll explain how employees can better secure their home working environments.

Cyber Security & e-Crime
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New Report Details IoT and Other Connected Devices Trends During Pandemic; Identifies Biggest Security Gaps for Organizations

 

SEATTLE – May 6, 2020 – ExtraHop has issued a report detailing rapid substantial changes in device usage trends as businesses shifted their operations in March due to COVID-19. The report also warns of the security complexity and risks posed by connected devices—both those used by employees at home, and those left idle but connected to the office network.

Industry News
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Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How the U.S. Became Obsessed with Physical and Emotional Safety“In America we say if anyone gets hurt, we will ban it for everyone everywhere for all time. And before we know it, everything is banned.”

It’s a common refrain: We have bubble-wrapped the world. Americans in particular are obsessed with “safety.” The simplest way to get any law passed in America, be it a zoning law or a sweeping reform of the intelligence community, is to invoke a simple sentence: “A kid might get hurt.”

Almost no one is opposed to reasonable efforts at making the world a safer place. But the operating word here is “reasonable.” Banning lawn darts, for example, rather than just telling people that they can be dangerous when used by unsupervised children, is a perfect example of a craving for safety gone too far.

Intelligence and Policing
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By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler
The world is currently experiencing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, which may well linger long after the pandemic itself is resolved. Devastating death tolls are ripping apart families, and no one has been spared from the economic collapse brought on by this pandemic. Once we emerge from this crisis, the very fabric of our society may be irrevocably altered. As we put our faith in our leaders, we question if there is anything our leaders can actually do to alleviate this emergency; we also recognize that some leaders have responded better than others during this challenging time.

Viewpoints
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  2. Royal Navy joins forces with the US in Arctic for cold-weather training
  3. Novel Coronavirus Phone Scams: How to Identify and Avoid COVID-19 Scams
  4. TDSi Launches New Track and Trace Function to Help Customers Manage COVID-19 Containment
  5. ASC receives highest Security Certification for Information Technology from the U.S. Department of Defense
  6. Sodexo delivering services at NHS Nightingale Hospital Bristol
  7. Cato Networks Appoints Nuvias Group as its First Pan-European Distributor
  8. Novel Coronavirus Phone Scams: How to Identify and Avoid COVID-19 Scams
  9. Online Safety Tech Industry Association (OSTIA) launches at Leeds Digital Festival 
  10. Imprivata is supporting the NHS across the UK with free-of-charge remote access and data security solutions to help combat COVID-19
  11. Pulse Secure Access Suite and Pulse SDP Highlighted in New Zero Trust Network Security Market Insight Report
  12. CHANGE OF CHAIRMAN
  13. State Sponsored Phishing On Increase Due To Corvid-19
  14. Thank you to all ourkey workers, including those in security
  15. KORONA KPANDEMIC: E GO BETTER-O!



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