Backdoored malware is helping amateur hackers launch pro-level attacks on small businesses. Here's what you need to know to defend yours now.

Backdoored Malware Warning: 5 Ways It’s Fueling Cybercrime Against Small Businesses

If you’re running a small business, let me tell you something you probably haven’t heard in your quarterly vendor updates: backdoored malware is lowering the bar for cybercriminals, and it’s putting folks like you right in their crosshairs. What used to take months of trial and error (and some real underground technical know-how) is now packaged up and ready to deploy by practically anyone who’s willing to download a sketchy toolkit and follow some YouTube instructions. That’s the world we’re dealing with now—one where the average attacker doesn’t have to be clever anymore, just connected.

Illustration showing business risks from the Signal Chat Leak involving Trump officials, with a worried man, hacked screen, and cybersecurity icons.

What the Signal Chat Leak Teaches Us About Business Privacy

The recent Signal Chat Leak involving Trump-era officials has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity world, and small business owners should be paying close attention. This incident exposed communications from senior officials like Mark Meadows and Stephen Miller. Although Signal remains a highly secure messaging app, the leak occurred due to human error, specifically, the inadvertent … Read more

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