The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

If the data is online, then it’s accessible to bad actors and just waiting to be encrypted for ransom. Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access your applications and services, especially for admin access to platforms and backend systems. •Back up your data and secure your backups in an offline location. Let’s talk VPNs.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2019

If I go to a CSO and say, ‘We can secure your APIs,’ he’ll say, ‘Great, can you also find them for me?’ ” observed Dwivedi, Data Theorem’s founder. Instead, what it did was allow anyone with a usps.com account to modify a wildcard search without authentication permissions. And that’s just one phone. Velocity without security.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The FaceTime bug definitely proves that your phone can be used as a remote listening device "without any authentication" — Marcus J. If the US government dictating iPhone encryption design sounds ok to you, ask yourself how you'll feel when China demands the same. Carey (@marcusjcarey) January 29, 2019.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for social engineering schemes or something even more nefarious. When surveillance leads to spying.

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