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Credit to Author: William “Bill” Malik (CISA VP Infrastructure Strategies)| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 21:05:28 +0000

We recently held a valuable conversation (and a great dinner) with about a dozen senior IT security leaders in Atlanta, Georgia. I was fortunate to attend and discuss what plagues them most. Here are some of their concerns. Many face considerable change in their business environments – one third of the companies called out the…

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MalwareBytes Security

December 2, 2019 admin

‘Data as property’ promises fix for privacy problems, but could deepen inequality

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Data property supporters in the US argue that, through data payments, Americans could rebalance the relationship they have with the technology industry, giving them more control over their data privacy and putting some extra money in their pockets. But the cost to privacy, some say, is too high.

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Security Wired

December 2, 2019 admin

The Likely Reason Disney+ Accounts Are Getting ‘Hacked’

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:02:13 +0000

Credential stuffing, where names and passwords leaked in previous breaches are reused, strikes again.

Security Wired

December 2, 2019 admin

The Likely Reason Disney+ Accounts Are Getting ‘Hacked’

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:02:13 +0000

Credential stuffing, where names and passwords leaked in previous breaches are reused, strikes again.

MalwareBytes Security

December 2, 2019 admin

A week in security (November 25 – December 1)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:23:55 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from November 25 – December 1, including the concept of “data as property”, the increasing creativity of sextortion scammers, and the security risks of switching to “healthcare for all” policies in the US.

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Microsoft Security

December 2, 2019 admin

Spear phishing campaigns—they’re sharper than you think

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:00:15 +0000

Spear phishing campaigns can be highly effective—but they aren’t foolproof. If you understand how they work, you can put measures in place to reduce their power.

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Kaspersky Security

December 2, 2019 admin

Sense and sensibility: Do we want AI to master emotions?

Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:09:44 +0000

We examine the workings of emotion-recognition technologies, their usefulness, and the privacy concerns they inspire.

Security Sophos

December 2, 2019 admin

Emotet’s Central Position in the Malware Ecosystem

Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:01:28 +0000

As the world rolls into another Cyber Monday, and online shoppers continue their hunt for the best deals, SophosLabs wants to remind you that there’s a metaphorical malware elephant in the room that would like nothing more than to steal financial information, and the use of your computer, for nefarious ends. The Emotet Ecosystem infographic, […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/ItFCW7TqIXw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>