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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

Malwarebytes

In reality, “Apple magic” is more a byproduct of old advertising (this 2006 commercial from the “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” series did irreparable harm) and faulty conclusions concerning cybersecurity’s biggest breaches and attacks: People mistakenly believe that because most attacks target Windows computers and servers, no attacks target Macs.

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Five Cybersecurity Trends that Will Affect Organizations in 2023

CyberSecurity Insiders

Vital defense strategies include timely patching and updating of software, as well as locking down network access with multifactor authentication (MFA) and privileged access management (PAM) solutions. Accordingly, organizations should expect an increase in phishing campaigns. Supply chain attacks will intensify. About Netwrix .

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Open Subtitles breach: The dangers of password reuse

Malwarebytes

The site was created in 2006 with little knowledge of security, so passwords were stored in md5() hashes without salt”. The uptake rate on two-factor authentication or similar methods of protection on accounts generally isn’t very good. Money troubles. One point of contention relates to paying off the ransom.

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Is The Cost Of Predictive Cyber Security Worth The Investment?

Security Boulevard

With the advancement by BitDefender to come out with machine learning with the Anti-virus in 2006 along with Cisco, FireEye, Checkpoint, etc. Critical — Multi-factor Authentication (enabled) — Least Privileged (Predictive). Social engineering through LinkedIn still works. This was in 2005! Becoming A Predictable Science?

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

2002 – 2006: Origins of the Tor Project After onion routing was patented, additional computer scientists joined the original development team in 2002 and created the biggest project for onion routing yet: The Onion Routing Project, now commonly known as the Tor Project. Turn on multifactor authentication for all online accounts.

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Top 6 Rootkit Threats and How to Protect Yourself

eSecurity Planet

This type of rootkit was developed as a proof of concept in 2006, but in 2017, researcher Joseph Connelly designed nested virtual machine rootkit CloudSkulk as part of his Masters degree work at Boise State University. using strong authentication. The rootkit does not have to modify the kernel to subvert the operating system.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.