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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800

In 2018, a video of former President Barrack Obama surfaced on YouTube explaining how easily technology could be used to manipulate video and create fake news. It got more than 7.2 million views.

In the video, Obama explains how we live in dangerous times when “enemies” can make anyone say anything at any point in time. Moments later, it’s revealed that the video was itself faked.

Whether its news articles, images or video, fake and misleading content has proliferated across the internet over the past five or so years. One possible solution to the problem now being proposed would standardize how content is delivered online, with anything outside those standards not trusted.

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ComputerWorld Independent

December 13, 2019 admin

The usual suspects

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2019 03:00:00 -0800

One morning Wilma, the print shop manager at a beer distributor, discovers that her computer has a virus. It’s no big deal — sometimes bad things happen to good computers — so she cleans up the system and gets on with her day.

But a few days later the system is infected again.

Considerably more annoyed this time, she contacts Betty (the company’s sole IT person) to get some assistance and make sure the system is 100% clean. After disinfecting the system, Betty checks the browser history and finds that someone has been making late-night visits to X-rated websites.

The question then becomes, Who is using company resources to watch porn? At most companies, suspicion would immediately fall on the nighttime cleaning crew. But the print shop is located in the warehouse, to which the cleaning crew doesn’t have access.

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Kaspersky Security

November 26, 2019 admin

Instagram’s updated security and privacy settings

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 14:00:59 +0000

How to protect your Instagram account and personal photos from prying eyes.

MalwareBytes Security

November 22, 2019 admin

IoT bills and guidelines: a global response

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:27:47 +0000

IoT laws and guidelines abound, as we take a look what’s happening around the world in the name of securing Internet-connected devices.

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Tags: Australia California internet Internet of Things IoT iot laws iot legislation passwords technology laws technology legislation uk united states us

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MalwareBytes Security

November 4, 2019 admin

A week in security (October 28 – November 3)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:37:57 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of October 28 – November 3, including cyberattacks against SMBs, the Internet’s 50th birthday, stalkerware, donation scams, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: Adobe Creative Cloud advanced persistent threats American Cancer Society Android APT blogger cybersecurity challenges data breach disaster donation scam emoji app esports Fancy Bear fraud FTC Gafgyt internet journalists MaaS Magecart Malware-as-a-Service MessageTap Nuclear Power Corp of India Raccoon Retina-X sextortion SMB stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission wordpress

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MalwareBytes Security

October 29, 2019 admin

As Internet turns 50, more risks and possibilities emerge

Credit to Author: Akshay Bhargava| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The world as we know it changed on October 29, 1969, the day the Internet was born. 50 years later, it’s both ubiquitous and full of potential—and risks.

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Awareness

Tags: arpanet dns domain domains history of the internet internet internet dangers internet infrastructure internet safety IP address network networks online threats world wide web

Kaspersky Security

September 13, 2019 admin

Internet in space: Is there Net on Mars?

Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:06:44 +0000

Is there Internet on the ISS, what is it like, and how long does it take to get a message from Mars — learn about the networks of today and the future.

ComputerWorld Independent

August 29, 2019 admin

Throwback Thursday: Timing is everything

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 03:00:00 -0700

It’s many years ago, and this pilot fish regularly travels to company offices around the country, dealing with IT-related problems and running user training sessions.

The big current project is implementing internet filtering after complaints that some workers are viewing inappropriate websites. So fish has to head to a meeting with many directors and managers to demonstrate.

Upon arriving at the meeting site, fish sets up a laptop and projector and connects it to the internal network. Then he tests to make sure the filtering is working, calling up a blocked site that, if it does display, only shows a silhouette of a bunny with a bow tie.

But not to worry: The site is blocked, so everything is ready.

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