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Crack hunting: not all it’s cracked up to be

February 18, 2019 admin 0 Comments crack hunting, keygen, PUP, pups, software crack

Credit to Author: Tammy Stewart| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

People sometimes ask us in the forums if a keygen or software crack is safe to use. In this post, we’ll describe what happened when one of our researchers went crack hunting, and why it is often unsafe to carry out this activity.

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What Is Credential Stuffing?

February 17, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 12:00:00 +0000

What happens to all those emails and passwords that get leaked? They’re frequently used to try to break into users’ other accounts across the internet.

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Chinese Surveillance, Facebook Tracking, and More Security News This Week

February 16, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000

3-D printed rifles, Iran missile hacking, and more of the week’s top security news.

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Hacks, Nudes, and Breaches: It’s Been a Rough Month for Dating Apps

February 16, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:44:57 +0000

Trouble at OKCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel, and Jack’d have made February a bad stretch for romantics online.

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Trump Declared an Emergency Based on Data That Doesn’t Exist

February 16, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:12:19 +0000

As he declared a national emergency Friday, President Trump repeatedly dismissed statistics and reports produced by his own government.

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Trump’s Wall Won’t Solve a National Emergency. It Is One

February 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 19:05:29 +0000

President Trump has signaled that in addition to signing a congressional spending bill, he will declare a national emergency to fund his misbegotten border wall.

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Fact or fiction: Hyphens break iPhones

February 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments Fact or Fiction, hoax, iOS, iPhone, myth, Special Projects

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:34:37 +0000

Does saying “hyphen” five times to your iPhone really crash it — or is that just another myth?

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Tackling the shortage in skilled IT staff: whole team security

February 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments Business, BYOD, byos, empowerment, enablement, IT, it staff, Security world, shortage, skills shortage, volunteers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:40:23 +0000

Is whole-team-security, or empowering tech-savvy volunteers to help, a good solution to the shortage of skilled IT staff? It could be, if you keep certain ground rules in mind.

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This Week in Security News: Cloud Risks and Container Vulnerability

February 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments Coffee Meets Bagel, Current News, Cyberattack, Equifax, kubernetes, RunC, Security

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:00:02 +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, learn about this year’s current uses and emerging risks of the cloud. Also, find out what new vulnerability was found in containers. Read on: Attacking Containers and…

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How pirates hook gamers

February 15, 2019 admin 0 Comments gamers, games, malware, pirates, Threats, Tips, torrents, Vasya, viruses

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 08:37:35 +0000

The story of a guy who just wanted to download a pirated copy of a game but got malware instead. It’s happening more and more often, and we explain why.