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• Malware in HR software may expose data

  01-08-2018 15:22 via itmanagerdaily.com
  If your business uses PageUp software for human resources, pay attention.Client data may have been exposed after the provider discovered suspicious activity on its IT systems.
  Personal details like names and addresses, along with account details like usernames and passwords, may have been revealed.
  The company is still investigating the infection and is remaining tight-lipped on the details, but the malware has been eradicated from the company’s systems.
  The threat isn’t active, so t
  
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• Email fraud: Protect your business from major losses

  01-08-2018 15:19 via itmanagerdaily.com
  Email attacks are more prevalent than ever, and it’s likely your business will face one if it hasn’t already.Business email compromise (BEC) attacks involve criminals posing as colleagues or vendors of the victim and asking to be sent payments or other sensitive data.
  A recent report from email security company Agari found in the second half of 2017, businesses faced an average of 45 BEC attacks that were able to bypass security gateways.
  Because these methods don’t include a
  
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