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Tag Archives: cyber security
Now You Can Google Yourself Into Better Privacy and Data Protection (Naked Security)
TeamViewer Beefs up Account Security After Rash of PC, Mac Hijacks (The Register)
TeamViewer is whacking anti-hacker protections into its remote-desktop tool – as its customers continue to report having their PCs and Macs remotely hijacked by criminals. Two... More
Malware Devs Scour GitHub for New Ideas for Bypassing Android Security (Help Net Security)
Android malware developers are misusing techniques unearthed in GitHub projects to bypass security measures introduced in the latest versions of the mobile OS. GitHub, the large... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, June 5, 2016 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates Apple iTunes: Apple has released version 12.4.1 (64-bit and 32-bit) of iTunes. Updates are available from Apple’s website. AVG: AVG has released ... More
How BBC Responded to Piracy: Create a Culture of Security
In mid 2014, James Hurrell got a call no content executive ever wants to receive. The premier content operations manager at BBC Worldwide was informed that five scripts and unfi... More
How to Disrupt the Business of Hacking (Hewlett Packard Enterprise)
Cybercriminals are hacking into enterprises and making money, not because they are a select group of masterminds but because networks are too vulnerable and data too val... More
How You Can Use Two-Factor Authentication to Protect Cloud Services (ZDNet)
How much are your private communications worth? How about your reputation? Your bank account? Your identity? These days, unless you go to extraordinary lengths, nearly every pie... More
The Delicate Balance in Data Breach Reporting (Bank Info Security)
Troy Hunt's free breach-notification service, Have I Been Pwned?, logs tens of thousands of visits per day, particularly if there's been a major data breach making news headlines. ... More
Cyber Crime Hit Businesses Hardest in 2015, Says IC3 Report (Threat Post)
Businesses were hit hardest by inbox-based scams in 2015 that robbed U.S. companies of $263 million. The numbers come from the FBI’s recently released 2015 Internet Crime Report ... More
FBI Report: Deconstructing the Wide Scope of Internet Crime (Dark Reading)
The FBI recently released its annual data dump from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), which offers up the consolidated information gleaned from a year's worth of criminal ... More
Beware of Keystroke Loggers Disguised as USB Phone Chargers, FBI Warns (ARS Technica)
FBI officials are warning private industry partners to be on the lookout for highly stealthy keystroke loggers that surreptitiously sniff passwords and other input typed into wirel... More
Major DNS Provider Hit by Mysterious, Focused DDoS Attack (ARS Technica)
Unknown attackers have been directing an ever-changing army of bots in a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack against NS1, a major DNS and traffic management provider, for o... More
Cyber Security: The Case for a European Approach (Open Democracy)
The increasing digitalisation of our societies creates new vulnerabilities both to accidents and to intentional threats. Malevolent individuals and organisations may, without any p... More
Where the 2016 Candidates Stand on Cyber Security and Civil Liberties (Fast Company)
Until the Paris and San Bernardino terror attacks, the presidential candidates in this election cycle largely avoided discussing cybersecurity, surveillance, and civil liberties, f... More
Weekend Vulnerability and Patch Report, May 29, 2016 (Citadel Information Group)
Important Security Updates AVG: AVG has released version 2016.71.7598 of its AntiVirus, Internet Security, and Free Edition products. Updates are available on AVG’s website. ... More
Who Will Own Your Data If the Tech Bubble Bursts? (The Atlantic)
Imagine that Silicon Valley’s nightmare comes true: The bubble bursts. Unicorns fall to their knees. The tech giants that once fought to attract talented developers with mini-gol... More
5 Reasons Enterprises Still Worry About Cloud Security (Dark Reading)
The notion that the cloud is less secure than traditional networks and infrastructure is still a fear for many despite a recent survey that found that 55% of respondents had not ex... More
No Silver Bullet Will Kill Cyber Security Threats (Fortune)
You want perfect data security? Dream on. The need to protect corporate and personal information from unauthorized and possibly nefarious eyes was front and center this week at ... More
Cyber Criminal Business Model Vulnerable to Intervention (IT World)
Cybercrime may be booming but its business model is vulnerable on many fronts, according to a new report. "We've been observing that they've been acting like a business for a wh... More
The Cyber Security Industry’s Big Blind Spot (Bank Info Security)
Today's threat actors are more focused, funded and disruptive than ever. But the cybersecurity defense industry is not built to respond appropriately, says thought leader Tom Kelle... More