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Android security checkup: 16 steps to a safer phone

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0800

Android security is always a hot topic on these here Nets of Inter — and almost always for the wrong reason.

As we’ve discussed ad nauseam over the years, most of the missives you read about this-or-that super-scary malware/virus/brain-eating-boogie-monster are overly sensationalized accounts tied to theoretical threats with practically zero chance of actually affecting you in the real world. If you look closely, in fact, you’ll start to notice that the vast majority of those stories stem from companies that — gasp! — make their money selling malware protection programs for Android phones. (Pure coincidence, right?)

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Sophos e AWS collaborano per fornire una risposta rapida alle minacce cloud

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:41:34 +0000

Siamo lieti di sostenere le ultime novità in fatto di sicurezza del cloud pubblico con la presentazione di Amazon Detective e AWS Identity and Access Management Access Analyzer all’evento AWS re:Invent 2019<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/r9H3T8-ScHA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Il ransomware colpisce anche le cliniche veterinarie

Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:55:24 +0000

Gli attacchi ransomware non fanno differenze. Ora colpiscono anche gli amici a quattro zampe. Pare che la scorsa settimana la National Veterinary Associates (NVA) sia caduta vittima di un attacco di ransomware che ha colpito centinaia di ospedali. L’NVA si definisce una delle più grandi organizzazioni di servizi veterinari per la cura degli animali al [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/8DA7721n7OI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7's free AV software, Security Essentials

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:05:00 -0800

Microsoft will not provide new malware signatures for its home-grown Security Essentials software after it retires Windows 7 in five weeks.

“No, your Windows 7 computer is not protected by MSE ((Microsoft Security Essentials)) after January 14, 2020,” the company said in a support document mainly concerned about the Extended Security Updates (ESU) being shilled to enterprises. “MSE is unique to Windows 7 and follows the same lifecycle dates for support.”

Security Essentials, a free antivirus (AV) program that launched in 2008, was originally limited to consumers. However, in 2010, Microsoft expanded the licensing to small businesses, defined as those with 10 or fewer PCs. Two years after that, MSE was replaced by Windows Defender with the launch of Windows 8.

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