Mobile beasts and where to find them — part two
Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 09:10:01 +0000
In this part, we consider mobile malware capable of causing real damage to smartphone and tablet users.
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The DNC Enlists Kids in Its Fight Against Hackers
Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:05:27 +0000
The Democratic National Committee will award $500 to the child who comes up with the best defensive strategy for state election websites at Def Con next week.
Read MoreFin7: The Inner Workings of a Billion-Dollar Hacking Group
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:06:13 +0000
The Justice Department announced the arrest of three members of notorious cybercrime group Fin7—and detailed some of their methods in the process.
Read MoreReddit Got Hacked Thanks to a Woefully Insecure Two-Factor Setup
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2018 20:38:35 +0000
The tech community has known about the risk of using SMS in two-factor authentication for years. Reddit appears to have missed the memo.
Read MoreA Look at Scan4You and the Counter Antivirus Service Landscape
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 17:30:09 +0000
The concept of antivirus (AV) scanning within IT security is simple and effective. These programs, which have become part and parcel of typical infrastructure and data protection strategies, scan enterprise networks for known malware signatures and other processes associated with suspicious hacker activity. If and when these signatures or processes are detected, the antivirus program…
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Read MoreFinancial fraud on an industrial scale
Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:47:18 +0000
More than 400 manufacturing companies became phishing targets.
Read MoreWho has access to your customers’ information?
Credit to Author: Nikolay Pankov| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:54:32 +0000
58% of small and medium-size companies use various public-cloud-based business applications to work with customer data.
Read MorePhishing, Part 2: Staying Safe
Credit to Author: Brook Stein, Product Management Director| Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:00:35 +0000
As mentioned in Phishing Part 1: On the Lookout, phishing attacks have been around for years, but today’s cybercriminals are adept at using them in an ever-increasing variety of ways to get what they want. According to the most recent FBI figures, phishing and its variants was the third most popular cybercrime type in 2017,…
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