The systems in place to manage software vulnerabilities are often overwhelming and ineffective. But that can change if teams enlist their end users to remediate vulnerabilities.

Yes, viruses can come from a PDF by hiding in malicious code. A virus is a type of malware, which is malicious software intended to infect your device and steal private data. A virus can infect your device only if you interact with it, which could happen by opening a PDF containing a virus. Since PDFs are so widely used, hackers can hide viruses within innocent-looking files to jeopardize your privacy.

If you think you’ve accidentally opened a phishing PDF, it’s important to immediately disconnect your device from the internet, back up your files, run a virus scan on your device and change your passwords. Typically, you can spot a phishing attempt if an email contains urgent and threatening language, too-good-to-be-true offers, spelling and grammatical errors or requests for private information.

It should be no surprise that the costs associated with a corporate data breach can be high. (The average total cost is now nearly $5 million, according to IBM.) What may be more alarming is the average length of time it takes for businesses to recover from a breach – and what that means for their security teams, business operations, and bottom line.

It’s important to know that not all Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) solutions address the same use cases. Some use cases a good RBI solution solves include monitoring third-party access to systems, auditing browser activity, enabling secure Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and extending zero trust to browsers. Continue reading to learn what RBI is and explore some of its most common use cases.

The 1Password desktop apps now include the option to show a dedicated developer section, accessible from the sidebar. The next time you open 1Password for Mac, Windows, or Linux, the built-in SSH Agent, 1Password CLI, and Developer Watchtower will be a click away.

If you are a victim of fraud, you should immediately protect your online accounts with strong passwords, collect evidence of the fraud, report it and freeze your credit. Fraud can occur in many ways, but cybercriminals who commit fraud intend to deceive you to steal money or other valuable information to potentially steal your identity. Think of fraud as an umbrella term for any deceptive act and identity theft as targeting your personal information to impersonate you and commit fraud in your name.

eBay is generally safe to buy from; however, it’s important to take security precautions because people are often scammed on the platform. If you’ve never shopped on eBay before, it is a global online marketplace that allows you to buy items instantly or through online auctions. The online marketplace was created in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar as a way for people to reach a large audience if they’re trying to sell an item.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates are digital certificates that authenticate a website’s identity and encrypt the connection between a web browser and a web server. An SSL certificate is added to an organization’s website to make sure online transactions are secure and customer information remains private.

Passwords are required to do practically everything, from watching TV and accessing your phone to making a doctor’s appointment and paying your electric bill. Without a password manager, it’s virtually impossible to remember all of your passwords, particularly if you’re using strong and unique ones for each account.