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• Week in security with Tony Anscombe October 15, 2021
  Phishing and how to avoid taking the bait – Offboarding employees securely – Why old malware refuses to die The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Editor
• Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted October 15, 2021
  Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators The post Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Cameron Camp
• Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy October 14, 2021
  There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe? The post Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Phil Muncaster
• Don’t get phished! How to be the one that got away October 13, 2021
  If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. Now, how do you apply the duck test to defense against phishing? The post Don’t get phished! How to be the one that got away appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Tony Anscombe
• Microsoft thwarts record‑breaking DDoS attack October 12, 2021
  The attack, which clocked in at 2.4 Tbps, targeted an Azure customer based in Europe The post Microsoft thwarts record‑breaking DDoS attack appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Amer Owaida
• Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020 October 11, 2021
  The victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows The post Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Amer Owaida
• Week in security with Tony Anscombe October 8, 2021
  ESET research discovers ESPecter bootkit – FontOnLake targeting Linux – Fake SafeMoon app update The post Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Editor
• FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux October 7, 2021
  ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks The post FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Vladislav Hrčka
• Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers October 6, 2021
  Two-factor authentication is a simple way to greatly enhance the security of your account The post Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Amer Owaida
• To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you October 6, 2021
  Cryptocurrencies rise and fall, but one thing stays the same – cybercriminals attempt to cash in on the craze The post To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
  Martina López