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Spyware in the IoT – the Biggest Privacy Threat This Year

SiteLock

Cybercriminals were able to exploit the default password on thousands of these innocuous devices to carry out this nefarious attack. When not secured properly on their own Wi-Fi channel, IoT devices can be more than an inconvenience, they can be seen as a critical security risk due to the poor security protocols like fixed default passwords.

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4 Best Antivirus Software of 2021

eSecurity Planet

Virtual private network ( VPN ). Password manager. While many consumer devices today come with standard antivirus software, a growing number of internet-enabled systems, like IoT devices , are being manufactured with light security. Protection against sophisticated malware and zero-day attacks. A network firewall.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Art of Invisibility

ForAllSecure

And I use a VPN that doesn't log my websites. It's cool because the first eight architects are the manufacturer Samsung and the rest of them are unique for your particular device. Don't use familiar passwords seriously. If you want nothing to connect back to you choose an entirely new set of passwords. You need a VPN.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Policies typically will be written documents that detail the requirements that will be enforced, such as password complexity. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password).

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Is India's Aadhaar System Really "Hack-Proof"? Assessing a Publicly Observable Security Posture

Troy Hunt

Blocking legitimate users is part of that problem, blocking users wanting to protect their traffic with a VPN is another: This has been there for the past year now. They also blacklist vpn IP addresses. This is poor form as it can break tools that encourage good security practices such as password managers.

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Top Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Zero-trust security features include risk analytics, auto-remediation, SSO and multi-factor authentication (MFA) , integrated mobile threat defense (MTD) and VMware Tunnel for device and per-app VPN , integrations to third-party security tools via Trust Network and to VMware Secure Access cloud-hosted zero trust network access solution.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.