Threatpost

AUGUST 12, 2020

App concealed the practice of gathering device unique identifiers using an added layer of encryption.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

Many password managers also encrypt passwords to create an additional layer of protection. For example, when you enter your password into an online account like Gmail, you may receive a code to your mobile phone that you’ll have to enter for an extra line of security. Editor’s note: This article was initially posted here.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 22, 2023

PROS Light on System Resources ( ) Compatible with most Firefox Extensions ( ) "No telemetry" and "Limited Data Collection" ( this could change, given the first con below) CONS Bought by analytics/adverising company, System1, which is the same company that bought search engine StartPage. Additionally, the default search remains Bing.

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Data collection Engineering Encryption DNS 52

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

A typical website or mobile web app consumer experience today gets cobbled together with software components supplied by dozens of different software contractors. We’re talking about things like consumer data collection, data management platforms and retargeting enablement systems.

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Retail Digital transformation Advertising Software 138

SecureList

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The modules perform specific espionage functions, such as keylogging, stealing documents, or hijacking encryption keys from infected computers and attached USB devices. The files were designed to be executed in a pre-defined order, and some of them were AES128-encrypted.

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Malware Computers and Electronics Telecommunications Encryption 144

Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2023

More recently, we’ve all received examples of these on the mobile device as well, commonly called smishing for SMS-phishing. How are threat actors able to move laterally via these planted spies and ultimately both exfiltrate and encrypt data? Phishing attacks have been a threat for over two decades.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Back to the bit about risks impacting data collected by IoT devices and back again to CloudPets, Context Security's piece aligned with my own story about kids' CloudPets messages being left exposed to the internet. The vulnerability is the result of weak encryption used by TP-Link. HA has a Let's Encrypt add-on.

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IoT Firmware Risk Manufacturing 357

Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

EDR security works by monitoring the activity on an organization’s endpoints—such as laptops, desktops, servers, and mobile devices—in real time. XDR is a category of a security technology stack that brings together data from multiple sources and provides a comprehensive view of an organization’s security posture.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

APIs are essential to bridging critical connections in transformation projects, microservice driven app modernizations, AI powered systems, mobile and web applications and much more. All of these applications are powered by and rely on APIs to function. And, the responses received tend to be different from one persona to the next.

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Risk Government Artificial Intelligence Threat Detection 57

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing. ” SEPTEMBER.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Managed Detection and Response Product Guide Top MDR Services and Solutions Encryption Full disk encryption, sometimes called whole disk encryption, is a data encryption approach for both hardware and software that involves encrypting all disk data, including system files and programs.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Data loss prevention ( DLP ) prevents unwanted data transfers. Data Loss Prevention (DLP): DLP tools monitor and manage data flows in order to avoid illegal sharing or leaking of sensitive data.

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Backups Firewall Encryption Architecture 120

Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2020

“Looking at the data collected, the pattern of visits are highest on Monday and Friday, and the lowest visit count is on the weekend. Our data shows that there were virtually no customer hits on COVID-related domains prior to February 23.”

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Cisco Security

JULY 5, 2021

Cisco Secure Endpoint identifies and blocks the malicious code that is so often the cause of data leaks today, while protecting data ‘at rest’ and ‘in transit’. It prevents command and control call-backs for data exfiltration and stops execution of ransomware encryption. 4 and DE.AE-5] 4 and DE.CM-5]

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Malware Risk Mobile Technology 129

SecureList

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

We were unable to cluster those packages until the middle of 2019 when we found a host that served these installers among FinSpy Mobile implants for Android. Both of them are encrypted with RC4. All communications between the server are encrypted with RC4. The encrypted VFS file. Names differ between samples.

Encryption 144

Encryption Malware Spyware Architecture 144

eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2022

Unless security best practices are followed, snoopers can gain access from outside, and hackers can install rogue APIs (application programming interfaces) or crack security encryption with the help of sophisticated hardware sniffers. RF Explorer. Figuring out what causes Wi-Fi to go wrong can be tedious. Wi-Fi Surveyor.

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Security Performance Wireless Encryption Penetration Testing 130

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Over the years, additional attack vectors have been discovered, including FM frequency signals from a computer to a mobile phone; thermal communication channels between air gapped computers; the exploitation of cellular frequencies; and near-field communication (NFC) channels. They also don't have event logs or audit trails. Conclusion.

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Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Threat Detection Technology 101

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2021

While these alt platforms largely position themselves as “free speech” alternatives, we at CyberNews were also interested in how these alt social platforms compare in terms of data collection. Users would need to read both Triller’s and Quickblox’ privacy policies to get a good idea of how their data is being collected and processed.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 18, 2022

Firms should consider a solution that collects only security information about devices – the less personal data collected, the better. Mobile Device Management (MDM): A user grants the enterprise a degree of control and management over the device and its settings. Bootable OS: Bootable managed corporate environment.

Authentication 75

Authentication Mobile VPN Risk 75

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2022

Single dashboard monitoring and prioritizing alerts across multiple systems Integrations with Nagios, Zabbix, Kibana, Prometheus, Sensu, and Riemann Query alerts from command-line or web console via desktop, tablet, or mobile device Deploy on AWS, GCP, Docker, Packer, Heroku, Python PyPI, or Vagrant. Kibana Features.

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Penetration Testing Software Risk Firewall 109

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Cyber attackers are forever becoming more sophisticated, however, so companies have had to constantly incorporate new security solutions such as IDPS , UEBA , threat intelligence , patch management , encryption , DLP , DDoS protection , vulnerability management , and even mobile security management. Best XDR Solutions.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2022

FAMOC manage from Techstep, a Gartner-recognized MMS provider, is an MDM designed to give IT a complete view and absolute control over mobile devices used by the workforce, so that people can work more effectively and securely. SecureX orchestration workflows for Jamf Pro include: Lock Computer, Lock Mobile Device. Read more here.

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Firewall Authentication Passwords Threat Detection 116

Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

Cisco Secure Endpoint for iOS provides organizations with the visibility and control they need, to confidently accelerate deployment of mobile devices running Apple iOS. Best of all, there is no incremental cost based on the volume of data collected. Encrypt files everywhere. CSC now adds support for Clomo MDM.

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Technology Firewall VPN Authentication 111

SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

We now have better visibility into the group’s tactics, particularly in the areas of lateral movement, data collection and exfiltration. The new MATA orchestrator introduced several modifications to its encryption, configuration and communication protocols and appears to have been rewritten from scratch.

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Malware Government Phishing Social Engineering 90

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Bessemer Venture Partners. NightDragon. Paladin Capital Group. Redpoint Ventures. Sequoia Investments.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The rise of destructive attacks In December of last year, shortly after we released our predictions for 2023, Russian government agencies were reported to have been targeted by a data wiper called CryWiper. The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data.

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