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Credit to Author: Sergey Golubev| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 14:07:45 +0000

How paranoid employers and jealous partners can spy on you, and why chip bags are best left to movie heroes.

December 19, 2019 admin

Top Cyber-security trends affecting Windows users during 2019

Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:15:20 +0000

The year 2019 saw several new and recurring incidences of cyber-attacks, giving enterprises sleepless nights and the general public a run for security cover. However, there were a few trending malware that kept creating havoc and continued to keep the security experts on toes! Here’s a quick insight on few…

Security Wired

December 18, 2019 admin

Toys “R” Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance!

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Reports about the toy store using cameras to track shoppers caused an uproar, but the companies behind the tech insist their systems are trained to ignore kids.

Magazine Security VirusBulletin

December 18, 2019 admin

Parting thoughts 2: the need for education in security

In the second of a five-part series of blog posts, departing VB Editor Martijn Grooten explains why he believes cybersecurity professionals need to educate themselves on the complexities of the real-world situations in which security is applied.

Magazine Security VirusBulletin

December 18, 2019 admin

VB2019 paper: Absolutely routed!! Why routers are the new bullseye in cyber attacks

Today we publish the VB2019 paper by Anurag Shandilya (K7 Computing) who looked at recent malware attacks against routers, as well as the video of his presentation in London.

Security Wired

December 18, 2019 admin

Meet Cliff Stoll, the Mad Scientist Who Invented the Art of Hunting Hackers

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Thirty years ago, Cliff Stoll published The Cuckoo’s Egg, a book about his cat-and-mouse game with a KGB-sponsored hacker. Today, the internet is a far darker place—and Stoll has become a cybersecurity icon.

Security Wired

December 18, 2019 admin

Toys “R” Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance!

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Reports about the toy store using cameras to track shoppers caused an uproar, but the companies behind the tech insist their systems are trained to ignore kids.

Microsoft Security

December 18, 2019 admin

Data science for cybersecurity: A probabilistic time series model for detecting RDP inbound brute force attacks

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 18:00:24 +0000

Microsoft Defender ATP data scientists and threat hunters collaborate to use a data science-driven approach to detecting RDP brute force attacks to protect customers against real-world threats.

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