Schneier on Security

MARCH 17, 2021

Over the last three decades, the world has witnessed the power of open networks: blockchains , social media, the very web itself. What makes them so powerful is that their value is related not just to the number of users, but the number of potential links between users. Let’s imagine how our various scenarios might play out.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 5, 2020

NeoEYED CTO Tamaghna Basu tells us how he created an AI bot to mimic him, how it could be used in social engineering attacks, and what the experience taught him about the value of true human connections.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 22, 2019

Social media consumers are getting wise to the joke that when the product is free, they’re the ones being sold. But despite the growing threat of consumer exploitation, Washington still shrinks from confronting our social media giants. Related: The cost of being complacent about privacy. That’s because social media only works ?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As we venture into the era of 5G and witness the rise of private networks , the surge of electromagnetic charge is palpable, raising questions about the potential consequences. Such ambition thrusts mobile devices into the hands of nearly everyone over the age of 12, inviting us to reconsider our interaction with these potent tools.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 19, 2019

owski has a really good essay explaining how to think about privacy today: For the purposes of this essay, I'll call it "ambient privacy" -- the understanding that there is value in having our everyday interactions with one another remain outside the reach of monitoring, and that the small details of our daily lives should pass by unremembered.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

Social media feels like the natural evolution of technology, like something that would have happened no matter what. It’s too late now to re-model social media, so we have to learn to live with what we have and make better choices from here on out. The Social Media we should have had. The Social Media we truly have.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

I had a wide-ranging conversation with NTT Research President & CEO Kazu Gomi about an ambitious initiative called Innovative Optical and Wireless Network ( IOWN ) that aims to develop next-generation networks and computations. IOWN is all about supporting increased bandwidth, capacity and energy efficiency. How far can it take us?

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

At Social-Engineer LLC , we offer a service known as the Social Engineering Risk Assessment or SERA for short. Often, an attacker will start by isolating specific “high value targets” in the company. These “high value targets” could be anyone from Board Members to IT Directors, even Payroll Executives.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2024

But it’s not every day you run across a US-focused people-search network based in China whose principal owners all appear to be completely fabricated identities. ” Imagine that: Two different people-search companies mentioned in the same story about fantasy football. What are the odds? Click to enlarge.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Related: The Holy Grail of ‘digital resiliency’ Individuals are experiencing everything from extraordinary political and social upheaval to war on the European continent to the reemergence of infectious diseases to extreme weather events. Half of firms will use AI for employee monitoring — battering employer trust.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 22, 2024

Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have published their findings about a group they have dubbed Coldriver. The group uses social engineering techniques to persuade their targets to open documents or download malware. Want to learn more about how we can help protect your business? Get a free trial below.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Consumers have their Say about Protection of Personal Data – Call for More Stringent Controls. We live in a digital world in which we engage with significant social, government, retail, business and entertainment services now delivered without any direct human service management. Social Media Organisations have trust issues.

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IT Security Guru

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

One way is to increase awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and its increasing demand. Another way is for us experienced CISOs to share our knowledge and experience. Promoting the social impact of cybersecurity can motivate individuals who want to make a meaningful contribution to society. This is not always the case.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

This stolen booty reportedly included social security numbers, phone numbers, names, home addresses, unique IMEI numbers, and driver’s license information. The data that was stolen included personal identifiers that can’t be changed, the stuff identity thieves use to obtain and spend credit under other people’s names.

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Daniel Miessler

APRIL 29, 2020

It’s a discussion about details that asks how much, and when. I’m not a health or policy expert, but I do know a lot about risk. All we have is masks and social distancing. If you get value from this content, you can support it directly by becoming a member. Much of risk comes down to balancing variables. No vaccine.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The audio-chat app Clubhouse is the latest rage in the social media landscape. What makes it so popular and, now it’s part of the social media landscape, can we trust it? Clubhouse was launched about a year ago and was initially only used by Silicon Valley’s rich and famous. The Clubhouse app. Clubhouse statement.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

Digital data warehouses store all kinds of details about all of us. It used to be just addresses, phone numbers, aliases, and relatives. Every time you interact with a computer–be that via a smart device, a bar code at checkout or on a website, data about you is being collected. In the U.S.

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Jane Frankland

JUNE 22, 2022

At The Source, my new venture for women in cyber and businesses who value them, we have a saying, “Be you in the workplace.” Some about me. Some about other women. Most of us, at some point in our career (or education), have experienced not belonging. So what next? Then, sign up to The Source.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Threat Modeling is a way to think about any type of danger in an organized way. The question is whether it’s a good idea given: The value of what you’re protecting (family, so a lot). Think about it another way: what if Russian Mafia decided to kidnap your 4th grader while she was walking home from school.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

Social media feels like the natural evolution of technology, like something that would have happened no matter what. It’s too late now to re-model social media, so we have to learn to live with what we have and make better choices from here on out. The Social Media we should have had. The Social Media we truly have.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This opportunity is fueling my passion for what I most enjoy doing—identifying then solving customer problems that deliver value to the end-user. It’s about focusing on what they need most, simplifying their security experiences and differentiating outcomes. It’s about being empathetic to each other and the business.

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Cisco Security

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Using Cisco’s Time2Give benefit that provides 10 paid days to volunteer each year, team members rolled up their sleeves to build homes, cuddle and care for animals, distribute food and more. If you also value giving back, check out our open roles. . Ask a Question, Comment Below, and Stay Connected with Cisco Secure on social!

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We’ve been talking a lot about security resilience recently, and for good reason. As Diana Kelley, CSO and CISO at Cybrize notes, “it’s not about giving up, it’s about being better prepared.” If the past few years have taught us anything, it’s that supply chains are fragile. Cisco Secure Social Channels.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Whether your child has been socially active online for a while now or you just handed your young one their first ever smartphone, now is an excellent time to think about managing their online reputation. An online reputation is a culmination of what you post online about yourself and what other people post about you.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “ Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory ,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration , the IRS and others before crooks do it for you. DHS’s myE-Verify homepage.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 7, 2022

This was revealed in a very recent filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which shows that the former employee accessed and downloaded “certain reports” containing US customer information. million US users about the breach. The compromised data contains full names and brokerage portfolio values.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 26, 2021

If you don’t have enough to worry about already, consider a world where AIs are hackers. As I lay out in a report I just published , artificial intelligence will eventually find vulnerabilities in all sorts of social, economic, and political systems, and then exploit them at unprecedented speed, scale, and scope. Not for long.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

More than just security, it calls for transparency, accountability, social responsibility, resiliency, and privacy. Not knowing what is in our environment, understanding how hardware and software were made, or having evidence of how interconnected systems are secured can put us all at risk. Cisco Secure Social Channels.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Here's how it normally plays out: It all begins when a company pops up online and makes some sort of ludicrous statement related to their security posture, often as part of a discussion on a public social media platform such as Twitter. It could leave us open to a "brute force" attack. The Register wrote about it.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 21, 2024

The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare subsidiary last month demonstrated how appealing the data-rich US healthcare industry is to hackers, how devastating the consequences can be, and how sophisticated cybercriminals are. But what really should be keeping us up at night is the vulnerability of the U.S.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It’s our diversity that keeps us connected to our customers’ needs. And our collective differences make us smarter, by fusing our cumulative knowledge when tackling security challenges. The diversity of our team better positions us to think like the attackers. Value in the (UN)like-minded. And it’s not good for anyone.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“Dear Valued Customer, At Samsung Electronics (UK) Limited, security is a top priority. US customers were not impacted by the security breach. This isn’t the first time Samsung has disclosed a data breach, in September the electronics giant disclosed a data breach after some of its US systems were compromised in July.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The Supreme Court is about to reconsider Section 230, a law that’s been the foundation of the way we have used the Internet for decades. The court will be handling a few cases that at first glance are about online platforms' liability for hosting accounts from foreign terrorists.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 20, 2022

Going on vacation has never been more talked about and anticipated. I mean—for many of us, it’s been a while. Such scams may arrive via email, SMS, or social media. Hotel safes are there to keep anything of value safe. When you’re not using a device, keep it in the safe—and remember the pin code!

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Security Through Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

It has been the official home for all things social engineering for 12 years straight. SEVillage is also the home for all social engineering speeches at DEF CON. Friday launched the Social Engineering Capture the Flag 4 Kids (SECTF4Kids). She dedicated hours of her time to help us build and create this virtual competition!

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

It took a global pandemic and the death of George Floyd to put deep-seated social inequities, especially systemic racism, front and center for intense public debate. We may or may not be on the cusp of a redressing social injustice by reordering our legacy political and economic systems. Shashanka explains. “No

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2020

Call it a love-hate relationship with the social media app Tik Tok. Australia has questions about Tik Tok's privacy. And there are concerns that some of these approaches to moderating content might be inconsistent with Australian values. We'd like the platforms to come before us and actually talk to us about this issue.".

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