White House warns against using these programming languages

White House warns against using these programming languages

Intel Some of developers’ favorite programming languages cause the biggest security risk for systems that require the utmost safety, according to the White House. The government sanctioned Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), recently released a report detailing that it is recommending that developers use various “memory-safe programming languages.” This list happens to exclude …

Read more

5 best 1Password alternatives and password managers in 2024

5 best 1Password alternatives and password managers in 2024

If you’re not already, you should really be using a password manager to help you create, secure, and store strong passwords across your accounts. It also prevents you from using the same password everywhere, which would seriously compromise you if there’s ever a breach. Seeing as how often security and data breaches happen, staying protected …

Read more

Protecting youth online for Safer Internet Day

Protecting youth online for Safer Internet Day

Tri-Cities, WA- Safer Internet Day is next week which focuses on protecting youth online. The Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, or SER-ICAC, works to prosecute individuals who commit crimes against children. In 2022 in the Tri-Cities region alone, the task force received 15 cyber tips, meaning illegal activity on a device was …

Read more

Use Comcast for internet? Your personal data may be at risk

Use Comcast for internet? Your personal data may be at risk

Comcast Comcast, alongside several other big corporations, has recently suffered a devastating data breach. According to reports, it’s possible that hackers got their hands on the data of up to 36 million Comcast Xfinity customers, meaning the company’s cable television and internet department. Although the company is pretty tight-lipped about it, the data breach occurred …

Read more

18 Malicious Loan Apps Defraud Millions of Android Users

18 Malicious Loan Apps Defraud Millions of Android Users

Dec 11, 2023NewsroomData Security / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered 18 malicious loan apps for Android on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 12 million times. “Despite their attractive appearance, these services are in fact designed to defraud users by offering them high-interest-rate loans endorsed with deceitful descriptions, all while …

Read more

This PowerPoint could help hackers empty your bank account

This PowerPoint could help hackers empty your bank account

Sora Shimazaki / Pexels With the constant rise of cybersecurity threats, it is becoming increasingly clear that dangerous malware lurks in every corner. In a ironic twist, malware has now infiltrated PowerPoint presentations disguised as helpful guides for protecting against phishing attacks. However, the true danger lies in the fact that this malware can potentially …

Read more

Cybercriminals Assume Identity of a Cybersecurity Company in Order to Hijack and Encrypt Your PC

Cybercriminals Assume Identity of a Cybersecurity Company in Order to Hijack and Encrypt Your PC

New methods of attack by hackers continue to emerge, making it increasingly difficult to trust even reputable sources. A recent example is a ransomware attack known as SophosEncrypt, which impersonates the cybersecurity vendor Sophos. This attack can seize control of your files or even your entire PC, demanding payment for decryption. Initially believed to be …

Read more

Russian Spy Malware Successfully Disarmed by FBI

Russian Spy Malware Successfully Disarmed by FBI

The FBI has disrupted a long-running malware operation that allowed Russian spies to steal sensitive information from various countries. Among the targets are NASA-member governments, prominent journalists and those deemed to be of interest to the Russian government. The court-authorized operation named MEDUSA has disrupted a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by a sophisticated …

Read more