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Facebook is vile, but banning it in Russia is wrong
PRIVACY PRIVACY Yes, having access to Facebook would leave ordinary Russians open to crazy QAnon theories, anti-vax propaganda, and a myriad of narrow echo chambers. But it would also give them a chance to seek out independent reporting on the horrific invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Read More
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Facebook and Microsoft are the most impersonated brands in phishing
PRIVACY PRIVACY Facebook jumped to the top spot in the 20 most impersonated brands by phishers in 2021, representing 14% of phishing pages, according to Vade’s annual Phishers’ Favorites report. Microsoft, with 13%, placed second, according to the report, which analyzed full-year phishing data captured by Vade, a company that offers an email filtering service…
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Senate Passes Strengthening American Cybersecurity Act
PRIVACY PRIVACY Legislation requiring critical infrastructure operators to report cyber-attacks within 72 hours goes to House Read More
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Cyber-Criminals Exploit Invasion of Ukraine
PRIVACY PRIVACY Rise in malspam campaigns exploiting attack on Ukraine by Russia Read More
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Vulnerabilities in Over 100k Medical Infusion Pumps
PRIVACY PRIVACY Security researchers find 75% of smart infusion pumps are susceptible to known vulnerabilities Read More
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Samsung Encryption Flaw
PRIVACY PRIVACY Researchers have found a major encryption flaw in 100 million Samsung Galaxy phones. From the abstract: In this work, we expose the cryptographic design and implementation of Android’s Hardware-Backed Keystore in Samsung’s Galaxy S8, S9, S10, S20, and S21 flagship devices. We reversed-engineered and provide a detailed description of the cryptographic design and…
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Attivo Networks expands Active Directory protection
PRIVACY PRIVACY A popular target of attackers, Microsoft Active Directory will receive an extra measure of protection under a new offering announced Thursday by Attivo Networks. The company’s ADSecure-DC solution expands its Active Directory protection to non-Windows endpoints. About a year ago Attivo introduced an endpoint product that could detect suspicious attempts to query Active…
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CIS Benchmarks March 2022 Update
PRIVACY PRIVACY The following CIS Benchmarks have been updated or released for March 2022. We’ve highlighted the major updates below. Each Benchmark includes a full changelog that can be referenced to see all changes made. Read More
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Nearly All Cybersecurity Companies Expose AWS Assets – Report
PRIVACY PRIVACY Study uncovers 200,000 such assets across 35 vendors Read More
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Over 60% of SOC Analysts Are Planning to Quit Next Year
PRIVACY PRIVACY Report reveals SecOps teams are overworked and understaffed Read More