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Securing the MSP: their own worst enemy

January 30, 2020 0 Comments advanced persistent threat, advanced persistent threats, APT, breach, credential management, credentials, data breach, Hacking, managed service provider, msp, msps, Opinion, phishing

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Behind each cyberattack on the MSP is typically a system left unpatched, asset management undone, security officer not hired, or board who sees investment in security as a cost center rather than a long-term investment.

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FBI to inform election officials about hacking attempts

January 20, 2020 0 Comments election hacking, election meddling, FBI, Government security, Hacking, Law & order, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 11:58:29 +0000

The FBI has announced that it will tell local election officials when hackers try to infiltrate their systems.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/YDB2zgAZ1YM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Iran’s APT33 sharpens focus on industrial control systems

November 22, 2019 0 Comments apt33, cylance, Government security, hack, Hacking, iran, operation cleaver, security threats, turnedup

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:32:15 +0000

Iran’s elite hacking group is upping its game, according to new evidence delivered at a cybersecurity conference this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kTGBTd_US1E” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Disney+ security and service issues: Here’s what we know so far

November 20, 2019 0 Comments 2fa, account compromise, amazon prime, disney plus, disney+, disney+ hacked, Hacking, hulu, Netflix, password manager, password sharing, two-factor authentication, walt disney, zdnet

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 18:11:36 +0000

The most anticipated streaming service Disney+ officially launched early last week. And while it was met with an overwhelming influx of users, there were also a myriad of Disney+ security issues. Read on for the latest.

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A week in security (November 4 – November 10)

November 11, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, awis, cyber, facebook, fake news, Hacking, Mobile, round up, social media, twitter, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:38:19 +0000

A roundup of important security news from the week of November 4–10, including the release of Malwarebytes 4.0, vendor email compromise, fake news, robocalls, and more.

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Printers: The overlooked security threat in your enterprise | TECHtalk

November 7, 2019 0 Comments Hacking, printers, Security, Vulnerabilities

Printers, often a forgotten target in the enterprise, are vulnerable to all the usual cyberattacks. Watch as IDG TECH(talk) hosts Ken Mingis and Juliet Beauchamp and CSO Online’s J.M. Porup discuss the threats to these devices, plus how to secure them and protect your network.

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WhatsApp sues spyware maker for allegedly hacking phones worldwide

October 31, 2019 0 Comments activists, Cryptography, cyberweapons, encrypted messaging, end-to-end encryption, espionage, Hacking, israel, Law & order, lawsuit, malware, Mobile, nso, nso group, pegasus, Privacy, q cyber technologies, rat, security threats, Social networks, spies, spyware, whatsapp, zero-click

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:32:02 +0000

WhatsApp has publicly attributed the attack on its users in May 2019 to the Israeli spyware makers, NSO Group.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/rTg4uWB-Hmg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Boosting the popularity of social media posts

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Computer Programming, Computers and Internet, Hacking, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Popular Culture, Social Issues, STEM Education

Computer scientists created a new algorithm to recommend tags for social media posts which should boost the popularity of the post in question. This algorithm takes into account more kinds of information than previous algorithms with a similar goal. The result is a measurably improved view count for posts which use the tags recommended by this new algorithm. Such research could be useful commercially and for other researchers who study online behavior.

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Natural language interface for data visualization debuts

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Brain-Computer Interfaces, Child Development, Computer Modeling, Computers and Internet, Hacking, Information Technology, K-12 Education, Language Acquisition

A team has developed FlowSense, which lets those who may not be experts in machine learning create highly flexible visualizations from almost any data.

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Extending Wi-Fi range for smart-home devices

October 23, 2019 0 Comments Computers and Internet, Detectors, Electronics, encryption, Hacking, Information Technology, technology, Telecommunications

A group of researchers has created a protocol that significantly extends the distance a Wi-Fi enabled device can send and receive signals. The engineering innovation requires no new hardware to enhance the signal range for 'Internet of things' devices, like a door sensor or motion detector, but can extend the distance these devices can be installed from a Wi-Fi access point by more than 60 meters, according to test results.