MalwareBytes – Page 300 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:46:38 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from March 18–24, including Facebook’s privacy pivot, password reuse, new research on hospital phishing attacks, infected iPhone apps, and more.

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March 22, 2019 admin

Researchers go hunting for Netflix’s Bandersnatch

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

New research from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras explains how popular Netflix interactive show Bandersnatch could fall victim to a side-channel attack and expose users’ choices.

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March 21, 2019 admin

Are hackers gonna hack anymore? Not if we keep reusing passwords

Credit to Author: Kacy Zurkus| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

A look at the not-so-hacking hacker techniques attackers are using to compromise user accounts via weak passwords and gain access to enterprise networks.

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Tags: brute force credential stuffing enterprise enterprises hackers hacking password managers password spraying reusing passwords weak passwords

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March 20, 2019 admin

Facebook’s history betrays its privacy pivot

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Facebook’s self-proclaimed pivot to privacy faces a fierce opponent—Facebook’s own history.

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March 19, 2019 admin

New research finds hospitals are easy targets for phishing attacks

Credit to Author: Joan Goodchild| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston finds hospital employees are extremely vulnerable to phishing attacks. The study highlights just how effective phishing remains as a tactic, and why awareness of email scams is more critical than ever.

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Tags: anti-phishing healthcare healthcare cybersecurity hospital security hospitals phishing

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March 18, 2019 admin

A week in security (March 11 – 17)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:57:10 +0000

A roundup of security news from March 11–17 covering our most recent blogs and other news, including Lazarus Group, Emotet, PSD2, reputation management, Google’s Nest, and Firefox Send.

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March 14, 2019 admin

Mozilla launches Firefox Send for private file sharing

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:37:51 +0000

Mozilla recently launched Firefox Send, a new, secure way to share files from inside your browser. We discuss the pros and cons of this service.

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Tags: firefox private secure send sharing

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March 14, 2019 admin

Reputation management in the age of cyberattacks against businesses

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:15:59 +0000

A business’s reputation takes years to build. With the current climate of data breaches, unsurprisingly, destroying it could only take seconds. What can businesses do to protect their brands from a fallout following a cybersecurity incident? In this post, we answer these questions and more.

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