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How 18 Malware Apps Snuck Into Apple’s App Store
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:43:54 +0000
Sing it loud: The App Store’s not perfect. Especially when it’s up against click fraud code this clever.
Read MoreWhy Keybase Doesn’t Offer Two Factor Authentication
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000
Keybase exists to keep things safe online. And it doesn’t use 2FA to do it.
Read MoreHow to protect yourself from doxing
Credit to Author: Osama Tahir| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 15:37:31 +0000
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| Doxing, or collecting and spreading private information about a user online, is a form of cyber harassment, stalking, and even a potential threat to physical safety. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself against it. Categories: Tags: doxdoxerdoxingIP addressmobile VPNsonline privacypassword managerpersonal datapersonally identifiable informationprivacySocial Engineeringsocial mediavpnVPNsWHOIS |
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Read MoreThis Week in Security News: Trend Micro Acquires Cloud Conformity and Apple Removes Malicious iOS Apps from App Store
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 13:03:43 +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 Trend Micro’s recent acquisition of Cloud Conformity. Also, read about a fake photo editing app on Google Play and the 17 malicious iOS apps removed…
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Read MoreThis Diwali, gift your loved ones digital security for life!
Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:54:35 +0000
Diwali is that time of the year when you can literally feel the auspiciousness, fun and festivities in the air. While the streets are lightened with the bright glow of diyas and lamps, the night sky is adored by the sparkling light and boom of firecrackers. The hustle and bustle…
Read MoreName game
Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0700
This pilot fish builds a lot of Linux systems that have to be compliant with U.S. Department of Defense/Defense Information Systems Agency STIG security requirements, but he tries to lessen the pain by assigning root passwords that are secure but easily remembered. Naturally, he sends them to the owner via encrypted email.
When the Nvidia driver in one of those machines gets corrupted after the system goes down hard in a power outage, fish needs root access to reinstall the driver. Unfortunately, the user of that machine (who, just incidentally, had ignored the warnings about that planned power outage) has no recollection of the root password, and he can’t get it from his email. Why? He has uninstalled all his old encryption certs, so older encrypted emails can no longer be decrypted.
Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 115
Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 08:49:06 +0000
On this podcast, Dave and Jeff take a look at the week’s top cybersecurity news including voice apps turning home assistants into phishing devices, Pixel’s face unlock issue, the Air Force retiring some old tech, and more.
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