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Tag: mitigation

  • Meltdown and Spectre attacks mitigated by operating system updates

    We wish all our readers a very happy and very secure 2018! The latter part will not come without some serious work though. We are not even four days into the new year and we have already learned of two major proof-of-concept attacks affecting a very large number of processors, forcing operating system developers to…

  • Meltdown and Spectre attacks mitigated by operating system updates

    We wish all our readers a very happy and very secure 2018! The latter part will not come without some serious work though. We are not even four days into the new year and we have already learned of two major proof-of-concept attacks affecting a very large number of processors, forcing operating system developers to…

  • Ransomware not a problem for half of businesses

    If you are wondering why ransomware continues to thrive, a recent study from IBM Security provides a simple explanation: 70 per cent of the ransomware-infected businesses they surveyed ended up paying the ransom to get their data back. Clearly this goes against the advice given by many security professionals, which is never to pay the…

  • Ransomware not a problem for half of businesses

    If you are wondering why ransomware continues to thrive, a recent study from IBM Security provides a simple explanation: 70 per cent of the ransomware-infected businesses they surveyed ended up paying the ransom to get their data back. Clearly this goes against the advice given by many security professionals, which is never to pay the…