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Smashing Security podcast #267: Virtual kidnapping, two helipads, and a naughty Apple employee
A Russian bank tells its customers to stop installing security updates, an Apple employee ends up in hot water, and learn our tips to avoid being virtually kidnapped. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined…
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Simplify your security with Forcepoint ONE
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Forcepoint. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Remember the days when you thought an antivirus was all you needed to stay safe? Of course, cybersecurity has never truly been that simple. As cyberthreats and business operations have grown more complex,…
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A Closer Look at the LAPSUS$ Data Extortion Group
Microsoft and identity management platform Okta both this week disclosed breaches involving LAPSUS$, a relatively new cybercrime group that specializes in stealing data from big companies and threatening to publish it unless a ransom demand is paid. Here’s a closer look at LAPSUS$, and some of the low-tech but high-impact methods the group uses to…
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FBI: Victims lost nearly $7 billion to cybercrime in 2021
A new report released by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) shows that financial losses due to suspected cybercrime continued to rise sharply over the course of 2021, to a total of $6.9 billion in that year alone, with 847,000 complaints lodged by victims. Five years ago, the same report showed that internet-based crime…
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Prison for New Orleanian who Exploited Patients’ Stolen Data
Convict bought stolen data and used it to fraudulently obtain at least $200K Read More
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A Parent’s Guide to TikTok
Finding someone who hasn’t heard of TikTok in 2022 would be quite the achievement. As one of the most popular social media platforms of the moment, it is not only being used by our tweens, teens and even grownups to connect but also as a crucial way to tell important stories amidst a backdrop of…
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Anchore Enterprise software SCM platform adds SBOM capabilities
Anchore has released the latest version of its software SCM (supply chain management) solution, Anchore Enterprise, adding SBOM (software bill of materials) monitoring as an integral part of the platform. The new release, Anchore Enterprise 4.0, adds new SBOM capabilities to identify upstream dependencies in source code repositories and monitor for SBOM drift that can…
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US and Canada Collaborate to Tackle Cybercrime
Neighboring countries meet to discuss how to combat cyber threats bilaterally Read More
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#IMOS22: Leeza Garber Explains How to Hire the Human Element
Privacy & cybersecurity attorney, Leeza Garber, highlights the importance of hiring for behaviors in cybersecurity Read More
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West Blocks Russia’s Access to Weather Data
Russia restricted over fears it may launch biological or chemical attack on Ukraine Read More