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

The Last Watchdog

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers.

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Hundreds of C-level executives credentials available for $100 to $1500 per account

Security Affairs

. “A source in the cyber-security community who agreed to contact the seller to obtain samples has confirmed the validity of the data and obtained valid credentials for two accounts, the CEO of a US medium-sized software company and the CFO of an EU-based retail store chain.” ” reported ZDNet.

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IoT Devices a Huge Risk to Enterprises

eSecurity Planet

The increasingly distributed nature of IT – with data and applications living in and being accessed through the cloud, outside of traditional data centers protected by firewalls and antivirus software – is helping to fuel the zero-trust push, which states that identity is key.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q3 2020

Security Affairs

The Threat Report Portugal: Q3 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to August, Q3, of 2020. The emergent URSA trojan is impacting many countries using a sophisticated loader and avoiding antivirus detection. The campaigns were classified as either phishing or malware.

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Top Patch Management Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

There’s no need for secondary relay, database, or distribution servers at different bank branches, retail locations, or geographically dispersed corporate offices. Integrates with a variety of vulnerability scanners to collect data for IT resources both on-premises and in the cloud. Customize patch scheduling and workflows.