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10 Behaviors That Will Reduce Your Risk Online

Daniel Miessler

What follows is a set of basic security hygiene steps that will significantly reduce your risk online. Use unique, strong passwords, and store them in a password manager. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. Automatic Logins Using Lastpass.

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When Accounts are "Hacked" Due to Poor Passwords, Victims Must Share the Blame

Troy Hunt

The first one was about HSBC disclosing a "security incident" which, upon closer inspection, boiled down to this: The security incident that HSBC described in its letter seems to fit the characteristics of brute-force password-guessing attempts, also known as a credentials stuffing attack. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 6, 2018.

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Fake Booking.com phish uses fake CAPTCHAs to trick hotel staff into downloading malware

Malwarebytes

Here’s how it works: Cybercriminals send a fake Booking.com email to a hotels email address, asking them to confirm a booking. Dear Team, You have received a new booking. However, there are a few things you can do to lower your risk. Use a different password for every online account. Set up identity monitoring.

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GUEST ESSAY: Understanding the security limits of the static and dynamic passwords we rely on

The Last Watchdog

We all rely on passwords. For better or worse, we will continue to use passwords to access our computing devices and digital services for years to come. Related : The coming of password-less access. Passwords were static to begin with. They have since been modified in two directions: biometrics and dynamic passwords.

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The Battle for Attention: How Cybersecurity Fights for Truth in a World of Noise

Jane Frankland

” This observation, from Chris Hayes’ book T he Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource cuts to the heart of a growing challenge in every domain of modern society. Until an organisation suffers a breach, cybersecurity risks remain abstract and low on the agenda.

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Hi, robot: Half of all internet traffic now automated

Malwarebytes

This is where a bot takes a password and email address that has been stolen and leaked online, and then tries those credentials across a myriad of services in the hope that its owner will have reused the password elsewhere. Don’t reuse passwords. These account takeover attacks have skyrocketed lately. Protect your PC.

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1 in 10 people do nothing to stay secure and private on vacation

Malwarebytes

The findings reveal that the public approaches cybersecurity as a patchwork quilt, implementing some best practices while forgoing others, and engaging in a few behaviors that carry significant risk online. A safer option for vacationers is to book travel directly with an airline or hotel chain.

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