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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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Database Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

While admins may find sharing passwords convenient, doing so makes proper database security and accountability almost impossible. On top of this, it is wise to ensure standard account security procedures are followed: Strong passwords should be enforced. Password hashes should be stored encrypted and salted.

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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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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. But phishing persistently remains a threat (as shown by a recent phishing attack on the U.S.

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G Suite Security: Top 6 Risks to Avoid

Spinone

Basically, it encrypts the files and scrambles data into an unreadable format. If one superior account got hit by ransomware, it will encrypt all data that other coworkers rely on. Through Backup and Sync service. But because all files on your Google Drive are synced with your computer, they will be encrypted as well.

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How to Secure Google Drive

Spinone

This is easily accessed under the settings found in Google Account > Security > Third party apps with account access. Configure Recovery on your Google Account What are the recovery options? This is found under the Security > Ways we can verify it’s your section.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: PKI, or Public Key Infrastructure, works with two keys: a public key, which may be available on a website, and a private key, which is known only between a client and a server, and unless those two keys match, there’s no encryption or decryption. That secures the integrity of the system -- that the data isn’t altered.

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