CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As proven last year, bringing families physically together for Christmas is unfortunately not as easy as it used to be. Smart ovens , for example, allow you to adjust cooking temperature, monitor cooking remotely and control your oven via voice control, all from your mobile app. Smart devices for Christmas cooking.

Technology 79

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Mister Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today concerning the security of credit data. My name is Bruce Schneier, and I am a security technologist. Before the. Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Computers and Electronics 208

Computers and Electronics Identity Theft Internet Internet 208

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Phishing vs. Vishing “While email may still be the most common mechanism for social engineering, we increasingly see attacks via social media, platforms such as WhatsApp, physical compromise, snail mail, and phone calls,” says ethical hacker FC in a blog. How do vishers operate?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

As proven last year, bringing families physically together for Christmas is unfortunately not as easy as it used to be. Smart ovens , for example, allow you to adjust cooking temperature, monitor cooking remotely and control your oven via voice control, all from your mobile app. Smart devices for Christmas cooking.

Technology 52

Technology Mobile IoT Cybersecurity 52

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

So you’re thinking about finally launching your first website. Or you’ve had a website up and running for years but it’s time for an upgrade, an overhaul, and brand new chapter in your online presence. You’ll have plenty of things to think about and to get right, so just make sure you don’t leave security as an afterthought.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Successful cybercriminals are a lot like pickpockets in a Charles Dickens' novel: they carefully monitor their victim by blending in or remaining undetected, seeking the opportune moment to steal your valuables. Potential threats of not securing a retail website. And we've just learned of a large attack aimed at SMBs.

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Security Through Education

APRIL 7, 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on security is certainly extensive. The impact of COVID-19 to security is truly mind boggling, as the following reports and headlines show: 600 percent increase in malicious emails during the pandemic. . ” Fight Security Fatigue. The same can happen with how we view cybersecurity.

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Scams Computers and Electronics Insurance Social Engineering 92

Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The Council stated that the changes represent their determination to “continue to meet the security needs of the payment industry, promote security as a continuous process, add flexibility for different methodologies, and enhance validation methods”. Implementation timeline: Image credit: [link] PCI v4.0

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

MARCH 22, 2023

A covert entry assessment is a physical security assessment in which penetration testers try to gain access to sensitive or valuable data, equipment, or a certain location on a target site, without being detected. In all types of social engineering, the explanation for an email, call, or physical visit is called a pretext.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 20, 2023

IdentityIQ Picture this: it’s your first week at a new job. You’re knee-deep in training when suddenly you receive an email from the CEO of your company. I am very busy and need your help right now. Read on to learn how to recognize social engineering attacks, their consequences, and tactics to avoid falling for them.

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Social Engineering Scams Engineering Identity Theft 75

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

A blog post published earlier this year posed the question "Is Grammarly a keylogger?" Whether or not you like what Grammarly does, Grammarly is not a keylogger, according to the way that term is used by the security industry. Is it something that sends your keystrokes somewhere? The answer has always been, "no." Not a chance.

Adware 81

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The physical floor space, the number of speakers (500 we were told) and the diversity of the streams were so vast that it made all the numerous payment industry conferences I attended for the past 20 years seem like small gatherings in comparison. This type of information is commonly referred to as ‘know your customer’ (KYC).

Banking 70

Banking Financial Services Data privacy Mobile 70

McAfee

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Securing documents before cloud. The security model followed a layered approach, where keeping this data safe was just as important as not allowing unauthorized individuals into the building or data center. The same fundamental security concepts exist – however many are covered by the cloud service themselves. Enter the cloud.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 6, 2018

For most enterprise IT security professionals, there are some common reasons that we need to protect a given data set. Data Security Protection Layers, Risks, and Controls. Protecting data at this level typically only protects against the physical loss, theft or improper retirement of the media. Implementing best practices.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 14, 2024

The purpose of PCI DSS is simply to ensure that all companies that accept, process, store or transmit credit card information, are careful to actively maintain a secure environment. Being smart with your compliance tools and using automation where possible may relieve you of some of that cost. How does PCI DSS work?

Computers and Electronics 52

Computers and Electronics Risk Software Information Security 52

Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

That’s why we’ve decided to start our research well ahead of time and use all our resources to showcase some interesting examples of how threat actors could exploit the Qatar 2022 World Cup to conduct malicious activity. Just think, the last edition of the tournament in Russia was watched by a combined 3.57

Cyber threats 52

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. Rescator, advertising a new batch of cards stolen in a 2014 breach at P.F. And once again, cards stolen in the Home Depot breach were sold exclusively at Rescator’s shops.

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Cybercrime Accountability Advertising Computers and Electronics 219

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the US, for example, the FTC has requested public comments on the “prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers” to inform future legislation. This showed how consumer data collection can directly impact the relationships between citizens and governments.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This is part of the opening monologue of the Ozark series and when I first heard it, I immediately stopped the show and dropped it into this blog post. It's a post that has been many years coming, one I started drafting about 5 years ago. The latter group won't get anything useful from this post, but it was never meant for them.

Technology 279

Technology Education Marketing Insurance 279

Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

Though Microsoft didn’t offer many officially released details on what occurred, we can examine how RedLine works to gain an understanding of what may have possibly occurred. Despite the ready availability of password management software, deployment and strategic management of passwords is difficult as your employment numbers skyrocket.

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Cybersecurity Social Engineering Passwords Malware 98

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When American store Target found a Trojan designed to steal card details on its POS (point-of-sale) systems in 2013, no one expected that the route into its secure environment was its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) supplier, Fazio Mechanical Services. What is a supply chain attack?

Software 74

Software Risk Backups Technology 74

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In this blog post, we’ll explain the signs of malware, how malware gets on a website, and why it can be so damaging to small businesses in particular. In this blog post, we’ll explain the signs of malware, how malware gets on a website, and why it can be so damaging to small businesses in particular.

Malware 98

Malware Small Business Computers and Electronics Adware 98

Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, May 2021. The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published its Smart Cities (connected places) guidance for UK local authorities. Is your Home Router a Security Risk?

Ransomware 104

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 16, 2019

So that's where the data has come from, let me talk about how to assess your own personal exposure. Many people will land on this page after learning that their email address has appeared in a data breach I've called "Collection #1". This number makes it the single largest breach ever to be loaded into HIBP. It'll be 99.x%

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

And again, smart meters were positioned squarely as making the environment more friendly by knowing how and when energy is being used by individual customers. Smart Meters provide the data to support a cleaner future, showing how much energy is being used and how much this will cost you.

Engineering 52

Engineering Energy and Utilities Computers and Electronics Firmware 52

ForAllSecure

AUGUST 26, 2021

At Black Hat USA 2021, researchers presented how they used their own fuzzer designed for hypervisors to find a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure. It's the software that emulates a physical computer virtually to run programs operating systems stored data connected networks and do other typical computing functions.

Software 52

Software Architecture Engineering Technology 52

Troy Hunt

APRIL 15, 2019

Do you ever hear those stories from your parents along the lines of "when I was young." and then there's a tale of how risky life was back then compared to today. The solution? For example, there was VTech back in 2015 who leaked millions of kids' info after they registered with "smart" tablets. mSpy leaked data. mSpy leaked data.

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Spyware Passwords Manufacturing Marketing 279

McAfee

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

As cloud use in the enterprise has evolved, so have cloud security priorities. Organizations are less worried about unauthorized consumer cloud applications and are more concerned about the security of sensitive data in strategic enterprise cloud services. Securing Data with McAfee. Detecting Insider Threats.

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