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Ransomware gang hits 49ers’ network before Super Bowl kick off

Malwarebytes

It is used by affiliates who breach organizations, steal valuable information, and then use ransomware to encrypt the organizations’ files—rendering them unusable. The analyses revealed a flaw in its code: The decryption/encryption key had been reused in multiple attacks.

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Taking on the Next Generation of Phishing Scams

Google Security

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. In this way, the attacker can count on their victim to solve any authentication challenge presented.

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Top Unexpected Ways to Utilise a Password Manager for Enhanced Security and Organisation

IT Security Guru

Users can save credit card details that can be easily filled on retail websites, as well as bank information such as account and routing numbers. This information can be securely shared with others with full end-to-end encryption, ensuring your most sensitive financial information is never exposed via unsecure channels.

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How to Secure Google Drive

Spinone

Implement Two-Step Verification By now, most have at least heard about two-step or “two-factor” authentication from various systems and applications that offer this extra security measure. Two-step verification is a great way to greatly improve Google Drive security. What is two-step verification?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. That secures the integrity of the system -- that the data isn’t altered.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. That secures the integrity of the system -- that the data isn’t altered.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: Bowen’s public inquiry revealed findings of multiple buffer overflows, software updates without authentication, and inadequate randomization of the ballots so that valid secrecy can be compromised -- among other vulnerabilities. That secures the integrity of the system -- that the data isn’t altered.

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