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CISA warns against using single‑factor authentication

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the federal agency in the USA urges organizations to ditch the bad practice and instead use ...

Millions of records exposed due to Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that the caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers were exposed due to misconfiguration.

Almost 2 million records from terrorist watchlist exposed

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that in a bizarre turn of events the secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication.

Hackers steal nearly $100 million from a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage after it was hacked

Distribution and digital influence

Niranjan Gidwani, the consulting director and member for UAE Superbrands council explores the consumer durables industry, and the impact of digital influence on the market.

Watch out for scams targeting Amazon customers

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most people are fans of the convenience Amazon brings to online shopping, and that’s precisely what cybercriminals are betting on.

Most exploited vulnerabilities for past 2 years revealed

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that there are 30 vulnerabilities listed in total; organizations would do well to patch their systems if they haven’t done so yet

Cybercriminals may target Tokyo Olympics

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that cybercriminals may target the popular event with ransomware, phishing, or DDoS attacks in a bid to increase their notoriety or make money.

Global police operation pulls down DoubleVPN

Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that recently a global operation successfully takes down the infrastructure of DoubleVPN and seizes all the data of its customers