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Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:00:30 +0000

This week, California lawmakers passed a new online privacy bill guaranteeing more control over user data. Also, Tyeform announced a breach involving the customer names, email addresses, Twitter credentials, and more. Read on to learn more. Summer Vacation Plans? Be Safe When Connecting! Even a simple QR scan on your smartphone or insertion of a…

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Security Wired

July 5, 2018 admin

How to Check App Permissions on iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS

Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:00:00 +0000

It’s never a bad time to audit your app permissions. In fact, it’s more important than ever.

Kaspersky Security

July 5, 2018 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 44

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2018 13:48:08 +0000

In this edition, Jeff and Dave discuss third parties reading your Gmail, Samsung’s SMS app leaking photos, NYC pranksters, and more.

Kaspersky Security

July 4, 2018 admin

Who is mining on your server?

Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 14:04:56 +0000

Cybercriminals have realized that infecting servers is much more profitable than mining on home users’ computers.

Kaspersky Security

July 3, 2018 admin

The mystery of the black square

Credit to Author: Eugene Kaspersky| Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:44:51 +0000

It’s not Malevich’s Black Square. This is what a screenshot taken by a suspicious application on a computer protected by Kaspersky Lab products looks like.

Security Wired

July 3, 2018 admin

How the Pentagon Keeps Its App Store Secure

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 17:23:08 +0000

To keep malware at bay, the GEOINT App Store has created a screening process that no commercial platform could ever match.

Security Wired

July 3, 2018 admin

SCOTUS and Congress Leave the Right to Privacy Up for Grabs

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:49:08 +0000

As the push for more digital privacy grows, the question is whether the courts or lawmakers will step up to protect our rights—or if it will fall through the cracks.

MalwareBytes Security

July 3, 2018 admin