SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It encompasses various forms of cybercrime and online harm, including cyberstalking, tracking, hacking accounts and intimate image abuse. This can happen in several ways: requesting an itemized phone bill, physically accessing your devices, installing spyware, or hacking into accounts linked to your device.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 27, 2023

The problem is that cybercriminals use various techniques and tools to steal personal data , passwords, and banking information. This can be done by intercepting the wireless signals between a Wi-Fi access point and a device or using software tools to crack the encryption to secure the Wi-Fi network.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The agencies offered some sound cybersecurity advice for BlackByte that applies pretty generally: Conduct regular backups and store them as air-gapped, password-protected copies offline. Review domain controllers, servers, workstations, and active directories for new or unrecognized user accounts. 7 SP1, 8, 8.1)

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

An online search for the term “yehuo” reveals an account on the Chinese Software Developer Network which uses that same nickname and references the domain blazefire[.]com. In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

An online search for the term “yehuo” reveals an account on the Chinese Software Developer Network which uses that same nickname and references the domain blazefire[.]com. In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Most of us already know the importance of using antivirus , anti-malware, and VPNs to secure our computers, phones, and other devices against potential attacks. Taking this percentage into account, we can presume that out of 800,000 internet-connected printers across the world, at least 447,000 are unsecured. Original post: [link].

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

In this simple environment network security followed a simple protocol: Authenticate the user : using a computer login (username + password) Check the user’s permissions: using Active Directory or a similar Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Enable communication with authorized network resources (servers, printers, etc.)

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2022

Delivers consolidated management of all next-generation firewall (NGFW), software defined wide area network (SD-WAN) , switching and wireless policies from anywhere with a single cloud management and analytics platform. See the Top Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Solutions and the Best Antivirus Software.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 19, 2023

IT admins can locate unapproved or unexpected devices such as a PlayStation console, internet connected televisions, or an unauthorized wireless access point by examining the Nmap results. Other antivirus , endpoint detection and response (EDR), or extended detection and response (XDR) tools may offer similar capabilities.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though polite, the Creeper was still an annoyance to some, and in 1971, Ray Tomlinson developed the first antivirus software , called Reaper. One of the first pieces of antivirus software , McAfee’s VirusScan, was released in 1987. It also would actively shut down antivirus processes to evade detection and removal.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The number is expected to explode with the rollout of higher-speed wireless technologies like 5G in addition to the upward trend fueled by people working and attending school remotely during Covid-19 pandemic. When applied to a set of 43 million compromised LinkedIn passwords, it was able to crack them with 27 percent accuracy.

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