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Web-based attacks are as various as they are dangerous. Whether its a Business Email Compromise, a Lure/Task Scam or a Payroll Redirection Attack, the first step in avoiding a cyber-attack is always being aware of what is out there.

The differences between color-coded Covid-19 warnings globally Quartz 5 hrs ago It seems intuitive enough: Red means stop, amber means caution, green means go. As Covid-19 levels fluctuate around the world, health officials are devising ways to quickly alert their constituents about the virus’s threat level. Predictably, most have turned to color and many have adopted the hues of traffic lights. After all, the three-color schema developed in Detroit in the 1920s based on a British system fo...

Maryland Cleaning and Abatement Services employee preforms a preventative fogging and damp wipe treatment at an office building in Hunt Valley, Maryland. As companies contemplate a return to the office in 2021, new security considerations will emerge. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) While most organizations are happy to put the pandemic-dominated 2020 behind them, 2021 will bring more of the same security challenges. Information Security Forum Managing Director Steve Dur...