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Keeping Consumer Data Safe

Hacker Combat

Every day on popular eCommerce sites, millions upon millions of people are entering valuable information. There are all sorts of ways hackers can access information, like sending malicious code to websites that intercept payments or using bots to guess millions of combinations of letters and numbers to access user accounts.

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BEST PRACTICES: How to protect yourself from the enduring scourge of malvertising

The Last Watchdog

Anyone paying a visit to one of these sites received an exploit kit that checked whether the compromised device was an Android or an iPhone; figured out whether the device was protected by antivirus; and took note of whether the device was positioned upright, or lying down. Protecting yourself.

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MY TAKE: Why the next web-delivered ad you encounter could invisibly infect your smartphone

The Last Watchdog

PayLeak checks whether the compromised device is an Android or an iPhone; whether the phone is protected by antivirus; and even whether it is positioned upright, or lying down.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Security Experts Reflect on Safety

CyberSecurity Insiders

“At Forter, we’ve seen a marked uptick in Account Takeovers (ATO); a form of identity fraud in which a third-party steals credentials and / or gains access to user accounts. The global pandemic has kept people home, and so many consumers have entered the world of eCommerce. How can that be?

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Just don’t. Wait, what?

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

That meant I tested the release candidates -- not the final product you’d buy in the stores - for consumer-grade antivirus programs, desktop firewalls, and desktop Intrusion detection systems. Not only do I get a much faster time to market, I don’t have to worry about rolling my own encryption. Just don’t. Wait, what?