When confusion reigns, trusted vendors must guide their SMB customers
Cybersecurity for smaller businesses often suffers by being either underpowered or too complex. This tension can be challenging to resolve for small IT teams that…
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This month in security with Tony Anscombe – October 2026 edition
The PHP2Shell disclosure and other major cybersecurity news this month brought into relief the need for well-thought-out cyber-readiness plans 30 Oct 2026 With October coming…
Amatera: How the prolific infostealer works and spreads
Infostealers have become an established business, with developers who produce and maintain the product and paying customers who run their own campaigns with them. Amatera…
ESET APT Activity Report Q2 2026–Q3 2026
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q2 2026 and Q3 2026 28 Oct 2026 • …
Lessons from cybersecurity Black Week
The week leading up to October 25, 2026, was every cyber defender’s nightmare: a barrage of critical vulnerabilities in PHP and the Linux kernel, a…
PHP2Shell: What to know about two critical PHP flaws
Here’s the lowdown on CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, as well as what website owners and IT teams should do to stay safe – all in a…
Is the ad a scam? How to tell before you click
You can trust a social media platform and still get scammed by an ad running on it 20 Oct 2026 • , 7 min. read…
Inbox flooded with sign-up messages? How to handle email bombing
In September, reports emerged that a Virginia woman had been submerged by a flood of emails. Hundreds of automated messages poured in over a 24-hour…
Medicare Open Enrollment season is here, and so are the scams
Scammers love a pretext. And with Medicare Open Enrollment, they have a perfect opportunity to exploit victim expectations, masking their fraud under the cover of…
What to do when a data breach notice tells you almost nothing
Data breach notifications are telling victims less than ever. What the company leaves out can still shape what you do next. 12 Oct 2026 • …
Inside a brand deal scam targeting YouTube creators
A plausible-sounding sponsorship offer could mask an attempt to compromise your Google account 07 Oct 2026 • , 6 min. read For a YouTuber, the…
The quest for simplicity: Why SMBs want advanced protection without the complexity
Cybersecurity has never been easy. Threats evolve at breakneck speed. Corporate attack surfaces continue to expand with each new digital investment. Regulatory requirements add extra…