In the era of IoT, secure data transmission is crucial to protect your information. Ensuring your data is secure helps prevent unauthorised access to sensitive data and maintains the integrity of your communications. Various secure data transmission methods are essential to protect your information from unauthorized access and ensure the integrity of your communications. Here are key reasons why secure data transmission in the IoT era is important.

If you click on a malicious link, also known as a phishing link, there is a possibility that you’ll get hacked. This is because clicking on a phishing link could immediately cause malware to download on your device. Alternatively, clicking on a link can direct you to a dangerous phishing website where you’re prompted to enter your personal information. Continue reading to learn more about how clicking a link can lead to getting hacked and how to avoid clicking on these malicious links.

A new phishing campaign tries to trick email recipients into pasting and executing malicious commands on their system that installs DarkGate malware. Security researchers at Ahnlab have discovered a new phishing campaign that leverages a unique user interaction. Normally, phishing campaigns simply need users to open an HTML attachment.

Researchers at Menlo Security discovered three state-sponsored phishing campaigns that have targeted 40,000 important individuals over the past three months.

A password policy is a set of rules that are usually a part of an organizations security regulations to improve computer security. These policies can be formal regulations or part of security awareness training programs that outline requirements such as minimum length, complexity and unique characters. A password must comply with these password strength rules to be set for an account.

Brazil's data protection authority, Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD), has issued a temporary ban on Meta from processing personal data of users to train its artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. This decision stems from concerns over inadequate legal justification, lack of transparency, and potential risks to privacy rights, particularly for children and adolescents.

If you were one of the 70+ million people affected by the 2024 AT&T data breach, you are likely concerned about the safety of your accounts and the risk of your identity being stolen. Although some of the data is from 2019 or earlier, according to AT&T, the 2024 data breach occurred this past March when stolen customer data was found on the dark web. If you were part of this data breach, your identity could be at risk of being stolen because customers’ Social Security numbers were exposed.

Welcome to this week’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Summary, where we bring you the latest updates and insights on significant cyber threats. This edition covers alleged access to high-revenue organisations advertised by IntelBroker, TransparentTribe targeting the gaming industry with spyware, and an analysis of the FakeBat loader.

In today's world, where cyber threats are increasingly sophisticated, organizations must take strong security measures to protect sensitive data and maintain operational integrity. One effective way to show your dedication to cybersecurity is by obtaining Cyber Essentials certification. This government-backed scheme in the UK helps organizations implement essential security controls to defend against common online threats.