Expert Speak
Hackers can force locked iPhones to make payments
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights the flaws in Apple Pay and Visa could allow criminals to make arbitrary contactless payments – no authentication needed.
Six accounting terms every entrepreneur or business owner must know
Viresh Harduth, Vice President, Small Business, Sage Africa & Middle East, highlights the six accounting terms every entrepreneur or business owner must know.
ESET reveals cyberespionage campaign against Kurds
ESET researchers have investigated a targeted mobile espionage campaign against the Kurdish ethnic group. This campaign has been active since at least March 2020, distributing (via dedicated Facebook ...
Howard University under cyberattack and forced to suspend online classes
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that the Howard University suffered a ransomware attack, however there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
Use of single‑factor authentication comes with security risks
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the federal agency in the USA urges organizations to ditch the bad practice and instead use ...
Cryptocurrency exchange Liquid hacked of nearly $100 m
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage after it was hacked
Beware of online scams targeting Amazon customers
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most people are fans of the convenience Amazon brings to online shopping, and that’s precisely what cybercriminals are betting on.
Three steps to attracting and retaining top accounting talent
PJ Bishop, Vice-President for Partners, Accountants & Alliances for Africa & Middle East at Sage, lists three steps to attracting and retaining top accounting talent.
DoubleVPN been pulled down in a global operation
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that recently a global operation successfully takes down the infrastructure of DoubleVPN and seizes all the data of its customers