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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 02 May 2017 11:00:16 +0000

Hundreds of Apps Can Listen for Marketing ‘Beacons’ You Can’t Hear

So-called ultrasonic beacons are becoming even more popular with marketers. Here’s how to shut them out. The post Hundreds of Apps Can Listen for Marketing ‘Beacons’ You Can’t Hear appeared first on WIRED.

Kaspersky Security

May 2, 2017 admin

What to do if your antivirus prevents a website from loading

Credit to Author: Olga Fedorova| Date: Tue, 02 May 2017 16:17:33 +0000

If your antivirus prevents an app from running or won’t let you open a link, there’s no need to disable it: Here’s what to do.

MalwareBytes Security

May 2, 2017 admin

An Infosec Spring clean

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 02 May 2017 15:00:56 +0000

Spring has indeed sprung, but it’s never too late to have a wander through your security settings and features. Unfortunately, we have so many accounts these days that it’s hard to keep track of them all, but this round-up may help you on your way.

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Security Sophos

May 2, 2017 admin

SC Media awards XG Firewall the full five stars

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Tue, 02 May 2017 14:04:49 +0000

‘This demands your attention no matter what size your organization’ – we couldn’t agree more!<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=33537&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/DraWRAAlD3U” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Wired

May 1, 2017 admin

That Orange Is the New Black Leak Was Never Going to Pay Off

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Mon, 01 May 2017 18:36:19 +0000

Putting an unreleased series on the Pirate Bay unless Netflix pays up? Good luck with that. The post That Orange Is the New Black Leak Was Never Going to Pay Off appeared first on WIRED.

MalwareBytes Security

May 1, 2017 admin

Another OSX.Dok dropper found installing new backdoor

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 01 May 2017 18:16:41 +0000

On Friday a sophisticated Mac Trojan was discovered, called OSX.Dok, which installs malware designed to intercept all HTTP and HTTPS traffic. This morning, Adam Thomas, a Malwarebytes researcher, found a variant of the OSX.Dok dropper that behaves altogether differently and installs a completely different payload.

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Tags: Apple Dokument.app mac mac malware Mac Trojan malware OSX.Dok trojan

Security TrendMicro

May 1, 2017 admin

The continuing threat of POS malware

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Mon, 01 May 2017 18:12:37 +0000

As attacks increase and hackers realize the profit that stolen data from POS systems could bring, cybercriminals are creating more advanced malware to support their nefarious exploits.