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SecureMySocial Issued 5th US Patent For Social Media Security Technology

Joseph Steinberg

I am happy (and proud) to announce that SecureMySocial, a cybersecurity company that I co-founded, has been issued its fifth United States patent for social media security. The patent was issued by the United States Patent Office on September 6th, 2022, with a priority date going back over a decade, to June of 2012.

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News alert: Diversified, GroCyber form partnership to deliver media-centric cybersecurity solutions

The Last Watchdog

8, 2024 – Diversified , a leading global technology solutions provider, today announced a partnership and trio of solutions with GroCyber. Newfield “Diversified has deep expertise in AV and media, and our conversations with clients have made clear that they want and need help navigating the complex cybersecurity landscape.

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Govt. Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit in Apparent Ransomware Attack

Krebs on Security

Tyler Technologies , a Texas-based company that bills itself as the largest provider of software and technology services to the United States public sector, is battling a network intrusion that has disrupted its operations. Tyler Technologies declined to say how the intrusion is affecting its customers.

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AI media to be banned in China

CyberSecurity Insiders

The same has been confirmed by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) leading a ban on the use of AI generated media and news channels. Precisely speaking, the Chinese administration was more against the use of Deep Synthesis Technology and so imposed a ban that will come into effect from January 10th of next year.

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GUEST ESSAY: Scammers leverage social media, clever con games to carry out digital exploitation

The Last Watchdog

The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims. As technology has rapidly exceeded all historical imaginings, opportunities for fraudsters to exploit their victims abound.

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Social Media and SMS Toll Fraud

Security Boulevard

SMS Toll Fraud Alert: Empowering Social Media Companies to Recover Millions in Stolen Revenue SMS toll fraud is putting a severe financial burden on social media businesses, as cybercriminals exploit this communication channel for illegal financial gain.

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Technology and Policymakers

Schneier on Security

Technology is now deeply intertwined with policy. It's all changing fast; technology is literally creating the world we all live in, and policymakers can't keep up. The answer requires a deep understanding of both the policy tools available to modern society and the technologies of AI. Today, it's a crisis.