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How worried should small businesses be about cyber attacks? Pretty worried, according to Alan Watkins, a professor for the Cybersecurity Master’s Degree Program at National University, and an expert with a long career in cybersecurity, emergency management, and law enforcement.

If your debit card has been hacked, you should immediately contact your debit card issuer, place a credit freeze, update your bank account’s password and report the fraud. Getting your debit card hacked is stressful, especially as society moves away from paying in cash.

Having your debit card information stolen or used by someone else to impersonate you can be stressful and damaging to your finances and identity. To avoid becoming a victim of debit card fraud, you should secure your bank accounts with strong passwords, use your credit card for purchases, be cautious of phishing scams and more. Continue reading to learn what debit card fraud is and how to avoid becoming a victim of it.

There are several risks associated with storing your passwords in Google Sheets, including its lack of end-to-end encryption by default and lack of secure sharing capabilities. While Google Sheets uses a secure type of encryption, it does not use end-to-end encryption automatically, meaning anyone at Google can view your files. It is risky to store information as important as your passwords in Google Sheets because the software is not designed to be a password manager.

You can detect spyware on an Android phone by recognizing the following signs: your phone suddenly becomes slow, the battery drains quickly, unfamiliar apps appear, it overheats frequently, you receive strange messages or it makes weird noises during phone calls. Spyware is a form of malware installed onto your device without your knowledge. Once spyware is installed, a cybercriminal can spy on you and collect private information like passwords or credit card numbers.

Sending tax documents by email poses significant risks because emails are not fully encrypted. Emails can also be intercepted while in transit, making them vulnerable to unauthorized access. As a result, using email for tax documents increases the risk of identity theft and tax fraud. Continue reading to learn about the security risks of emailing your tax documents and what you should do instead.

Osquery makes the built-in antivirus in Windows audit ready.

This blog post describes the process for securely updating 1Password’s Device Trust agent.

The public sector has faced a surge of cyber attacks in recent months, targeting state agencies, schools and local governments, severely affecting operations. Several recently released cyber industry reports show a steady or growing number of ransomware attacks so far in 2024. The examples below are just some of the cyber attacks against public sector organizations this past summer.