 
			
		Ransom: To pay nothing or not to pay? That is the question
Three reasons not to pay cyber-extortionists — and what to do if you get hit.
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		Three reasons not to pay cyber-extortionists — and what to do if you get hit.
 
			
		 
			
		 
			
		Hackers are actively exploiting a dangerous vulnerability in Google Chrome. With Chrome 88.0.4324.150, Google has patched the vulnerability.
 
			
		When the creators of Fonix ransomware abandoned their malicious ways and published the master key, we made a decryptor out of it.
 
			
		Cybercriminals are sending phishing e-mails to hijack access to ESP accounts.
 
			
		Why the computers in human resources are especially vulnerable, and how to protect them.
 
			
		Version 14.4 patches vulnerabilities that cybercriminals are actively exploiting. Install this update as soon as possible.
 
			
		Seemingly overnight, the pandemic changed the way we work, and infosec departments are still adjusting. What’s on the horizon for employees in the coming year?
 
			
		Hell hath no fury. A former medical device supplier sabotages deliveries to customers.
 
			
		No one should be using the dead technology, and any websites that still use it need an update.
 
			
		“Zyfwp,” an admin-level account with a hard-coded password, discovered in several networking devices made by ZyXel.
 
			
		Why backing up is good but not enough when it comes to staying safe from ransomware.
 
			
		Our method for training models to filter out spam lets you maintain privacy without losing efficiency.
 
			
		 
			
		Research seeks to understand key drivers of the future of work.
 
			
		Among its other troubles, 2020 will be remembered as a year of explosive growth in ransomware infections.
 
			
		We have updated our Open Threat Intelligence Portal, a tool for experts and security analysts.
 
			
		To bypass antiphishing technologies, malefactors can use legitimate e-mail service providers, or ESPs — but dangerous letters aren’t unstoppable.
 
			
		Security training aimed at IT teams, service desks, and other technically advanced staff.
 
			
		If you work with sensitive data, these obscure features of PDF, MS Office, and cloud documents are worth knowing.