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5 Steps for Ransomware Prevention Ransomware attacks are on the rise and organizations are taking proactive steps to shore up their defenses. This five-step ransomware prevention checklist from AuditBoard can help reduce the chance of an attack and mitigate a breach. Download Now Sponsored

LATEST NEWS Jul 22, 2022

Microsoft Resumes Blocking Office VBA Macros by Default After 'Temporary Pause' Microsoft has officially resumed blocking Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default across Office apps, weeks after temporarily announcing plans to roll back the change. "Based on our review of customer feedback, we've made updates to both our end user and our IT admin documentation to ... Read More

Google Bringing the Android App Permissions Section Back to the Play Store Google on Thursday said it's backtracking on a recent change that removed the app permissions list from the Google Play Store for Android across both the mobile app and the web. "Privacy and transparency are core values in the Android community," the Android Developers team said in a series of ... Read More

An Easier Way to Keep Old Python Code Healthy and Secure Python has its pros and cons, but it's nonetheless used extensively. For example, Python is frequently used in data crunching tasks even when there are more appropriate languages to choose from. Why? Well, Python is relatively easy to learn. Someone with a science background can pick up Python ... Read More

Ukrainian Radio Stations Hacked to Broadcast Fake News About Zelenskyy's Health Ukrainian radio operator TAVR Media on Thursday became the latest victim of a cyberattack, resulting in the broadcast of a fake message that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was seriously ill. "Cybercriminals spread information that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is allegedly in ... Read More

Candiru Spyware Caught Exploiting Google Chrome Zero-Day to Target Journalists The actively exploited but now-fixed Google Chrome zero-day flaw that came to light earlier this month was weaponized by an Israeli spyware company and used in attacks targeting journalists in the Middle East. Czech cybersecurity firm Avast linked the exploitation to Candiru (aka Saito Tech), ... Read More

5 Steps for Ransomware Prevention Ransomware attacks are on the rise and organizations are taking proactive steps to shore up their defenses. This five-step ransomware prevention checklist from AuditBoard can help reduce the chance of an attack and mitigate a breach. Download Now Sponsored