Ty Mezquita, Author at Business2Community

Ty Mezquita

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Latest Articles By Ty Mezquita

Google Docs’ Comment Phishing Exploit

A wave of phishing attacks has been generated within Google’s cloud-based word processing solution (Google Docs) and its “Comments” feature.…

Ty Mezquita
January 14, 2022
Cybersecurity

Malicious ‘Fleeceware’ App Downloaded 600M Times

Google has worked to remove harmful apps from its Android platform on the Google Play Store, but some apps, such…

Ty Mezquita
December 24, 2021
Cybersecurity

Castle-and-Moat Network Security Model

Castle-And-Moat refers to a network security model in which no one outside the network is able to access data on…

Ty Mezquita
December 1, 2021
Cybersecurity

Employee SSNs Exposed in California Pizza Kitchen Breach

California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) founded in Beverly Hills, California in 1985, has more than 250 locations across 32 states. CPK…

Ty Mezquita
November 28, 2021
Cybersecurity

WhatsApp Security Improvement: Encrypted Backups

WhatsApp, a Facebook-owned company, is a mobile application that allows users to send text messages, voice calls, and share documents…

Ty Mezquita
September 22, 2021
Cybersecurity

Japanese Crypto Exchange Robbed of $100,000,000

Recently, cryptocurrency exchanges, the place where you can buy and sell cryptocurrencies on the Internet, have been under active and…

Ty Mezquita
September 8, 2021
Cybersecurity

Microsoft Edge’s ‘Super Duper Secure Mode’

Microsoft’s Edge Vulnerability Research Team recently published details on a new feature in development called “Super Duper Secure Mode” (SDSM).…

Ty Mezquita
August 25, 2021
Cybersecurity

Managed Service Provider (MSP)

A Managed Service Provider (MSP) is a third-party business that provides network, application, and system management services to companies. MSPs…

Ty Mezquita
August 19, 2021
Cybersecurity

CISA’s Top Vulnerabilities in 2020 and 2021

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) partnered with the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the United Kingdom’s National…

Ty Mezquita
August 5, 2021
Cybersecurity

FBI Recovers Colonial Bitcoin Payment

In May of 2021, the United States’ largest pipeline, Colonial Pipeline, halted operations due to a ransomware attack. At the…

Ty Mezquita
June 18, 2021
Cybersecurity

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) In A Nutshell

A term gaining attention in finance is Decentralized Finance, or DeFi. DeFi utilizes cryptocurrency and blockchain tech to handle financial…

Ty Mezquita
May 26, 2021
Cybersecurity

Quick Response (QR) Code

A Quick Response (QR) Code is a kind of barcode made up of a pattern of dots and lines. It…

Ty Mezquita
May 26, 2021
Cybersecurity

Apple AirDrop Vulnerability

Security researchers in Germany have released a press release regarding research findings to be shared at Usenix 2021. They revealed…

Ty Mezquita
May 7, 2021
Cybersecurity

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enacted in the European Union (EU) in 2016 and mandates that all companies…

Ty Mezquita
April 19, 2021
Big Data

Booking.com Fined Following Vishing Attack

Summary Message: Working out your Breach Notification during a Breach is a recipe for disaster. Back in December of 2018,…

Ty Mezquita
April 16, 2021
Cybersecurity

Instagram Scams: How To Avoid Them

Since Instagram’s official launch in 2010, it’s seen more than 1 billion accounts opened with users sharing close to 100…

Ty Mezquita
April 2, 2021
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