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Why scams can be harder to spot when you’re new at work
Your first few weeks at a new job are full of things you don’t understand yet. You don’t know how your boss normally writes, which login pages are genuine, whether Finance really does send urgent ...
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How to create a family privacy policy for sharenting and online life
New YouGov research shows privacy matters to parents and children. Here’s how families can agree on shared rules for posts, apps, messages, location sharing and growing independence. Families have r...
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What is a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack and why is it dangerous?
A man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is a type of cyberattack where a malicious actor secretly positions themselves between two communicating parties, typically a user and a website, app, or online servi...
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Credential dumping explained: How to detect and prevent it
When attackers break into an organization, they often aren’t after one machine or files on it. They’re after the credentials: the usernames, passwords, and authentication tokens that unlock everyt...
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How to identify and prevent backdoor attacks
A backdoor is a way to access a system outside normal login processes. It may be created intentionally for maintenance or troubleshooting, or unintentionally through insecure or flawed code. A backdoo...
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How to remove malware from Mac: The complete cleanup checklist
While macOS malware exists and continues to grow, it remains less prevalent than malware targeting Windows. Apple uses multiple layers of protection, including the App Store, Gatekeeper, Notarization,...
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What is a cybersecurity risk assessment and how does it work?
Security decisions are only as good as an organization's understanding of its own environment. When that understanding is incomplete, teams can struggle to see where real risk exists or how serious it...
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Cybersecurity vulnerabilities explained
Nearly every organization has some weaknesses in its digital defenses. Attackers hunt for cybersecurity vulnerabilities in software, networks, and configurations, as well as chances to exploit human e...
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What is an IP reputation attack? Learn how to prevent it
Many public IP addresses are assigned a rating that measures their safety and trustworthiness. This rating is known as “IP reputation,” and it helps various online services decide whether traffic ...
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Nation-state cyber actors: Who they are and why they matter
Reporting on state-linked cyber operations is frequent and often high-stakes, yet the terminology, attribution, and strategic context can be difficult to interpret consistently. Nation-state cyber act...
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