The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

As technology has rapidly exceeded all historical imaginings, opportunities for fraudsters to exploit their victims abound. Digital exploitation refers to the abuse and manipulation of technology and the internet for illegal and unethical purposes, including identity theft, sextortion, cyberbullying, online scams, and data breaches.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Safer Internet Day, sponsored by ConnectSafely , aims to create both a safer and a better internet, where everyone is empowered to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. With a global, community-led approach, Safer Internet Day encourages everyone to come together and play their part.

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Security Through Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, social engineering has undergone significant transformations over the years, propelled by advancements in technology. This article delves into the historical shifts in social engineering tactics and explores how adversaries embrace new technologies to achieve their objectives.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

” TracketPacer regularly posts fun, educational content about how the Internet operates. But amidst Cooper's bite-sized factoids, a pair of comments she made about something else—the gender gap in the technology industry—set off a torrent of anger. ” This, the Internet decided, would not stand.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 8, 2021

IDIQ Names Patrick Glennon Chief Technology Officer. Technology is central to company growth and product roadmap—. 8, 2021 – IDIQ, an industry leader in credit report and identity theft monitoring, has selected Patrick Glennon to lead technology and security at the company. IdentityIQ. Temecula, California, Dec.

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Hot for Security

JANUARY 25, 2021

England’s Department for Education has learned that laptops given out by the government to support disadvantaged children during the lockdown contain malware. The government has so far sent more than 800,000 laptops to children with no access to devices and / or Internet to assist the disadvantaged demographic home-schooling during lockdown.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

How did America and Americans regress to being much less secure than before the Internet? Everyone knows the many amazing conveniences, benefits, and advances the Internet has enabled. The internet was designed that way.” A recent Council on Foreign Relations report confronts this irrational Internet utopianism. “

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) after observing Vice Society threat actors disproportionately targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 29, 2024

Membership of the Alliance will enable DNSFilter to help address this challenge on a wider-scale as well as for its own customers, including larger-scale organizations looking to lock down this section of the internet even more.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 10, 2022

Technology provides opportunities to positively impact the world and improve lives. Some bad actors also use this technology to create synthetic audio. Even deepfake examples designed to educate the public — like a doctored video of Nixon’s resignation speech — fool observers without meaning to. The making of Deepfakes.

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SecureBlitz

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As students embrace technological devices and the internet, they become prime targets for cybercriminals, hackers, and even fellow students. Cybersecurity is a major challenge for everyone in the 21st century, including students.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 1, 2023

In doing so, I had to educate myself on what they value and realized the many differences between Gen Z and previous generations. This means they grew up experiencing a much faster rate in which technology evolves. In 2022, I started a podcast aimed at converting more Gen Z to seek careers in cybersecurity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Celebrating Safer Internet Day: Surviving Lockdowns Edition. This year’s celebration of the Safer Internet Day comes at a time when people are exercizing social distancing measures to help contain the pandemic. The theme of the day, “Together for a better internet”, couldn’t be more appropriate. Tue, 02/09/2021 - 10:06.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2021

President Biden’s wide-ranging cybersecurity executive order issued last May directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create pilot labeling programs to educate the public on the security of the internet-of-things (IoT) devices and software products they buy.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2024

May 13, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Criminal IP, a renowned Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine developed by AI SPERA, has recently signed a technology partnership to exchange threat intelligence data based on domains and potentially on the IP address to protect users by blocking threats to end users. Torrance, Calif.,

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As a part of this effort, each organization made the following commitments: MxD , in collaboration with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, created the Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Operational Technology (CyMOT) program to increase the security of U.S. Funding for this program is in part from a Federal grant.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Network operators worldwide have rushed to upgrade network infrastructure to meet increased demand for bandwidth and throughput driven by remote work and education. In many cases, this has resulted in service providers accelerating timelines for 5G and other high-bandwidth access technologies.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2024

The funding will be used for core research and development to build new AI technology and products to protect against generative AI threats, such as deepfake social engineering and autonomous fraud. Vu “Safeguarding against generative AI threats is essential for the future of the internet,” said Vu.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group (aka Agrius , BlackShadow , Pink Sandstorm , DEV-0022 ) has been targeting Israeli organizations in higher education and tech sectors with destructive cyber attacks since January 2023. Based on our telemetry, the most targeted organizations belong to the education and technology sectors.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

This aptly describes the Internet of Things (IoT), where many small things are coming together to shape what we all hope will deliver a great leap in the way we live and do business. Thales eSecurity and our technology partner Nexus Group are helping secure the IoT from the ground up, starting with the manufacturing of IoT devices.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With new technological advancements comes a need for heightened security measures. NCSAM launched in 2004, at a time where technology was nowhere near where it is today. We still relied on flip phones, and broadband internet was becoming more accessible for people worldwide. Host cybersecurity training for all employees.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 5, 2024

Advancements in Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are paving the way for a smarter, more interconnected future. They’re taking down communication barriers among consumers and businesses across different industries. According to Global Data, the global IoT market could be worth $1.1

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

G Suite for Education (formerly called Google Apps for Education) is a suite of web applications including Gmail , Hangouts, Google Calendar , Google Drive , Docs, Sheets, Slides, Groups, News, Play, Sites, and Google Vault (about the difference between Vault and Spinbackup read here ).

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SC Magazine

MAY 5, 2021

Today’s columnist, Brian Johnson of Armorblox, offers five takeaways from the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) in March released its 2020 Internet Crime Report with updated statistics on Business Email Compromise (BEC), Email Account Compromise (EAC), and COVID-19 scams.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2024

The Texas law, which was signed in June 2023, requires several types of adult websites to verify the age of their visitors by either collecting visitors’ information from a government ID or relying on a third party to verify age through the collection of multiple streams of data, such as education and employment status. Muffett said.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Educational institutions have increasingly become heavy consumers of cloud services and data storage. Many cloud providers cater to the needs of educational institutions, often providing free services to public schools, colleges, etc.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2023

Hackers are increasingly targeting schools as technology is being integrated more deeply into teaching. Educational institutions own many sensitive data, such as personnel and financial information, as well as intellectual property. Cybercriminals use these weaknesses to break into school networks and compromise critical data.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. It foreshadowed how encryption would come to be used as a foundation for Internet commerce – by companies and criminals. Lessons learned.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Internet of Things (IoT) encompasses a wide range and variety of items and equipment that are connected to the Internet via wired or wireless connections. These technologies are widely used for a variety of reasons, including communication, transportation, education, and commercial growth, and their popularity has risen fast.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2022

The Paris Call for Trust and Stability in Cyberspace is an initiative launched by French President Emmanuel Macron during the 2018 UNESCO’s Internet Governance Forum. It’s an attempt by the world’s governments to come together and create a set of international norms and standards for a reliable, trustworthy, safe, and secure Internet.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The grants are part of the state’s SOC/Range Initiative, a program managed by MassTech’s MassCyberCenter that aims to help build a diverse generation of cybersecurity professionals through education, training, and workforce development. As a former mayor, I know that cyber attacks are a constant threat to municipalities.

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

With the industry cyber skills gap widening , it is the role of organizations like Cisco to help foster education and grow the next generation of talent in the communities that we live, work, and serve. I am encouraged and inspired by these innovative educational programs, and I challenge all my readers to follow in their footsteps.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Educators can use this technological proficiency to maximize students’ learning potential when harnessed correctly. However, the dark side of increased internet access raises concerns about the safety of third-party-provided applications. Districts are often scrambling for ways to ensure […].

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Let’s walk through some practical steps organizations can take today, implementing zero trust and remote access strategies to help reduce ransomware risks: •Obvious, but difficult – get end users to stop clicking unknown links and visiting random websites that they know little about, an educational challenge. Food for thought, eh!

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

As ChatGPT went viral, other chatbots powered by generative AI appeared, and these technologies were quickly adopted as assistants in diverse areas including education. As we look to 2024, we believe that the consumer threat landscape will be heavily influenced by political, cultural, and technological events and trends.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Educators can use this technological proficiency to maximize students’ learning potential when harnessed correctly. However, the dark side of increased internet access raises concerns about the safety of third-party-provided applications. Districts are often scrambling for ways to ensure […].

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 21, 2023

As information technology continues to evolve, more and more people are penetrating cyberspace. But is it always safe to surf the internet? How Does Immersive Technology Affect Cybersecurity? Immersive technology can greatly help in this problem since it can train staff and spread cybersecurity awareness.

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