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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:24:42 +0000

One night this week, I came across one of my favorite movies Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The world had gone crazy after the reclusive Willy Wonka announces that he has hidden five golden tickets in chocolate Wonka Bars that promised a factory tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate. There’s a scene at…

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July 20, 2018 admin

The danger of third parties: ads, pipelines, and plugins

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the perils of the tools and services embedded into the websites you use on a daily basis, thanks to the development help of third parties.

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Security TrendMicro

July 20, 2018 admin

This Week in Security News: BEC and Blackgear

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:11:32 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, the FBI reports a global BEC loss of over $12 billion in 2018. Also, a Blackgear cyberespionage campaign has reemerged, using social media and command-and-control (C&C) to…

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Security Wired

July 19, 2018 admin

Trump’s Russia Denials Have Real Consequences

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:29:40 +0000

Trump has denied or downplayed Russia’s attempts to influence US democracy three times this week—and that has very real consequences.

Security Wired

July 19, 2018 admin

Amazon Web Services Tests Out Two Tools to Help Keep the Cloud Secure

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 19:41:52 +0000

Amid frequent customer data exposures, Amazon Web Services is pushing to spot errors and promote access control.

MalwareBytes Security

July 19, 2018 admin

How to block ads like a pro

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 17:24:34 +0000

In part one of this series, we had a look at a few reasons why you should block ads on your network and devices. In the second part, we’ll cover a few of the common ad blocking utilities and how to best configure those tools for maximum effectiveness.

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Security Sophos

July 19, 2018 admin

Take a tour of Sophos Central’s Endpoint and Intercept X Protection

Credit to Author: Editor| Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:05:14 +0000

Hit the ground running with our endpoint features in Sophos Central.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/TfD-85N3C84″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Kaspersky Security

July 19, 2018 admin

CoinVault: Caught red-handed

Credit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 11:03:11 +0000

In the Netherlands, the creators of one of the first ransomware cryptors are on trial, thanks largely to us.