WeWork’s Wi-Fi Is Woefully Insecure
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000
The Saudi oil strike, a license plate privacy disaster, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Extreme-Risk Laws Reduce Gun Violence
Credit to Author: Sarah Burd-Sharps| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Opinion: Red Flag laws help prevent suicides and mass shootings, and buy time for people in crisis to get help.
Read MoreA Simple Way to Make It Harder for Mobile Ads to Track You
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:15:40 +0000
Beating back the scourge of online ad tracking entirely is almost impossible. But you can futz with your smartphone’s “ad ID” to slow it down.
Read MoreHackers Hit Click2Gov Bill-Paying Portals in 8 Cities
Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000
The new wave of attacks comes after a previous Click2Gov hack compromised 300,000 payment cards.
Read MoreWe All Could Pay a Price for the Latest Slap at Huawei
Credit to Author: Klint Finley| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 00:06:13 +0000
An international cybersecurity group has evicted the Chinese telecom company to comply with US sanctions. That could allow malware to spread more easily.
Read MoreEmotet malspam campaign uses Snowden’s new book as lure
Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:40:44 +0000
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| Emotet starts a new week of malicious spam by promising a copy of Edward Snowden’s new book. Categories: Tags: botnetbotnetsEdward Snowdenemotetmacrosmalspampermanent recordsnowdenspamwhistleblowersWord exploits |
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Read MoreA week in security (September 16 -22)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:55:30 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more. Categories: Tags: amazonBrowser guarddata destructioneducation cybersecurityemotetGoogleGoogle ChromeInstagramphishingprivacy lawS3bucketsvisavisa scamyoutube |
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Read MoreWhat role does data destruction play in cybersecurity?
Credit to Author: Kayla Matthews| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:18:26 +0000
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| Organizations are keen to protect the personal data of their employees and customers from cyberattack. But what about the data they no longer need? We discuss why data destruction is just as important to cybersecurity as protection. Categories: Tags: datadata breachdata destructionData privacydegaussinggdprNISToverwriteovewritingpersonal informationpersonally identifiable informationPII |
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