Articles about threat

The cybersecurity landscape is experiencing an unprecedented surge in vulnerabilities. In 2022 alone, a staggering 25,096 new vulnerabilities were added to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). This number represents the highest count of vulnerabilities ever recorded within a single year and reflects a 25 percent increase compared to the 20,196 new vulnerabilities reported in 2021.

This escalating trend indicates that cybersecurity threats are not only on the rise but are also accelerating at an alarming pace. The reasons behind this surge in vulnerabilities are multifaceted, stemming from factors such as the increasing complexity of software and technology systems, the rapid pace of digital transformation, and the growing sophistication of cyber attackers.

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A lot of people rely on Windows Defender to protect their systems, it's free and installed by default so why not?

Defender uses a blacklisting approach to stop threats. Before allowing a file to execute, it will compare it against its database of known threats and stop it from executing if it's on there. However, researchers at SafeBreach have uncovered an exploit that can allow threats to be removed from the database.

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Data breaches and cyberattacks are seldom far from the news, and it's an area that seldom stands still for long.

We spoke to founder and CEO of White Knight Labs, Greg Hatcher, to discuss how threat tactics are evolving and what organizations can do to protect themselves.

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Ransomware, software supply chain attacks, data breaches, and more have become an almost daily occurrence in an increasingly challenging threat landscape.

Automated threat detection company Blumira has released a new report based on its security detections which reveals that identity-based attacks and living off the land behaviors were the top threats organizations faced in 2021.

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Windows 11 is a really good operating system, but it is overkill for many home and education users these days. Not to mention, it can be risky to use since there is so much malware designed for it. Even for business, many companies are exclusively using web-based solutions in the browser, making Windows unnecessary for them. And so, Chromebooks are becoming more and more popular. They are affordable, easy to use, and extremely secure.

If a company wants to switch to Chromebooks from Windows laptops, however, there is a big dilemma -- what should be done with existing computers? After all, Chrome OS cannot be installed on computers that didn't ship with Chrome OS, right? Well, actually, this is changing...

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