Analyzing the Swiss E-Voting System
Schneier on Security
JULY 1, 2022
Andrew Appel has a long analysis of the Swiss online voting system. It’s a really good analysis of both the system and the official analyses. Uncategorized voting
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GUEST ESSAY: The post-pandemic challenges of securely managing employee endpoints
The Last Watchdog
JULY 1, 2022
The pandemic-driven remote working brought about unforeseen challenges that the pre-pandemic corporate world would have never imagined. From transitioning to a work-from-home as a ‘perk’ to a ‘necessity’, the organizations had to realign their operations and do it fast, to keep the ships afloat. Related: Deploying human sensors. Now that the dust seems to have settled on the novelty of remote working, there’s no doubt that remote working- whether organizations like it or not is here to say.
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Criminals Use Deepfake Videos to Interview for Remote Work
Dark Reading
JULY 1, 2022
The latest evolution in social engineering could put fraudsters in a position to commit insider threats
Amazon Quietly Patches 'High Severity' Vulnerability in Android Photos App
The Hacker News
JULY 1, 2022
Amazon, in December 2021, patched a high severity vulnerability affecting its Photos app for Android that could have been exploited to steal a user's access tokens.
Successful Change Management with Enterprise Risk Management
Speaker: William Hord, Vice President of ERM Services
Join us as we discuss the various tangents of data and the change management process that will help you make better risk-based business decisions to save time and money for your organization.
Teenagers are being encouraged to spread ransomware
CyberSecurity Insiders
JULY 1, 2022
Ransomware-as-a-service gang is on the prowl of teenagers who can act as distributors for malware. As law enforcement is tightening the noose around black hat hackers in all ways, ransomware spreading groups are now focusing more on luring teenagers into their business distribution stream.
Facebook 2FA phish arrives just 28 minutes after scam domain created
Naked Security
JULY 1, 2022
The crooks hit us up with this phishing email less than half an hour after they activated their new scam domain. Data loss Facebook Phishing Privacy 2FA phishing Scam
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Cover Your SaaS: How to Overcome Security Challenges and Risks For Your Organization
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Wicked Good Development: Vulnerability Drills – the Intention, Habit, and Impact
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DragonForce Malaysia Releases LPE Exploit, Threatens Ransomware
Dark Reading
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Disgruntled Law School Applicant’s Cyberharassment Ends With Narrow Court Ruling
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A newly discovered malware has been put to use in the wild at least since March 2021 to backdoor Microsoft Exchange servers belonging to a wide range of entities worldwide, with infections lingering in 20 organizations as of June 2022.
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Get one year of this leading VPN for just $30
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JULY 1, 2022
ClearVPN's Premium Plan offers advanced security and connectivity, allowing you to easily protect your devices at an affordable price. The post Get one year of this leading VPN for just $30 appeared first on TechRepublic. Security clearvpn clearvpn premium plan VPN
Making CMMC Compliance Affordable For SMBs
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JULY 1, 2022
Realizing the Total Cost of Compliance Companies in the defense industrial base (DIB) have less than a year before the Interim Rule is in effect. We’ve spoken to many small to medium businesses (SMBs) in the DIB and one concern comes up over and over again. The cost of CMMC 2.0
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A ransomware attack forced publishing giant Macmillan to shuts down its systems
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A cyber attack forced the American publishing giant Macmillan to shut down its IT systems. The publishing giant Macmillan has been hit by a cyberattack that forced the company to shut down its IT infrastructure to prevent the threat from spreading within its network.
Phishing scam poses as Canadian tax agency before Canada Day
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