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MyBook Users Urged to Unplug Devices from Internet

Krebs on Security

The My Book Live and My Book Live Duo devices received its final firmware update in 2015. That response also suggested this bug has been present in its devices for at least a decade. . “In some cases, this compromise has led to a factory reset that appears to erase all data on the device.

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How (and Why) to Take Full Advantage of Appleā€™s New Advanced Data Protection Feature

Security Boulevard

Apple has long been criticized, with good reason, over its iCloud service not providing E2EE (where the user has the decryption keys); for years, when enabled, for a good chunk of data iPhone syncs to iCloud, Apple held the decryption keys for some stored data, which included: Message backups. Device backups. Safari Bookmarks.

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How to Decrypt Ransomware Files ā€“ And What to Do When That Fails

eSecurity Planet

The best defense and the best option for recovery will always be the availability of sufficient, isolated data backups and a practiced restoration process. However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted.

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IT threat evolution Q1 2024

SecureList

In late December, in a presentation at the 37th Chaos Communication Congress (37C3), experts from our Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) described the attack chain in detail , including ā€“ for the first time ā€“ how the attackers exploited the CVE-2023-38606 hardware vulnerability.

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MY TAKE: Why COVID-19 ā€˜digital distancingā€™ is every bit as vital as ā€˜social distancingā€™

The Last Watchdog

That, of course, presents the perfect environment for cybercrime that pivots off social engineering. They understand the opportunities presented by the fact that executives, managers and subordinates are under heavy pressure to follow the latest developments, respond to email and click to websites quickly. Always remember.

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Feds Warn About Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks, Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

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. Update and patch operating systems, software, and firmware as soon as updates and patches are released.

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

This works by allowing the IoT device to present a QR code or a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, which the user can scan with their device to establish a secure Wi-Fi connection. Update your router firmware from your router’s manufacturer and install them to ensure your router is up to date and secure.