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Q-Scout aims for smartphone security without the intrusiveness
PRIVACY PRIVACY Mobile security firm Quokka—which earlier this week rebranded from its previous name, Kryptowire—is launching a new smartphone protection product called Q-Scout, designed to offer deep insight into applications on Android and iOS devices without being intrusive to end users. Q-Scout has two primary functions. First, it checks through individual applications on an end-user’s…
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Microsoft’s September 2022 Patch Tuesday Addresses 62 CVEs (CVE-2022-37969)
PRIVACY PRIVACY Microsoft’s September 2022 Patch Tuesday Addresses 62 CVEs (CVE-2022-37969) Microsoft addresses 62 CVEs in its September 2022 Patch Tuesday release, including five critical flaws. 5Critical 57Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft patched 62 CVEs in its September 2022 Patch Tuesday release, with five rated as critical and 57 rated as important. This count omits CVE-2022-23960,…
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LockBit 3.0 RaaS Gang Incorporates BlackMatter Capabilities
PRIVACY PRIVACY The LockBit 3.0 Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) gang has incorporated capabilities of the BlackMatter group into its operations. Read More
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iOS 16 Launches With Lockdown Mode, Spyware Protection, Safety Check
PRIVACY PRIVACY iOS 16 supports iPhone devices starting from the iPhone 8 Read More
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ShadowPad-Associated Hackers Targeted Asian Governments
PRIVACY PRIVACY The attacks have been underway since early 2021 and appear focused on intelligence gathering Read More
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Hackers Steal Steam Credentials With ‘Browser-in-the-Browser’ Technique
PRIVACY PRIVACY Some of the Steam accounts stolen were reportedly valued between $100,000 and $300,000 Read More
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One-third of enterprises don’t encrypt sensitive data in the cloud
PRIVACY PRIVACY While most organizations list cloud security as one of their top IT priorities, they continue to ignore basic security hygiene when it comes to data in the cloud, according to Orca’s latest public cloud security report. The report revealed that 36% of organizations have unencrypted sensitive data such as company secrets and personally identifiable…
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Tuning Network Assessments for Performance and Resource Usage
PRIVACY PRIVACY Using the correct tool for the job and optimizing scanner placement will have a large impact on scan efficiency with Nessus, Tenable.io and Tenable.sc. When working with Nessus at scale or in unique environments, it can be a challenge to balance scan time, target resource usage and assessment effectiveness. In this blog post,…
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The Feeling of Safety with McAfee+
PRIVACY PRIVACY Safety has a feeling all its own, and that’s what’s at the heart of McAfee+. We created McAfee+ so people can not only be safe but feel safe online, particularly in a time when there’s so much concern about identity theft and invasion of our online privacy. And those concerns have merit.…
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FBI Seizes Stolen Cryptocurrencies
PRIVACY PRIVACY The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the FBI has recovered over $30 million in cryptocurrency stolen by North Korean hackers earlier this year. It’s only a fraction of the $540 million stolen, but it’s something. The Axie Infinity recovery represents a shift in law enforcement’s ability to trace funds through a web…