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Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS) are quite different than how they used to be. In the past, DDoS attacks involved sending as much traffic and data as possible to a network or server, with the idea of overwhelming it and, and thus shutting it down. This typically resulted in a temporary disruption of servicesRead more

Google is rolling out new security features to help organizations halt email as the attack vector for ransomware. While mass ransomware attacks have become less frequent, targeted attacks are on the rise and causing major pains for organizations, with two Florida city councils forking out $600,000 and $500,000 in ransom payments this week after sustained systemRead more

Bitdefender has recently released Anti-Exploit, Ransomware Vaccine and Zero Day protection to their Gravity zone product. Anti-Exploit provides on-execution protection against exploit attempts targeting known and unknown vulnerabilities in commonly used applications, such as browser, Microsoft Office or Adobe Reader, as well as against specific, kernel-mode post-exploitation attempts. We have enabled these features to ourRead more

Beginning May 25, 2018, The  GDPR says that users have complete control over their data, and you have to tell them why you need it. At which point, they can give the go-ahead or not. Practically, however, it’s a little more complicated than that. Data trickles and flows between your sites and users, and GDPRRead more

This morning we are publishing a public service announcement about a severe Drupal core remote code execution vulnerability announced yesterday. If you use Drupal or know someone who does, I’d encourage you to read this post and spread the word. The vulnerability allows an attacker, leveraging multiple attack vectors, to take complete control of a website. TheRead more

These days, it takes a lot to keep business email safe, with the constant threats from malware, ransomware, phishing emails and scams. Our managed Email filtering & Archiving solution provides a wide array of enterprise-grade email security features at a per-mailbox price you can afford. Beyond its Intelligent Protection & Filtering Engine, which analyzes dataRead more

In the last few years you would have heard  about the growing use of data collection, which is allowing brands and organisations to track everything you do online and offer more tailored, targeted and personalised products and services than ever before. The benefits of this to the consumer may be obvious, but raise many ethicalRead more

Since March 2017, Google and Symantec have been involved in a dispute over Symantec’s validation process for SSL certificates (read more here). Google has announced a solution that will have an immediate impact on you and your customers. On August 8th, 2017, Google’s Chrome browser will begin mistrusting any Symantec and Symantec-brand SSL certificates (GeoTrust/RapidSSL) thatRead more

  Another month, another global ransomware attack. Just as it seemed that the threat of WannaCry has dissipated, organisations around the world are finding themselves under siege from a new threat. Bitdefender has identified a massive ransomware attack triggered by a version of the GoldenEye or Petya ransomware that is currently claiming victims across theRead more

Until Microsoft patches this problem, use Chrome: a slip in file path handling allows an attacker to crash Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 with a simple file call. The bug is triggered if Windows’ Master File Table is included in a directory path – for example, if the attacker included $MFT as a link toRead more