Credit to Author: Omar L. Gallaga| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Locked outside your calendar or Gmail? Here’s how to get un-stuck—and prevent it from happening in the first place.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Technology alone is not enough to defend against cybercrime. It’s critical, but it’s the combination of leading technologies, comprehensive threat intelligence, and highly skilled people that makes for a truly effective security posture.
The post Building a safer world together with our partners—introducing Microsoft Security Experts appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Microsoft coined the term “human-operated ransomware” to clearly define a class of attack driven by expert humane intelligence at every step of the attack chain and culminate in intentional business disruption and extortion. In this blog, we explain the ransomware-as-a-service affiliate model and disambiguate between the attacker tools and the various threat actors at play during a security incident.
The post Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 12:09:04 +0000
A specialized banking browser was introduced by a major German bank. While that sounds like a good idea, it looks like they are overestimating what it can do.
The post A special browser designed for online banking. Good idea, or not so much? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 11:00:45 +0000
We take a look at continued reports of fake car wrap scams sent by SMS, mail, and phonecall. How does this one work?
The post $600 a week to wrap your car? It’s a scam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 10:49:02 +0000
OpenSSF recently introduced a dynamic analysis tool for all OSS packages when uploaded to open source repositories.
The post A scanning tool for open-sourced software packages? Yes, please! appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 10:20:30 +0000
The most important and interesting stories in security from the last seven days.
The post A week in security (May 2 – 8) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Sun, 08 May 2022 11:51:58 +0000
Three tech giants used World Password Day to announce their commitment to a passwordless future using FIDO Alliance standards.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Sun, 08 May 2022 11:51:58 +0000
Three tech giants used World Password Day to announce their commitment to a passwordless future using FIDO Alliance standards.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 13:31:17 +0000
Apple, Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. Experts say the changes should help defeat many types of phishing attacks and ease the overall password burden on Internet users, but caution that a true passwordless future may still be years away for most websites.
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