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Four Scary Cyber Creatures Haunting Your Working World

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

From AI-generated phishing attacks to badly behaved bots, these digital ghouls are more than just scary stories—they're real threats to your business and personal security. This chilling tactic to trick people into revealing sensitive information, making financial transactions, or even breaching critical security protocols.

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How Generative AI Is Powering a New Era of Cybersecurity

Hacker's King

Language Translation : By translating foreign-language threat reports, AI enables organizations to stay informed about global cybersecurity developments. This comprehensive view allows security teams to anticipate and prepare for threats more effectively. Develop sophisticated malware.

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GUEST ESSAY: Lessons to be learned from the waves of BofA phone number spoofing scams

The Last Watchdog

His story serves as a reminder to stay vigilant against phone scams, ensuring our financial well-being and personal security. Victims have reported several warning signs, such as unsolicited calls, requests for sensitive information, and high-pressure tactics. Stay vigilant and informed to protect against such fraud.

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MY TAKE: How consumer-grade VPNs are enabling individuals to do DIY security

The Last Watchdog

I also saw this as an opportunity to get better informed about consumer security concerns. DIY security. The leading B2C VPNs all recognize this and have begun promoting the use of personal VPNs as, essentially, a DIY security tool. Surfshark has other security-related services under development.

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GUEST ESSAY: Until we eliminate passwords, follow these 4 sure steps to password hygiene

The Last Watchdog

No personal information. Keep information like your birthday, high school graduation year, or address out of your passwords. Assume that this type of personal data is easily discoverable online. Two-factor authentication may seem technically complicated, but “2FA” is a security measure you already know.

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A bug in the Walgreens mobile app leaked customers’ messages

Security Affairs

According to the company, customers’ messages within the Walgreens mobile application may have been viewed by other users due to a bug in the personal secure messaging feature. “We recently learned of unauthorized disclosure of one or more of your secure messages within the Walgreens mobile app.

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The Myth of Consumer-Grade Security

Schneier on Security

They're critical to national security as well as personal security. Today, the predominant encryption algorithm for commercial applications -- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) -- is approved by the National Security Agency (NSA) to secure information up to the level of Top Secret.