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The gift that keeps on giving: 7 tips to avoid cyber security threats

Security Boulevard

While well intentioned, you may have inadvertently created a security breach for the recipient or opened your family up to unwanted surveillance. The Internet of security breaches The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just for your smart.

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SiteLock INFINITY Wins 2017 Cloud Computing Excellence Award

SiteLock

The Cloud Computing Excellence Awards recognize companies and products that most effectively deliver network security through cloud platforms and provide security for cloud based applications. INFINITY is a state of the art malware and vulnerability remediation service featuring unique, patent-pending technology.

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Using Encryption with Access Controls to Mitigate Malware and Ransomware Damage

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Using Encryption with Access Controls to Mitigate Malware and Ransomware Damage. Recently the headlines have been dominated by infected enterprise software that has resulted in malware and hackers gaining access to mission critical infrastructures, taking control of systems, and stealing data. Mon, 12/21/2020 - 07:23. System Auditing.

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Android 14 introduces first-of-its-kind cellular connectivity security features

Google Security

Hardening network security on Android The Android Security Model assumes that all networks are hostile to keep users safe from network packet injection, tampering, or eavesdropping on user traffic. We will also continue to partner with academic institutions to solve complex problems in network security.

Mobile 94
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SHARED INTEL: Threat actors add a human touch to boost effectiveness of automated attacks

The Last Watchdog

British antimalware and network security vendor Sophos refers to this new tactic as “automated, active attacks.” Sophos Senior Security Advisor John Shier broke it down for me. Related: How ransomware became a scourge Specialists get assigned to poke around, locate key servers and find stealthy paths to send in more malware.

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APT32 state hackers target human rights defenders with spyware

Security Affairs

The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors. “This unlawful surveillance violates the right to privacy and stifles freedom of expression.”

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ETHERLED: Air-Gapped Systems Can Send Signals via Network Card LEDs

SecureWorld News

Mordechai Guri, the head of research and development at the Cyber Security Research Center in the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, named the method ETHERLED and recently disclosed his findings. If malware were installed on the device, it could control the LEDs by blinking and changing colors with firmware commands.