December 2019 – Page 7 – PossibleThreat Articles

Facebook’s location tracking policy still worries US Senators

December 20, 2019 0 Comments facebook, Google, gps, location data, location tracking, Mark Zuckerberg, Privacy, Social networks

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:37:45 +0000

Does Facebook continue to track the locations of its users even when they’ve told it not to? Yes!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/2grE-GBLP8Y” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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What’s behind Putin’s old-school operating system?

December 20, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Operating Systems, putin, russia, Windows, windows xp, xp

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:52:40 +0000

Reports surfaced this week that the president of Russia is still using Windows XP as his primary operating system.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qLEmcJPcH-g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hello ‘123456,’ my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again

December 20, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, bad passwords, data breach, data loss, how to choose a good password, password security, password strength, rate limiting, security threats, splashdata, worst passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:34:49 +0000

Once again, it reins supreme as the #1 smelliest old fish of a password on the list of ones that most frequently turn up in data breaches.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6BuJWYChc5Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Unlocking the power of Sophos Central API

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, Sophos Central, sophos central api

Credit to Author: Mark Lanczak-Faulds| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:51:36 +0000

We’ve waved farewell to unsupported data gathering; the Sophos Central API is here!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/bWg8vKglVVk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

MalwareBytes Security

A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s

December 19, 2019 0 Comments ashley madison, ashley madison hack, Awareness, badrabbit, Cambridge Analytica, cryptolocker, cryptolocker ransomware, Data privacy, edward snowden, emotet, exploits, facebook, Hacktivism, mat honan, notpetya, NSA, nsa spying, nsa surveillance, nsa tools, playstation breach, playstation hack, Ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, security fails, shadow brokers, social media, sony, sony pictures hack, surveillance, target breach, target hack, trickbot, triple threat, WannaCry

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000

As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade.

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Awareness

Tags: ashley madison ashley madison hack BadRabbit cambridge analytica cryptolocker cryptolocker ransomware Data privacy Edward Snowden emotet exploits facebook hacktivism mat honan NotPetya NSA nsa spying nsa surveillance NSA tools playstation breach playstation hack ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware security fails shadow brokers social media sony sony pictures hack surveillance target breach target hack trickbot triple threat WannaCry

Microsoft Security

Mobile threat defense and intelligence are a core part of cyber defense

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Endpoint security, Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft Defender ATP, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), Mobile Security

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:00:32 +0000

To safeguard company assets, organizations need to augment their global cyber defense strategy with mobile threat intelligence.

The post Mobile threat defense and intelligence are a core part of cyber defense appeared first on Microsoft Security .

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Los aeropuertos en el punto de mira de los cibercriminales

December 19, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, consejos, Corporate, nota de prensa

Credit to Author: Sophos Iberia| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:34:02 +0000

Se acerca una fecha del año en la que muchos pasajeros cogerán un avión, ya sea para visitar a sus familiares o para aprovechar las vacaciones navideñas haciendo alguna escapada. La seguridad presente en los aeropuertos no solo se ha de limitar a la inspección de los pasajeros o al control del acceso, ya que […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/2X8RDoSLAFs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hiding malware downloads in Taylor Swift pics! New SophosLabs report

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Botnet, cryptocurrency, Cryptomining, malware, mykings, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:03:43 +0000

Just because a malware family isn’t all over the headlines doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting… or important… or dangerous!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Axkezd1BhWc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Wired

Toys “R” Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance!

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Reports about the toy store using cameras to track shoppers caused an uproar, but the companies behind the tech insist their systems are trained to ignore kids.

Security Wired

Creditors Seek to Exhume the Body of a Dead Crypto Executive

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Business, business / blockchain and cryptocurrency, Security

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:21:16 +0000

Gerry Cotten took at least $137 million to the grave when he died without giving anyone the password to his encrypted laptop.