Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Technology is now deeply intertwined with policy. It's all changing fast; technology is literally creating the world we all live in, and policymakers can't keep up. The answer requires a deep understanding of both the policy tools available to modern society and the technologies of AI. Today, it's a crisis.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 21, 2024

Then they switch to the best practices to prevent social media account takeovers, highlighting […] The post The World of Scambaiting, Preventing Social Media Account Takeovers, Network Wrenches Hacked appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 8, 2022

Lumen Technologies, an American company that operates one of the largest Internet backbones and carries a significant percentage of the world's Internet traffic, said today it will stop routing traffic for organizations based in Russia. The post Internet Backbone Giant Lumen Shuns.RU

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Researchers at Qurium Media Foundation analyzed the blocking implemented by four different operators in Belarus. The Internet was shutdown several days and more than 80 websites, most of them news and political sites, were blocked. Qurium forensics report: Internet blocking in Belarus. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Internet).

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 26, 2023

Singapore, June 26, 2023 – Hardware cybersecurity solutions pioneer Flexxon today announced the appointment of Erik Nilsen, PhD, as its Chief Technology Strategist. For more information, please visit: Flexxon: flexxon.com X-PHY: x-phy.com Media contact: Samantha Wong, Director, Communications & Media, e.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2022

Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor is going to ban Instagram in Russia to prevent the spreading of info related to the Ukraine invasion. Russia will ban Instagram, the decision was announced by Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor. “As you know, on March 11, Meta Platforms Inc. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2022

Keep your children off the internet! The simplest way to protect your children from the harms you know, and especially the harms you don’t, is to keep them off social media entirely. That means no social media accounts for them, and no posting images of them on your own accounts. Take your social media accounts private.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 25, 2021

Social media feels like the natural evolution of technology, like something that would have happened no matter what. It’s too late now to re-model social media, so we have to learn to live with what we have and make better choices from here on out. The Social Media we should have had. The Social Media we truly have.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

This year, we’re reminded of the challenges and risks children and teens face when using digital technologies. Stuck at home during the pandemic, kids have turned to social media, gaming platforms, and instant messaging apps where safe digital encounters are not a given.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 10, 2022

Many threats that have until now been theoretical—like creation of a "Ru-net" as an alternative to the Internet—are becoming a reality. Cutting off Internet access to a country the size of Texas is not as simple as cutting a few cables or bombing a few cell towers. There are many tech angles to the war in Ukraine.

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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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The Hacker News

JANUARY 6, 2024

Telecommunication, media, internet service providers (ISPs), information technology (IT)-service providers, and Kurdish websites in the Netherlands have been targeted as part of a new cyber espionage campaign undertaken by a Türkiye-nexus threat actor known as Sea Turtle.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 1, 2024

The internet that we use today is a massive network of interconnected devices and services. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are an essential but sometimes invisible technology layer that underpins services ranging from social media to online banking.

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Hackology

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Video technology has become a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes to reach their target audience and increase engagement. From social media platforms to company websites, video content has become a staple in marketing strategies. In addition to increasing engagement, video technology can also improve your search engine rankings.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Employees and executives are often oversharing personal details on social media and even in automated out-of-office (OOO) email messages. Of course, OOO instructions serve an important business communications function, and a strong strong social media profile is a great way to network with your peers and brand yourself. Social media.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. Since 2004, there's been an annual event designed to "Promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world." The Windows Firewall enabled by default, and the Internet Explorer popup blocker.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Several media reported that three million electric toothbrushes were compromised and recruited into a DDoS botnet. The news made the headlines and was reported by many other media outlets and websites without appropriate verification. Meantime Fortinet has sent this statement to several international media outlets, excluding CH Media.

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Hot for Security

JUNE 18, 2021

This year, we’re reminded of the challenges and risks children and teens face when using digital technologies. Stuck at home during the pandemic, kids have turned to social media, gaming platforms, and instant messaging apps where safe digital encounters are not a given.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

In the not too distant future, each one of us will need to give pause, on a daily basis, to duly consider how we purchase and use Internet of Things devices and services. Only when we demand it, will the Internet of Things achieve a level of trust that makes it stable. This is coming. This time the stakes are too high. Talk more soon.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 26, 2024

Large language models—the technology undergirding modern chatbots—allow users to interact with computers through natural conversation, an innovation that introduces some baggage from human-to-human exchanges. ” Other computing technologies have been shown to shape our cognition. This is beginning to change.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 25, 2024

In just a few decades, much of human knowledge has been collectively written up and made available to anyone with an internet connection. The internet initially promised to change this process. It quickly became apparent that the deluge of media made many of the functions that traditional publishers supplied even more necessary.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 12, 2021

To identify negligent behavior, security teams should look for indicators of poor data hygiene like storing passwords in text files, databases exposed to the external internet, questionable Wi-Fi connections, unsanctioned application use, and sidestepping security restrictions. Technology: Work smarter, not harder. Lucia Milic?,

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 27, 2023

Typical applications include green IIoT technologies like charging stations, smart meters, and PV inverters, for which only a small amount of memory is required to run boot software or to communicate with cloud applications. The proliferation of IIoT technologies is particularly evident in smart cities. Westford, Mass.,

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 9, 2024

” CVE-2024-29988 is a weakness that allows attackers to bypass Windows SmartScreen , a technology Microsoft designed to provide additional protections for end users against phishing and malware attacks. . “Microsoft has updated their backend and notified any customers who have been affected by the credential leakage.”

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

These scams often start innocently on dating sites or social media but quickly escalate to requests for money or sensitive information. RELATED: 5 Emotions Used in Social Engineering Attacks ] Cybersecurity experts warn these tactics are becoming more advanced with the use of new technology.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. Other Privnote phishing domains that also phoned home to the same Internet address as pirwnote[.]com The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages. com include privnode[.]com

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2022

As this storage medium is not connected to the internet and is offline, it cannot be infected with ransomware…hmm, as of now. Such storage media needs physical access; which means cannot be accessed from remote servers via the internet. And it is a tedious process to copy data from these media and destroy it.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 31, 2022

Store two copies on different media: Having multiple backups in the same format means that they have the same vulnerabilities: the same malware can hit multiple network-connected drives, a flood or electrical surge or fire can destroy all of your equipment at once, and a loss of Internet access can cut you off from cloud-based backups.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

At the outset of their federal criminal trial for hijacking vast swaths of Internet addresses for use in large-scale email spam campaigns, three current or former executives at online advertising firm Adconion Direct (now Amobee ) have pleaded guilty to lesser misdemeanor charges of fraud and misrepresentation via email.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2022

” This is what I wrote in my upcoming book (to be published in February): One example of an extension of this technology is the “persona bot,” an AI posing as an individual on social media and other online groups. They would participate in small forums around the Internet: hobbyist groups, book groups, whatever.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 5, 2020

The NSA has issued a cybersecurity advisory about the use of location data on personal devices, social media accounts, mobile applications, as well as Internet of Things-enabled devices. The advisory, titled “Limiting Location Data Exposure,” was released August 4.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 2, 2021

With more than 600K followers on YouTube, LiveOverflow is one of infosec’s first social media influencers. In this episode, LiveOverflow talks about his six years of producing engaging YouTube content and what the rise of social media influencers might mean for traditional conferences like Black Hat.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Deepfakes are a type of AI-generated media that can take the form of videos, images, text, sounds, and more where the aim is to create an original form of media. While AI and machine learning technology have advanced in capabilities, its sudden growth may be more due to its affordability and accessibility. So what are Deepfakes?”

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2021

All the firewalls in the world can’t help you if an attacker removes your storage media from the storage room. Learn what you need to know about defending critical infrastructure. | Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ].

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 1, 2018

QKD technology cannot replace the flexible authentication mechanisms provided by contemporary public key signatures. QKD also seems unsuitable for some of the grand future challenges such as securing the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, social media, or cloud applications. I agree with them.

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 9, 2022

Other parties familiar with Russian Internet usage patterns have also estimated that as many as a third of all Russian Internet users now regularly use VPNs. VPN technologies deliver two major benefits to Russian citizens. times as high as it was prior to the war!

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