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 Tech-savvy residents of the U.S., Germany, and a few other countries have started using web-scraping bots to accelerate the COVID-19 vaccination process. Some organisations have started utilising bots to help immunise communities quicker, leaving residential proxy providers like IPRoyal to ensure their technology is used lawfully. In countries where vaccination against …

Ramil Yusupov, Senior Program Manager at Acronis explores the increasingly complex world of data and the inherent dangers that businesses need to navigate  Please can you tell me a bit more about the company? Acronis originally started back in 2003 as a pure backup vendor, and is now a leading …

A study of 1,247 workplaces, by cybersecurity experts VPNoverview.com, found that two-thirds of businesses (66%) leave themselves at risk of cyberattacks due to their lack of having (or enforcing) password rotation policies. In fact, it is advised that you should change your password every 60-90 days1, but a significant number of …

McAfee Corp. has released its McAfee Threats Report: April 2021, examining cybercriminal activity related to malware and the evolution of cyber threats in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. In Q4, McAfee Labs observed an average of 648 threats per minute, an increase of 60 threats per minute (10%) …

VIPRE, a leading provider of security solutions purpose-built to protect people and businesses from costly and malicious threats discusses the importance of data security, especially email security, and having educated workforces, especially when remote working 2020 has forced businesses to revise many of their operations. One significant transition being the …

Over the last 17 months cyber-criminals are reported to have carried out in the region of 12 billion credential-stuffing attacks against gaming websites. Here PCR talks to gaming security experts, David Emm at Kaspersky and Lars Rensing, at Protokol about why gamers need to have their wits about them. David …

Revolut is working with GBG to tackle the rise of online fraud and promote the safe adoption of digital services through customer onboarding solutions, including Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML). Recent findings from PwC claim that 1 in 5 consumers fell victim to identity fraud in 2020, as …

The recent Kaspersky report, “The State of Stalkerware 2020”, shows that the situation has not much improved compared to the year before – in 2019, we discovered 67,500 affected mobile users. At the same time, when talking about improvements, it is important to take the start of the pandemic into account …

According to the Global Information Security Survey by Ernst and Young, customer information is the most valuable type of data for most attackers. The threat to cybersecurity and privacy is increasing: about 6 in 10 organisations (59%) have faced a significant incident in the past 12 months, and 48% of …

oneclick’s new Cyber Assurance that offers customers remote access to software applications and data via the oneclick platform that is so secure, an insurance cover is now available. Through partnering with product provider, Victor Insurance, and risk carrier, Württembergische Versicherung AG, oneclick is able to deliver the insurance cover for …