Gmail Is Not a Secure Way to Send Sensitive Comms: A Friendly Reminder

New end-to-end Gmail encryption alone isn't secure enough for an enterprise's most sensitive and prized data, experts say.

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Gmail Is Not a Secure Way to Send Sensitive Comms: A Friendly Reminder‎‎ New end-to-end Gmail encryption alone isn't secure enough for an enterprise's most sensitive and prized data, experts say.‎‎ Keep Reading →

CISA Warns: Old DNS Trick 'Fast Flux' Is Still Thriving‎‎ An old DNS switcheroo technique is still helping attackers keep their infrastructure alive. But is it really a pressing issue in 2025?‎‎

Medusa Rides Momentum From Ransomware-as-a-Service Pivot‎‎ Shifting to a RaaS business model has accelerated the group's growth, and targeting critical industries like healthcare, legal, and manufacturing hasn't hurt either.‎‎

Rafts of Security Bugs Could Rain Out Solar Grids‎‎ At least three major energy solution and renewable energy companies have nearly 50 vulnerabilities — many of them "basic" mistakes — indicating a lack of developed cybersecurity safeguards.‎‎

Minnesota Tribe Struggles After Ransomware Attack‎‎ Hotel and casino operations for the Lower Sioux Indians have been canceled or postponed, and the local health center is redirecting those needing medical or dental care.‎‎

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Secure Communications Evolve Beyond End-to-End Encryption‎ Signal, Wickr, WhatsApp, and Cape all have different approaches to security and privacy, yet most are finding ways to make secure communications more private.‎

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Rise in Phishing Attacks Fuels Growth in Passwordless Security‎‎ Phishing-resistant MFA dramatically raises the bar for what an attacker must do to gain access to a company's environment.‎‎

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CISA Layoffs Are a Momentary Disruption, Not a Threat‎‎ Layoffs may cause short-term disruptions, but they don't represent a catastrophic loss of cybersecurity capability — because the true cyber operations never resided solely within CISA to begin with.‎‎

Social Engineering Just Got Smarter‎‎ Polices that forbid employees from divulging company details are worthless if the same information can be obtained from sources employees have no control over.‎‎

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