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Tackling the shortage in skilled IT staff: whole team security

February 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, BYOD, byos, empowerment, enablement, IT, it staff, Security world, shortage, skills shortage, volunteers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:40:23 +0000

Is whole-team-security, or empowering tech-savvy volunteers to help, a good solution to the shortage of skilled IT staff? It could be, if you keep certain ground rules in mind.

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Should you delete yourself from social media?

February 14, 2019 admin 0 Comments 101, cambridge analytica, Facebook, google, How-tos, instagram, snapchat, social media, social media addiction, social networks, Twitter

Credit to Author: Jean Taggart| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:30:00 +0000

All the recent news—from Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica snafu to various abuses of Twitter vulnerabilities—has you wondering: Should I delete myself from social media? We provide advice and links on how to tighten security if you want to cool down, or, if you’re ready to go nuclear, delete yourself permanently.

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Hacker destroys VFEmail service, wipes backups

February 14, 2019 admin 0 Comments backups, cybercrime, destroy, email, hack, hacking, mail

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:56:00 +0000

A hacker managed to compromise, and entirely destroy, a popular email service and all of its backups. What happened?

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Businesses: It’s time to implement an anti-phishing plan

February 13, 2019 admin 0 Comments 101, Anti-phishing, Business, email, mail, microsoft, Office 365, organisation, phishing, SCAM, spam

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:54:28 +0000

If your organization doesn’t have an anti-phishing plan in place, it’s time to start thinking about one. Here’s what to tell your employees and customers about phishing attacks.

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Exploit kits: winter 2019 review

February 12, 2019 admin 0 Comments EK, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, Fallout, Magnitude, RIG, sundown, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We review the top exploit kits in this winter 2019 snapshot.

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Sextortion Bitcoin scam makes unwelcome return

February 11, 2019 admin 0 Comments cybercrime, email, fake, pressure, SCAM, sextortion, Social engineering, spam, threat

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:38:53 +0000

A well-worn sextortion scam is back in user’s inboxes. We explain what to look for and why recipients shouldn’t panic.

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A week in security (February 4 – 8)

February 11, 2019 admin 0 Comments Amazon, apple, AT&T, Australia, bitcoin, bounty hunters, cryptocurrency, cryptography, cybersecurity, Do Not Track, ebooks, Facebook, google, instagram, internet, jeff bezos, John wick, kindle, messenger, safari, secure messaging, Security world, Sprint, T-Mobile, URLs, Week in security, WhatsApp, zcash, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 17:05:33 +0000

A roundup of security news from February 4 – 8, including Facebook’s secure messaging integration, Google’s changes to URLs, a scam involving the Kindle store and John Wick, and more.

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Compromising vital infrastructure: communication

February 8, 2019 admin botnets, Breaking the internet, Business, communication, DDos attack, Domain Generating Algorithms, encryption, hordes, Infrastructure, internet backbone, Misinformation and fake news, mobile telephone networks, Myanmar, Redundancy, Security world, vital

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:09:33 +0000

In the series about vital infrastructure we look at communication. How vital is it? How is malware a threat and even how does malware show us the way to secure communication?

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Tags: botnets Breaking the internet communication DDos attack Domain Generating Algorithms encryption hordes infrastructure internet backbone Misinformation and fake news mobile telephone networks Myanmar redundancy vital

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Merging Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram: a technical, reputational hurdle

February 7, 2019 admin apple, encryption, end-to-end encryption, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, instagram, messaging services, messenger, privacy, Security world, signal, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:53:35 +0000

Facebook’s plan to integrate secure messaging across Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram will demand technical know-how and a fierce commitment to user privacy.

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New critical vulnerability discovered in open-source office suites

February 6, 2019 admin CVE-2018-16858, exploit, Exploits, libreoffice, openoffice, python, RCE, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Google Chrome announces plans to improve URL display, website identity

February 6, 2019 admin 101, chrome improvement timeline, FYI, google, google changes url presentation, Google Chrome, google kills the url, phishing, url display

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:16:47 +0000

The search giant isn’t “killing” (a.k.a. getting rid of) the URL, unlike some sensationalist and eye-rolling headlines have put it. They are slowly giving it a facelift.

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