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Spyware Found on Spanish PM’s Phone
PRIVACY PRIVACY Pegasus used to extract data from phones of Spain’s prime minister and defense minister Read More
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American Idol Winner Accused of Spying on Ex-girlfriend
PRIVACY PRIVACY Laine Hardy arrested on suspicion of putting a listening device in ex-girlfriend’s college dorm Read More
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Californian Phished $23.5m from DoD
PRIVACY PRIVACY Phisher who stole money meant for DoD jet fuel suppliers could be locked up for life Read More
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Firms struggling with non-person identities in the cloud
PRIVACY PRIVACY The explosion of non-human identities in public cloud deployments has decision makers turning to new identity and access management tools to keep their environments secure, according to a new study performed by Forrester Consulting for Sonrai Security and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The study released Thursday found that more than half the 154…
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Analysis on recent wiper attacks: examples and how wiper malware works
PRIVACY PRIVACY Executive summary 2022 has experienced an increase in the number of wiper variants targeting Ukrainian entities. This blog post looks to explain how wipers work, what makes them so effective and provides a short overview of the most recent samples that appeared in the eastern Europe geopolitical conflict. How does wiper malware work? Wiper’s…
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10 most common MFA excuses, and how to answer them
PRIVACY PRIVACY The proven security enhancements that multi-factor authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication (2FA) offers are spurring IT departments to put them in place. As often happens, many managers and employees are objecting to the extra steps associated with MFA log-ins, making excuses galore to avoid them. Here’s what the security experts we spoke with…
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Cybersecurity metrics corporate boards want to see
PRIVACY PRIVACY Cybersecurity pros interested in metrics and measures frequently ponder and pontificate on what measures would be best to show the board of directors. That can be a tricky proposition because “we have to speak like the business” is also a mantra. Coming up with cybersecurity metrics from a business perspective can be a…
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Stay on top of your online security with our Protection Score
PRIVACY PRIVACY How protected am I online? Customers often ask us some version of this question. It’s a good question and in the past, there was no direct answer – only recommendations. For instance, we recommend online protection that goes beyond antivirus to include identity and privacy protection, as well as promoting safety best practices like using multi-factor authentication. We wondered if there was a simpler and easier way…
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Friday Squid Blogging: Ten-Foot Long Squid Washed onto Japanese Shore — ALIVE
PRIVACY PRIVACY This is rare: An about 3-meter-long giant squid was found stranded on a beach here on April 20, in what local authorities said was a rare occurrence. At around 10 a.m., a nearby resident spotted the squid at Ugu beach in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. According to the…
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You Can Now Ask Google to Remove Your Phone Number, Email or Address from Search Results
PRIVACY PRIVACY 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…