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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 11:00:26 +0000
Researchers at the University of Michigan expose how an obscure feature of thousands of apps can give hackers remote access into your phone’s most sensitive guts. The post An Obscure App Flaw Creates Backdoors In Millions of Smartphones appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: Drew Del Matto| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 08:26:27 -0700
Cybersecurity is at a critical tipping point. With massive volumes of data being generated and analyzed across the globe every day from a variety of sources and devices, an entirely new approach to network security is required. From both a business and technology perspective, traditional security paradigms are struggling to be agile and fast enough to move at the speed required in this new world. The linchpin to success going forward will be a business’ ability to flexibly secure its sensitive data and create digital trust with its customers.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:26:11 +0000
There was a time when a person’s motivation to hack something was for financial reasons or for street cred. But now we’re seeing organizations that have other motivations. Pawn Storm is a cyber-espionage organization whose motives include foreign and domestic espionage, and influence on geopolitics. Trend Micro has been following the organization for quite some…
Credit to Author: John Snow| Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:00:36 +0000
Out of so many VPN providers, how do you choose the best one for you?
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Credit to Author: Michael Kan| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:26:00 -0700
Hackers spreading ransomware are getting greedier. In 2016, the average ransom demand to free computers hit with the infection rose to $1,077, up from $294 the year before, according to security firm Symantec.
“Attackers clearly think that there’s more to be squeezed from victims,” Symantec said in a Wednesday report.
In addition, the security company has been detecting more ransomware infection attempts. In 2016, the figure jumped 36 percent compared with the prior year.
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Credit to Author: Tony Tulathimutte| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 10:00:51 +0000
They are young but not selfish. Brilliant but not dorky. Engaged but not political. The current class of college-age hackers will shape our future. The post The Genial, Brilliant, Candy-Loving Hackers of Stetson West appeared first on WIRED.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 20:36:44 +0000
The process of buying or selling a home can be extremely stressful and complex, but imagine the stress that would boil up if — at settlement — your money was wired to scammers in another country instead of to the settlement firm or escrow company. Here’s the story about a phishing email that cost a couple their home and left them scrambling for months to recover hundreds of thousands in cash that went missing. It was late November 2016, and Jon and Dorthy Little were all set to close on a $200,000 home in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Just prior to the closing date on Dec. 2 their realtor sent an email to the Little’s and to the law firm handling the closing, asking the settlement firm for instructions on wiring the money to an escrow account.
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Credit to Author: Sandra Henry-Stocker| Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 11:45:00 -0700
The overall equation is pretty simple: If you want to understand network traffic, you really should install Wireshark. And, if you really want to use Wireshark effectively, you should consider this book. Already in its third edition, Practical Packet Analysis both explains how Wireshark works and provides expert guidance on how you can use the tool to solve real-world network problems.
Yes, there are other packet analyzers, but Wireshark is one of the best, works on Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is free and open source. And, yes, there are other books, but this one focuses both on understanding the tool and using it to address the kind of problems that you’re likely to encounter.
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