The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

This deal reads like to the epilogue to a book titled The First 20 Years of the Supremely Lucrative Antivirus Market. Way back in 1990, Symantec acquired Norton Utilities and made Norton the heart of its antivirus subscription offering. Related: The coming of ubiquitous passwordless access.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

With ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) hackers like Conti, Hive and LockBit narrowing their focus from larger healthcare systems to smaller hospitals and specialty clinics, it is becoming easier than ever to retrieve the data and use it for launching various fraud and identity theft schemes.

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Healthcare Ransomware Social Engineering Identity Theft 105

Identity IQ

APRIL 12, 2023

Use Strong Passwords and Multi-factor Authentication Many systems are only as secure as the passwords used to protect them. If you don’t already use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access your work accounts, you should start. VPNs allow onsite and remote workers to send and receive employer data through a secure, private network.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

But both first scenario is likely to be lead second one since the buyer of the credential is going to use it for some other cyber attack. One common objective is identity theft, where hackers assume your identity to commit fraudulent activities like opening credit accounts or making unauthorized purchases.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Security Antivirus – software that scans a device or a network to detect security threats, alert you, and neutralize malicious code. Authenticator – a method of how a user can prove his/her identity to a system. Exploit – a weak spot in a computer system, which can be used to attack this system.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Computer viruses often utilize deception techniques and keep evolving to evade antivirus software. Viruses like CIH (Chen lng-hau) do not increase the file size of the host file, thus becoming undetectable for antivirus programs that detect viruses based on the file size. Computer worms. Less common types.

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Cyber threats Computers and Electronics Adware Spyware 114

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

Computer viruses often utilize deception techniques and keep evolving to evade antivirus software. Viruses like CIH (Chen lng-hau) do not increase the file size of the host file, thus becoming undetectable for antivirus programs that detect viruses based on the file size. Computer Worms. Less Common Types of Malware.

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