SecureWorld News

AUGUST 22, 2022

Social media is allowing companies to show their creativity and personality to customers and the world like never before. Today, businesses have the ability to reach millions of people through social media—regularly and as creatively as they dare. How does AI boost social media? A staggering 4.62

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Business media assets have become exceptionally valuable intellectual property for brands in recent years. Data breaches that compromise proprietary media content can be financially frustrating at best, and completely shatter an organization's reputation at worst. What are digital media assets?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2024

Weaponizing social media How did we get here? Mainstream news media gravitates to chasing the political antics of the moment. This tends to diffuse sober analysis of the countless examples of Russia, in particular, weaponizing social media to spread falsehoods, interfere in elections, target infrastructure and even radicalize youth.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2022

TikTok moms have started a movement: Calling out potential creeps who follow child influencer accounts on the platform. The latest account in the spotlight is @wren.eleanor, a TikTok account with a massive 17.3 Let them decide how they want to use it when they are old enough to understand and navigate the risks they face.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2024

provider of digital trust technology designed to protect companies and their customers from digital impersonation fraud, released its inaugural 2024 State of Website Impersonation Scams report. More alarmingly, 37% of respondents learn about website impersonation attacks as a result of “brand shaming” by impacted customers on social media.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 14, 2020

What follows is a set of basic security hygiene steps that will significantly reduce your risk online. Good passwords are long, random, and unique to each account, which means it’s impossible for a human to manage them on their own. Enable two-factor authentication on all critical accounts. Automatic Logins Using Lastpass.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. For those interested in a better understanding of the oncoming risks, this is the information you are looking for. It can feel like crossing a major highway while blindfolded. Many never see the catastrophe about to happen, until it occurs.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cloud storage risks involve potential external threats and vulnerabilities that jeopardize the security of stored data. Risks can lead to issues, but at the same time, you can prevent the risks by addressing these issues. Migration challenges result in incomplete transfers, which expose critical information to risk.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

The media paid close attention to ransomware attacks last year, as they had a significant impact on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest fuel distributor, and JBS, the nation’s largest meat distributor. You’ll significantly reduce your risk if you enforce a minimum security bar for all devices accessing your data. Best practices.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

LinkedIn knows it has a problem with bots and fake accounts, and has acknowledged this on more than one occasion. In 2018, LinkedIn rolled out a way to automatically detect fake accounts. Accounts with positive detections will be removed before they can be used to reach out to members. What's new?

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SC Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2021

A recent ransomware attack highlight the dangers of extraneous accounts sitting on your network – particularly those belonging to former employees. Standard cyber hygiene calls for the purging of employees’ credentials accounts from a corporate network once they quit or are fired from their position.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Employees and executives are often oversharing personal details on social media and even in automated out-of-office (OOO) email messages. Of course, OOO instructions serve an important business communications function, and a strong strong social media profile is a great way to network with your peers and brand yourself. Social media.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Once the recording (for this is what it turned out to be) began with the next line in the pre-programmed speech, with no acknowledgement of my response, I knew I was dealing with a robot powered by technology that simulated a real voice. What we see, whether it is shared on social media or by a friend, is suspect. What you can do.

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SecureList

JANUARY 18, 2023

The media routinely report incidents and leaks of data that end up publicly accessible on the dark web. More personal data leaks; corporate email at risk. Media blackmail: businesses to learn they were hacked from hackers’ public posts with a countdown to publication. These add up to 144 million annually.

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SC Magazine

MAY 25, 2021

Average total annual financial loss for companies from compromised cloud accounts is more than $500,000, according to new research. Average total annual financial loss for companies from compromised cloud accounts is more than $500,000, according to new research. . Sean Gallup/Getty Images). ” ?.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

It also appears many of their businesses have ties to a California marketing firm that works with a Russian state-run media conglomerate currently sanctioned by the U.S. Dmitry Lybarsky’s Facebook/Meta account says he was born in March 1963. government. Radaris has not responded to requests for comment. A Sherborn, Mass.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

Today’s columnist, Alex Romero of Constella Intelligence, warns that security teams need to watch for groups that use the technology to spread misinformation. At first, deepfakes referred to pornographic material that incorporated this face-swapping technology in specific online forums and other spaces.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Since then, the company has steadily cast off the need for passwords for various accounts, and by May 2020, 150 million people had stopped using passwords. Now the company is expanding the passwordless push to all Microsoft accounts. Google automatically makes account holders use two-factor authentication. They’re inconvenient.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 22, 2024

On Monday, the computing giant unveiled a new line of PCs that integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to promise faster speeds, enhanced productivity, and a powerful data collection and search tool that screenshots a device’s activity—including password entry—every few seconds. like world.”

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

????????Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs. — Dave Kennedy (@HackingDave) July 15, 2020.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2024

Tel Aviv, Israel, May 2, 2024, CyberNewsWire — LayerX , pioneer of the LayerX Browser Security platform, today announced $24 million in Series A funding led by Glilot+, the early-growth fund of Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from Dell Technologies Capital and other investors.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

But this shift has caused a growing risk: the insider threat. The longer the time, the higher the risk. Use a people-centric strategy to circumvent insider risk. Stopping insider incidents requires a comprehensive strategy strongly focused on governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) followed by people, processes, and technology.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

In our digitally connected world, passwords are the gateway to protecting our online lives—from email and social media accounts to banking and private data. Yet, many of us still use alarmingly weak passwords or reuse the same ones across multiple sites, putting our digital identities at severe risk.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 11, 2023

This means, at a minimum, the technology needs to be transparent. It could act as your tutor, answering questions interactively on topics you want to learn about—in the manner that suits you best and taking into account what you already know. And we all need to understand how it works, at least a little bit.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 5, 2020

The NSA has issued a cybersecurity advisory about the use of location data on personal devices, social media accounts, mobile applications, as well as Internet of Things-enabled devices. The advisory, titled “Limiting Location Data Exposure,” was released August 4.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 30, 2024

Explicit images of the popstar, generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) were posted on social media and Telegram. Social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) even blocked searches for Taylor Swift’s name, saying: “This is a temporary action and done with an abundance of caution as we prioritize safety on this issue.”

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Is it better to cut off Russia or allow free communication, with all the risks and benefits it provides? WaPost : Depriving rivals of American-made technology also threatens the future global prospects of an industry that has driven U.S. Tech firms are making very hard decisions. It is not by any means exhaustive.

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Centraleyes

MAY 14, 2024

Maria is a data scientist working for a healthcare technology company. This approach has the potential to significantly improve patient care by identifying high-risk individuals and optimizing treatment plans. This includes addressing AI-related risks such as bias, discrimination, and individual damage. What is Governance in AI?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In a groundbreaking investigative report, the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) media network, with technical assistance from Amnesty International's Security Lab, has exposed the shocking extent of the global surveillance crisis and the glaring inadequacies of EU regulation in curbing it.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Without it, a business is vulnerable to a variety of risks, including financial loss, damage to intellectual property, and brand reputation. Provide frequent training about the risks of cyberattacks. This training should be short and concise and provide guidance on identifying security risks. Change passwords regularly.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. “InfraGard is a social media intelligence hub for high profile persons,” USDoD said.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

This follows the The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)’s reporting on the harm Instagram can inflict on teens , which was based on controversial Facebook documents that whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked to the WSJ, and coupled with multiple hearings with social media companies about their failures to protect kids online.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

Large language models—the technology undergirding modern chatbots—allow users to interact with computers through natural conversation, an innovation that introduces some baggage from human-to-human exchanges. .” ” Other computing technologies have been shown to shape our cognition. This is beginning to change.

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NopSec

JULY 5, 2022

Risk Score Update Key Takeaways NopSec is announcing the first in a series of updates to our Risk Scoring Machine Learning Model aimed at improving our ability to recognize Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that pose the greatest threat to our client’s security posture. CVSS score distribution for all CVEs Figure 2.

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The truth is the path of least resistance that most bad actors follow to infiltrate a company does not typically center around vulnerabilities in technology. At Social-Engineer LLC , we offer a service known as the Social Engineering Risk Assessment or SERA for short. This risk assessment is in essence a human vulnerability scan.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

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