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Poor password management is responsible for thousands of data breaches, but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Sponsored feature  The IT business likes to reinvent things as quickly as possible. Except passwords, that is. We've been using them since Roman times, only now they're digital. They're the fungal skin disease of tech; irritating and hard to get rid of.…

SimpleHelp was the vector for the attack

DragonForce ransomware infected a managed service provider, and its customers, after attackers exploited security flaws in remote monitoring and management tool SimpleHelp.…

Really strong USB ports make a difference too by reducing the need for motherboard replacements

Computex  Analysts rate Taiwan’s ASUS the world’s fifth most prolific PC-maker, but the company wants to climb the charts by targeting business buyers, according to Shawn Chang, Head of Go-To-Market for the outfit’s Commercial Business Unit.…

Millions may fall for it - and end up with malware instead

A group of miscreants tracked as UNC6032 is exploiting interest in AI video generators by planting malicious ads on social media platforms to steal credentials, credit card details, and other sensitive info, according to Mandiant.…