Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

It is noted that Twitter’s decision to move away from Mitto AG came after allegations that its co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Ilja Gorelik, sold access to Mitto’s networks to surveillance technology firms. The post Twitter cans 2FA service provider over surveillance claims appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2024

The surveillance software was also used to spy on U.S. The Department of the Treasury warns that the proliferation of commercial spyware poses growing risks to the United States. Surveillance software was misused by foreign actors in attacks aimed at dissidents and journalists around the world. The policy underscores the U.S.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2024

Predator can turn infected smartphones into surveillance devices. Nelson said: “Today’s actions represent a tangible step forward in discouraging the misuse of commercial surveillance tools, which increasingly present a security risk to the United States and our citizens.” You can then uninstall the app.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 21, 2020

In this episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#188), sponsored* by LastPass, we take a look at the fast-expanding world of crowdsourced surveillance by doing a deep dive on Flock Safety, a start up that sells inexpensive license plate scanners to homeowners and police departments. Flying in Surveillance’s Gray Zone.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 1, 2023

This attack has led to concerns that they or their family members could be targeted by criminals who could either harm them or threaten them to surrender their firearms at a high price in the black market. The post UK gun owners at risk after Cyber Attack leads to data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Notice Bored

APRIL 20, 2022

When you acquire or provide professional services, how do you address the associated information risks? In theory, clients and providers should proactively identify, evaluate and address information risks relating to or arising from professional services in order to avoid, reduce or limit the damage arising from such incidents.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Claude’s reply: Here’s a brief summary of the key themes and arguments made in security expert Bruce Schneier’s book Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World : Central Themes: Effective security requires realistic risk assessment, not fear-driven responses.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The regulator found so many flaws in the retailer’s surveillance program that it concluded Rite Aid had failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores. The company also failed to inform consumers that it was using the technology in its stores.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 26, 2024

US law enforcement will no longer be able to request footage through the Neighbors app produced by Ring video doorbells and surveillance cameras. But if there is one thing history has taught us, it’s that eventually computer vision will be used for surveillance purposes against human beings. For example.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

By Larry Goldman, Senior Manager of Product Marketing, Progress. The fact is that every second of lag time on an online banking app risks alienating the consumer. The fact is that every second of lag time on an online banking app risks alienating the consumer. Not every house needs a state-of-the-art surveillance system.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 25, 2023

Many stalkerware applications market themselves as parental monitoring tools, but they can be and often are used to stalk and spy on a person. TechCrunch’s analysis of the data shows Spyhide’s surveillance network spans every continent, with clusters of thousands of victims in Europe and Brazil.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 12, 2023

In fact, WhatsApp would rather cease serving UK users, which make up 2% of its global market, than weaken its end-to-end encryption (E2EE). This also precedes state-mandated surveillance on a mass scale, with privacy and security risks affecting entire societies. "If Its potential for abuse will not be left unnoticed.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 20, 2024

Q: How would you define LuxTrust's strategic positioning in the market? Our partnerships with Thales, a global security leader, and POST, a dominant force in Luxembourg's ICT market, provide the essential elements for delivering best-in-class solutions and managed services.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Amnesty highlighted the risks for activists in Togo of being victims of operations conducted by cyber-mercenaries. The company denied any involvement in the surveillance campaign attributed to the Donot Team APT. Experts believe the attackers used a spyware developed by an Indian company called Innefu Labs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

MIAMI–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Shareholders entrusted Cloudastructure with $30 million via a RegA+ to expand their cloud-based video surveillance platform empowered with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning analytics. As a result of that team’s efforts, Cloudastructure’s video surveillance platform now includes: People Detection.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2024

Q: How would you define LuxTrust's strategic positioning in the market? Our partnerships with Thales, a global security leader, and POST, a dominant force in Luxembourg's ICT market, provide the essential elements for delivering best-in-class solutions and managed services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2022

MIAMI–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Today, Cloudastructure , the award-winning cloud-based video surveillance provider, announced they’ve been shortlisted for four global Cloud Awards including: Cloud Innovator of the Year. Best Cloud-Native Solution. Best Use of AI in Cloud Computing. Security Innovation of the Year.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

Despite warnings from cybersecurity academics, whistleblowers or former NSA and CIA agents, the general public shows no animosity toward metadata surveillance. ” This research demonstrated that the exposure of such data causes serious privacy risks which can lead to de-anonymization or even physical threats.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The NSO group that markets the Pegasus spyware have shown they are interested in acquiring such exploits. In 2018, Citizen Lab also identified 45 countries that were potentially relying on Pegasus to conduct surveillance. As we wrote years ago, the Pegasus spyware has been around for years and we should not ignore its existence.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

The approved Bitcoin ETFs will be subject to ongoing surveillance and compliance measures to ensure continued investor protection.” The approval would mark a key milestone for the cryptocurrency market in gaining acceptance to mainstream financial markets.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

The security risks inherent in Chinese-made 5G networking equipment are easy to understand. Eavesdropping is also a risk, although efforts to listen in would almost certainly be detectable. In a capitalist free market economy, the only solution is to regulate companies, and the United States has not shown any serious appetite for that.

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2023

In order to detect insider risks and prevent them from turning into insider threat incidents, it is necessary to use a solution that monitors user behavior to establish a baseline and then detect anomalous activity. There are, however, a few guiding principles that should be of help.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This malicious software puts users’ privacy at risk, it could be used to spy on users and unmasking of their identities. The experts pointed out that also users that leave the country are exposed to surveillance, through the pre-installed software. EU) Android OS distributions from the same OS developers.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 23, 2019

This is interesting : To prevent the problems of customer binding, and losing business when darknet markets go down, merchants have begun to leave the specialized and centralized platforms and instead ventured to use widely accessible technology to build their own communications and operational back-ends.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 24, 2019

But, in the world of cybersecurity, we do not deal in absolute guarantees but in relative risks. All systems fall short of optimality and have some residual risk of vulnerability a point which the tech community acknowledges when they propose that law enforcement can satisfy its requirements by exploiting vulnerabilities in their products.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 14, 2019

But, in the world of cybersecurity, we do not deal in absolute guarantees but in relative risks. All systems fall short of optimality and have some residual risk of vulnerability -- a point which the tech community acknowledges when they propose that law enforcement can satisfy its requirements by exploiting vulnerabilities in their products.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In a recent blog, privacy company Proton explained how Google is spending millions lobbying and actively fighting against privacy laws that would protect you from online surveillance. We don’t just report on threats – we help safeguard your entire digital identity Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

The scary part of the story is that a private surveillance firm was aware of the zero-day flaw since at least two years and is actively exploiting the SimJacker vulnerability to spy on mobile users in several countries. Billions of users at risk appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The market approach to compliance is generally driven by a desire to comply with the ruling , although how this will be achieved depends on what type of organisation you are. The market is keen to see a settled regulatory approach, and is generally hesitant to commit to implementing measures until this is confirmed.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 7, 2024

GenAI has the promise to transform companies, and introduce a lot of security risk. They are responding to the market by delivering better and better experiences to their customers. By maintaining continuous surveillance, Salt Security aids organizations in upholding a robust API security posture, thus preventing potential breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 21, 2021

In a statement to journalists, Apple officials argued that the company has worked with security experts outside of the company, which has resulted in the iPhone being “the safest, most secure consumer mobile device on the market.” They also looked to tamp down concern that the Pegasus situation is a widespread problem.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Turned down due to a lack of detail and guidelines which “may give rise to a situation of dangerous state intrusion and surveillance threatening many constitutionally protected rights”, it’s now back on the table. The risks of SIM registration. The chilling effect on free speech is overt in these scenarios.

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Notice Bored

MARCH 14, 2022

ISO 22301 is an excellent reference here, enabling organisations to identify, rationally evaluate and sensibly treat both high probability x low impact and low probability x high impact information risks (the orange zone on probability impact graphics), not just the obvious double-highs (the reds and flashing crimsons!).

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 19, 2022

Gartner created the SaaS Security Posture Management ( SSPM ) category for solutions that continuously assess security risk and manage the SaaS applications’ security posture. Run comprehensive security checks to get a clear look into your SaaS environment, at all the integrations, and all the domains of risk.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

How can a partner truly say they are risk-free in this day and age? ” And he says that it poses two significant risks — negative impact on company reputation and lost productivity. Continuous monitoring of their cybersecurity posture by an outside entity can lower risk in the long term. Internal Threats Could Be Exposed.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market. But Amnesty International’s technical investigators wrote a forensic report that came to a different conclusion: “This research has uncovered widespread unlawful surveillance and human rights abuses perpetrated using NSO Group’s Pegasus.”

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 27, 2023

. “Despite recent struggles of some high-profile vendors, we assess with moderate confidence that there continues to be a very active and vibrant market for third-party malware, particularly surveillance tools, across the globe,” the researchers wrote.

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