If you are a victim of fraud, you should immediately protect your online accounts with strong passwords, collect evidence of the fraud, report it and freeze your credit. Fraud can occur in many ways, but cybercriminals who commit fraud intend to deceive you to steal money or other valuable information to potentially steal your identity. Think of fraud as an umbrella term for any deceptive act and identity theft as targeting your personal information to impersonate you and commit fraud in your name.

With cybersecurity threats on the rise, regulatory bodies are taking robust measures to secure essential infrastructure. The European Union’s introduction of the NIS2 Directive marks a significant step in this direction, aiming to fortify the defenses of critical sectors across Europe. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) play a pivotal role in safeguarding networks and information systems, and the new NIS2 requirements underscore the heightened responsibilities they face.

In today’s digital landscape, Privileged Access Management (PAM) has evolved beyond rotating and vaulting privileged credentials for long-lived systems. As organizations expand cloud investment and scale sustainable hybrid work, PAM has also grown into a multi-faceted discipline that must secure all identities across the enterprise.

In a concerning trend, cybercriminals are leveraging DocuSign's APIs to send fake invoices that appear strikingly authentic. Unlike traditional phishing scams that rely on deceptively crafted emails and malicious links, these incidents use genuine DocuSign accounts and templates to impersonate reputable companies, catching users and security tools off guard.

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The 1Password desktop apps now include the option to show a dedicated developer section, accessible from the sidebar. The next time you open 1Password for Mac, Windows, or Linux, the built-in SSH Agent, 1Password CLI, and Developer Watchtower will be a click away.

On November 1, 2024, details of a critical vulnerability affecting Synology NAS devices, which had been patched a few days earlier, were publicly disclosed. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-10443 is classified as a zero-click flaw, meaning no user interaction is required for exploitation. The issue originates from the SynologyPhotos application, which comes pre-installed and enabled by default on Synology’s BeeStation storage devices and is also widely used among DiskStation users.