After WannaCry, a more dangerous ransomware strain causes havoc around the world
Ransomware sweeps the globe with the same exploit as WannaCry but is better designed.
Ransomware sweeps the globe with the same exploit as WannaCry but is better designed.
Over 104,000 systems vulnerable to ‘WannaCry for Linux’ bug.
Australian small businesses are reporting cybersecurity breaches at nearly twice the rate of their counterparts in the US but are still proving slow to embrace cybersecurity insurance policies, a small-business security expert has warned as new research suggests SMBs are leaving themselves substantially exposed to damages from unchecked breaches.
David Braue | 28 Oct | Read more
Small businesses hoping to bolster their IT security by enlisting the help of security-as-a-service providers need to be sure they choose carefully, one network-security software vendor has warned.
David Braue | 01 Jul | Read more
Small businesses are proving to be a locus for cybersecurity attacks, with security experts advising that better communication is necessary to keep SMBs protected and some warning that the relatively small IT organisations of SMBs make them particularly vulnerable to the proliferation of 'shadow IT'.
David Braue | 10 Nov | Read more
The issue of so-called 'shadow IT' – informal adoption of cloud-based applications independent of a company's official IT strategy – has continued to cause problems but is more pronounced in smaller businesses with little or no IT oversight.
David Braue | 06 Nov | Read more
Michael Rothery, First Assistance Secretary for National Security Resilience Policy at Department of the Attorney General says that in order to deliver effective security and risk management the key question is "Who owns the risk?".
Anthony Caruana | 27 Aug | Read more
The kill switch application wireless carriers and device manufacturers plan to make available next year for new smartphones could benefit small businesses on a tight budget, an expert says.
Antone Gonsalves | 17 Apr | Read more
Check Point wins test of eight unified threat management (UTM) devices for small business.
David Strom | 25 Jul | Read more
As money and corporate information have morphed from hard currency and blueprints to digital files, small and midsized businesses have become the new banks to rob. In fact, bank robberies across the U.S. have plummeted from 9,400 in 1991 to just 3,870 last year. As Doug Johnson of the American Bankers Association puts it: "As more and more transactions become electronic, more bank crimes become electronic."
Dirk A. D. Smith | 24 Jun | Read more
Running a small business isn't easy. I know. I run one. As a freelance writer, I’ve learned that you need to run your writing career as if you were running a business.
Jeff Vance | 29 Apr | Read more
Online and offline, in IT departments and across organizations, the bring your own device (BYOD) debate is raging.
Ernesto China, marketing manager, Midsize Business Solutions, NetApp | 04 Dec | Read more
Home entertainment today is often provided through a clutter of TVs, tablets, and computers, along with TV specialty boxes for yet more streaming video or music services. But some Hollywood studios are hoping to find better ways to deliver paid content to consumers directly to hard drives and flash storage, according to Cryptography Research, which is working on a futuristic project to do that.
Ellen Messmer | 24 Oct | Read more
No company wants to be the subject of the next headline about a cybersecurity attack or critical data loss. Losing business data or customer information takes a toll on your business' reputation and its pocketbook. While it is impossible to entirely avoid an attack, there are steps you can take to mitigate the effects.
Jeff Falcon, CDW Solution Architect – Security | 30 Nov | Read more
Do small to midsize businesses (SMB) think they're somehow immune to <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> threats?
Ellen Messmer | 16 Nov | Read more