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Cyberattacks Are Spiking. Colleges Are Fighting Back.

The message, emailed to thousands of students and employees at the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus last week, was alarming. Their personal information, including addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, academic progress reports, and financial documents, had been stolen, and their university was refusing to cooperate with extortion demands. As a result, the data was starting to be posted on the dark web, the shadowy back channel of the internet where cybercriminals lurk.

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Extortion of therapy patients in Finland shakes culture of privacy

Katleena Kortesuo wasn’t completely unprepared when the extortionist known as “RANSOM_MAN” got in touch with her last October.

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Are web browsers finally shifting their focus to security and privacy?

The web browser market has come a long way since the early days of Internet Explorer on Windows 95.The likes of Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox has grown almost exponentially over the years. Today there are many flavors of web browsing one can experience. But when it comes to security, not every browser falls in an equal place.So, it is important to know what different web browsers are doing to tackle security and what you can do to upgrade your fortress.

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What we should know about DDoS attacks?

By now most of aren’t strangers to cyber-attacks. Even if you have never fallen victim you would have seen plenty of news surfing the digital space on how company systems get compromised each day. Out of these attacks, Dos or DDoS is a regular term that keeps popping up. What do these terms mean? How does one protect themselves from these type of attacks? Here’s what you need to know.

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Acunetix vs Nimbusec: Which Is Better?

Website security isone that demands the highest priority today. Particularly in a business setting, amidst aglobal pandemic. Website security tools are one consideration that helpsachieve better security standards. But such tools are dime a dozen. Two ofthese well-known website security service offerings come in the form ofAcunetix and Nimbusec. But how do these two services compare with each other?Which one stands out? Here’s a look in detail.

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How Acunetix compares against other vulnerability scanners?

We’ve previously talked about the importance of web vulnerability scanners. We’ve also touched on some of the services Acunetix offers. But how does Acunetix compares with other web vulnerability scanners out there? Here’s a closer look.

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Acunetix: A Faster, More Accurate OWASP ZAP Alternative

If you are choosing a web security scanner for the first time, or are having trouble getting the most out of Open Web Application Security Project ZED Attack Proxy (OWASP ZAP), here is why you should consider Acunetix as an alternative.

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Is Zoom safe?

Following lockdowns and work from home protocols across the world, there’s one software that’s seen a boom in the past month. Zoom reportedly grew X since XY. But you probably knew that already. After all, it was hard to avoid people posting screenshots of their zoom conversations all over social media. As such, it should also come as no surprise that Zoom is raising some serious security questions.