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RSAC Fireside Chat: A breakthrough in securing cloud collaboration — decentralized key storage

The Last Watchdog

Back in 2002, when I was a reporter at USA Today , I had to reach for a keychain fob to retrieve a single-use passcode to connect remotely to the paper’s publishing system. This iteration of my old-school keychain fob thus eliminates the need for usernames and passwords while much more robustly protecting sensitive data, Nagarjuna asserts.

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Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims

Krebs on Security

Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. When a device initially tries to connect to a network, it broadcasts a message to the entire local network stating that it is requesting an Internet address. Image: Shutterstock.

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What does WiFi stand for?

Malwarebytes

We use WiFi to connect to the Internet, but what is it, and what does it stand for? How does it have such a catchy name, and why do we sometimes have a weak Internet connection with a strong WiFi signal and vice versa? What is the difference between WiFi and Internet? Can you have WiFi without Internet?

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Silent Night Zeus botnet available for sale in underground forums

Security Affairs

The name “Silent Night” Zbot is likely a reference to a weapon mentioned in the 2002 movie xXx, it was first spotted in November 2019 when a seller named “Axe” started offering it on the Russian underground forum forum.exploit[.]in.

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Spanish police dismantled SIM swapping gang who stole money from victims’ bank accounts

Security Affairs

In 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received complaints for 1,611 SIM swapping attacks, while the number of complaints in the period between 2018 e 2002 was 320 causing a total of losses of $12 million. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts.

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US citizens lost more than $68M to SIM swap attacks in 2021, FBI warns

Security Affairs

In 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received complaints for 1,611 SIM swapping attacks, while the number of complaints in the period between 2018 e 2002 was 320 causing a total of losses of $12 million. Use a variation of unique passwords to access online accounts.

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MY TAKE: New ‘cyberthreat index’ shows SMBs cognizant of big risks, ill-prepared to deal with them

The Last Watchdog

The company got its start in 2002 in Gulf Breeze, Florida, as a two-man operation that set out to help small firms filter the early waves of email spam. Years of stealing user names and passwords, and poor password practices add to this mix. You can give a listen to the entire interview at this accompanying podcast.

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