Security experts are warning of a potential deluge of mobile SMS-based phishing (smishing) attacks as the UK’s Test and Trace service launches to mitigate a potential second wave of COVID-19 infections.
According to a survey of 694 IT security administrators and practitioners, most companies fail to authenticate remote workers properly or inadequately inspect their network traffic for threats.
The UK government’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app could be in the throes of a radical alteration in its nature, just as it has become available to download and use in its test zone on the Isle of Wight, based on a controversial centralised database that has drawn the ire of privacy and communications experts alike.
Domain registrar and web-hosting company GoDaddy has notified an undisclosed number of its 19 million customers of a data breach.
The impact of the breach could be far-reaching since GoDaddy is the world’s largest domain registrar, managing 77 million domains.