Why you should never use someone else’s Apple ID on your iPhone
Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 15:22:44 +0000
How cybercriminals blocked Marcie’s iPhone, and how to avoid a similar fate.
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Vulnerability detected in Kernel Transaction Manager
Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:20:04 +0000
Thanks to our proactive technologies, zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-8611 was neutralized.
Read MoreTransatlantic Cable podcast, episode 68
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:00:36 +0000
In this episode, Dave and Jeff discuss Facebook’s battle with ad-blockers, NotPetya ransomware, Lenovo losing employees’ private data, and more.
Read MoreSophisticated Ransomware : “Katyusha”
Credit to Author: Ghanshyam More| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:59:58 +0000
For several months, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing an increase in ransomware, we have found one more interesting ransomware which encrypts files and adds extension “.katyusha” and demands for an amount of 0.5 btc within three days and threatens to release the data to public download if the ransom is not…
Read MoreHow threat actors are using SMB vulnerabilities
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| SMB vulnerabilities have been so successful for criminals that they’ve been used in some of the most devastating ransomware and Trojan attacks of the last two years. Learn how they work and how your organization can protect against them. Categories: Tags: EternalBlueEternalChampionEternalRomanceexploitsNSA toolsShadowBrokersSMB vulnerabilitiesvulnerabilities |
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Read MoreCompromising vital infrastructure: the power grid
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| How are we doing at protecting the vital infrastructure of our power grid and its components against physical and cyberattacks? Categories: Tags: backupblackenergyblackoutcrashoverridecyberattacksdragonflynrcNuclearOPECpower gridrenewable energysandwormstuxnet |
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Read MoreZero Trust part 1: Identity and access management
Credit to Author: Alex Weinert| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:00:45 +0000
In part one of our series, Ill define Zero Trust and then will discuss the first step to enabling a Zero Trust modelstrong identity and access management.
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Read MoreStep 2. Manage authentication and safeguard access: top 10 actions to secure your environment
Credit to Author: Debbie Seres| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:00:23 +0000
This series outlines the most fundamental steps you can take with your investment in Microsoft 365 security solutions. We will provide advice on activities such as setting up identity management through active directory, malware protection, and more. In this post, we explain how to enable single sign-on (SSO) in Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to manage authentication across devices, cloud apps, and on-premises apps, and then how to set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to authenticate user sign-ins through a mobile app, phone call, or SMS.
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