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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Sun, 08 May 2022 11:51:58 +0000
Three tech giants used World Password Day to announce their commitment to a passwordless future using FIDO Alliance standards.
The post Google, Apple, and Microsoft step hand in hand into a passwordless future appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 13:31:17 +0000
Apple, Google and Microsoft announced this week they will soon support an approach to authentication that avoids passwords altogether, and instead requires users to merely unlock their smartphones to sign in to websites or online services. Experts say the changes should help defeat many types of phishing attacks and ease the overall password burden on Internet users, but caution that a true passwordless future may still be years away for most websites.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 14:44:24 +0000
Google has released updates for Android and its Pixel phone. We discuss the three vulnerabilities that were classified as critical.
The post Google fixes two critical Pixel vulnerabilities: Get your updates when you can! appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Bob Violino, Valerie Potter| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 03:00:00 -0700
Unified endpoint management (UEM) is a strategic IT approach that consolidates how enterprises secure and manage an array of deployed devices including phones, tablets, PCs, and even IoT devices.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 19:25:49 +0000
Google said this week it is expanding the types of data people can ask to have removed from search results, to include personal contact information like your phone number, email address or physical address. The move comes just months after Google rolled out a new policy enabling people under the age of 18 (or a parent/guardian) to request removal of their images from Google search results.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:01:36 +0000
Law enforcement believes that these hackers duping major tech companies are teenagers. But they are causing severe harm.
The post Hackers fool major tech companies into handing over data of women and minors to abuse appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:27:35 +0000
When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:39:42 +0000
Soon, all countires in Europe, including the UK and Switzerland, will have the power to accept all and reject all cookies with a single click.
The post “Reject All” cookie consent button is coming to European Google Search and YouTube appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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