FYI – Computer Security Articles

Knowing when it’s worth the risk: riskware explained

May 23, 2019 admin 101, blog series, Explained, FYI, potentially unwanted programs, PUP, riskware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 19:22:47 +0000

Riskware is a type of software that, while considered legitimate, can still put users at risk in some way. Learn why anti-malware vendors detect it, and how to tell whether the apps you use are riskware or not.

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Vulnerabilities in financial mobile apps put consumers and businesses at risk

May 8, 2019 admin 101, app vulnerabilities, client-side injection, development hygiene, exposure of database parameters and sql queries, financial, financial mobile app flaws, FYI, implicit trust of all certificates, insecure data storage, insecure random number generator, lack of binary protections, Man In The Middle, man-int-the-middle, MITM, private key exposure, secure app development, security hubris, SQL Injection, unintended data leakage, vulnerabilities, weak encryption

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 16:30:00 +0000

It’s good to know that your bank’s website boasts that little green padlock, promotes secure communication, and follows a two-factor authentication (2FA) scheme. But are their mobile apps equally secure?

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Tags: app vulnerabilities client-side injection development hygiene exposure of database parameters and sql queries financial financial mobile app flaws implicit trust of all certificates insecure data storage insecure random number generator lack of binary protections man-in-the-middle man-int-the-middle mitm private key exposure secure app development security hubris SQL injection unintended data leakage vulnerabilities weak encryption

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Of hoodies and headphones: a spotlight on risks surrounding audio output devices

April 22, 2019 admin 101, aha, american heart association, audio output device, audio output device security, ben gurion university, blueborne, bluetooth eavesdropping, FYI, headphone risks, headphones and hoodies, man-in-the-middle attack, MITM, multiplexed wired attack surface, Sennheiser, SPEAKE(a)R, SPEAKE(a)R malware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:15:34 +0000

For years, researchers have been poking holes in our audio output devices in the name of security and privacy. They’ve found many ways our headphones can be hacked or otherwise compromised. Learn what they discovered, and how you can secure your own.

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Tags: aha american heart association audio output device audio output device security ben gurion university blueborne bluetooth eavesdropping headphone risks headphones and hoodies man-in-the-middle attack mitm multiplexed wired attack surface Sennheiser SPEAKE(a)R SPEAKE(a)R malware

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Explained: like-farming

April 18, 2019 admin 101, Facebook, FYI, hoax, like-farming, like-harvesting, likes, shares

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Like-farming is a popular method on social media to harvest as many likes and shares as possible in order to increase the value of a site or domain. But what happens when scammers get in the game?

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Tags: facebook hoax like-farming like-harvesting likes shares

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How gamers can protect against increasing cyberthreats

April 3, 2019 admin 101, account takeover, ad flooding, ATO, briefing, cyberbullying, cybersecurity, FYI, grooming, malvertising, malware in games, online gaming, phishing, PUP in games, responsible digital citizen, risks to online gamers, security 101, stalking, survey scams, SWATting, trolling, video games

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at the various cyberthreats video gamers may encounter online, their real-world consequences, and what users can do to protect themselves.

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Tags: account takeover ad flooding ATO briefing cyberbullying cybersecurity grooming malvertising malware in games online gaming phishing PUP in games responsible digital citizen risks to online gamers security 101 stalking survey scams swatting trolling video games

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Reputation management in the age of cyberattacks against businesses

March 14, 2019 admin 101, brm, Business, business reputation management, chief marketing officer, cmo, FYI, global economic crime and fraud survey, home depot, Incident Response, personally identifiable information, PII, privacy, reputation management, security breach notification laws, Social engineering, Wetherspoon

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:15:59 +0000

A business’s reputation takes years to build. With the current climate of data breaches, unsurprisingly, destroying it could only take seconds. What can businesses do to protect their brands from a fallout following a cybersecurity incident? In this post, we answer these questions and more.

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Tags: brm business reputation management chief marketing officer cmo global economic crime and fraud survey home depot Incident Response personally identifiable information PII privacy reputation management security breach notification laws Social Engineering Wetherspoon

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Google Chrome announces plans to improve URL display, website identity

February 6, 2019 admin 101, chrome improvement timeline, FYI, google, google changes url presentation, Google Chrome, google kills the url, phishing, url display

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:16:47 +0000

The search giant isn’t “killing” (a.k.a. getting rid of) the URL, unlike some sensationalist and eye-rolling headlines have put it. They are slowly giving it a facelift.

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Tags: chrome improvement timeline Google google changes url presentation Google Chrome google kills the url phishing url display

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How to browse the Internet safely at work

February 5, 2019 admin 101, browser-based attacks, detectify, ethical hackers, FYI, hackers, internet, safer internet day, Web Browsers, web security

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:00:44 +0000

This Safer Internet Day, we’re presenting a guideline to employees on how to navigate the online trenches safely, whether they’re on their desktop computers, company-owned laptops, or mobile devices. Who wants to be the one responsible for a breach? No one.

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Tags: browser-based attacks detectify ethical hackers hackers internet safer internet day web browsers web security

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