Many workers have picked up bad cybersecurity behaviors since working from home
Since the transition to remote working, many employees have started disregarding cybersecurity best practices. This is according to a new report from email security software firm Tessian, based on a poll of 4,000 workers in the US and UK, as well as 200 IT professionals. The company found that more than a third (36 percent) have picked up bad cybersecurity …
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Employees are returning to the office. Make sure they don’t bring bad security habits with them
Covid-19 moved offices remote practically overnight, and most organizations were unprepared – especially when it came to securing their networks. Now as more people get vaccinated and a return to the office is becoming a realistic option, company leaders are navigating both when to bring employees back and how to mitigate risk. While the pandemic created plenty of new opportunities …
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UK staff under more pressure at home – and that’s bad news for security
Employees have experienced immense stress since the Covid-19 pandemic led to the widespread adotion of remote working. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Forcepoint, which says that added stress has led to many workers taking unnecessary risks and exposing their organizations to various cyberthreats. The report states that all employees get roughly the same level of …
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Beating the bad bots: Six ways to identify and block spam traffic
Advancements in technology have helped us propel forward, changing the way we work and live our daily lives. However, its rapid adoption has led to less sombre means. We have all seen and participated in those various bot tests that some websites carry out, where we have to select the picture tiles which have particular objects. This is to control …
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Thousands of bad .UK domains suspended
The UK has seen a decline in the number of .UK domains suspended for criminal activity year-on-year, a new report from Nominet shows. The organization, which is responsible for running and keeping the .UK internet infrastructure secure, says it suspended 22,158 offending domains between November 2019 and October 2020, down from 28,937 the previous year. Nominet says the number represents …
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