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Even The Virtual Metaverse Has A Gender Gap


The new online virtual reality world has a gender gap – and it’s worse than the one in the real world.
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How To Make Strong Passwords: Best Internet Safety Practices


Even though passwords keep everything from our bank accounts and medical records to social media and online shopping accounts safe, 66% of Americans still use…
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The Cloud’s Worst Kept Secret? Vulnerabilities

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Sysdig. Thanks to the great team there for their support! The unmanageable number of vulnerabilities in the cloud is the worst-kept secret. The Sysdig 2023 Cloud-Native Security and Usa...

Expiro: Old Virus Poses A New Challenge

A recent virus infection faced by some users was swiftly detected as being caused by Expiro. We have...
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That Ticking Noise Is Your End Users’ Laptops

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Kolide. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Here’s an uncomfortable fact: at most companies, employees can download sensitive company data onto any device, keep it t...

All About Account Hijacking And How To Protect Yourself 

Imagine this typical scenario involving the imaginary Craig. He’s sitting at his desk and can’t believe what’s happening. Just a few hours ago, he had received an email from his bank, alerting him to suspicious activity on his account. Now, as he frant...

Take A Tour Of The Edgescan Cybersecurity Platform

Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Edgescan. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Edgescan simplifies Vulnerability Management (VM) by delivering a single full-stack SaaS solution integrated with world-class...

Helping Cyren OEM Partners With Business Continuity

Cyren’s announcement of a global reduction in force on 1st February 2023 created a business continuity challenge for their partners who license Cyren’s anti-malware engines and threat intelligence. If you were an OEM partner of Cyren, Avira anti-...

Online Romance Scams Take Aim At Your Heart And Identity. Avoid These Red Flags

Online dating scams are on the RiseAccording to the FBI, Americans lost $1 billion in 2021 due to online dating scams; 2022 numbers are expected to be higher.   Romance scammers are masters of disguise. They lead people on with talk of love and then attempt to trick them into giving money or personal data. As […]
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What Does “not Safe For Work” (NSFW) Mean? 

KUWTK, AGT, the list goes on. There are many shows on commercial TV that the media now often refer to by their abbreviated forms — something that happens in the online gamer scene, where it probably all started.   Read on to learn what NFSW means and w...

Smishing: The Elephant In The Room




Phishing is undoubtedly one of the most popular ways for cybercriminals to start a malicious attack, whether they're looking to steal someone’s identity or distribute malware. Since the emergence of phishing, this attack vector has only been g...

Tax-related Identity Theft: How To Protect Yourself




As the tax season approaches, it's important to be aware of the potential for tax-related identity theft and scams. Unfortunately, these types of crimes are all too common, with scammers using various methods to steal personal information and ...

Avast Threat Labs Q4 2022 Threat Report | Avast




The Avast Threat Labs Q4 2022 Threat Report observed a rise in social engineering attacks during the final quarter of 2022, including invoice and refund fraud, tech support scams, and others aimed at stealing money. Cybercriminals continued to...

Online Dating Safety Tips | Avast




With Valentine’s Day looming on the calendar like a pulsing red heart, the online dating world is sure to experience a flutter of activity. But it’s not just lonely hearts who are flocking to the dating sites – unfortunately, predators and sca...

10 Tips For Securely Filing Taxes Online | Avast




Filing your taxes online can be a convenient and efficient way to get them done, but it's important to be aware of the potential risks. For example, online filing potentially opens your personal information up to exposure in a data breach, whi...

Cryptojacking On The Rise

There has been a steep rise in Cryptojacking attacks by cybercriminal groups to infiltrate networks and stealthily mine...
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Get Your Frozen PC Up And Running Again

It’s a bit like Murphy’s law: Your PC or laptop is working perfectly, then just when you’re racing to finish something incredibly important, finalize booking a trip, or save a heavily edited image, it just locks up. Game over. Sound familiar — and left...

W-2 Phishing Scams: Everything You Need To Know




It's that time of year again – tax season – and, unfortunately, it's also a peak time for phishing scams. Cybercriminals know that people are more likely to be filing their taxes and sharing sensitive information online, so they increase their...

ChatGPT: Is Its Use Of People’s Data Even Legal?




In the world of AI and machine learning, the sudden massive popularity of language learning models is a hot topic. These tools — the current most popular of which is probably ChatGPT-3 — are language models that can answer specific questions a...