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Who’s Hacking You?

Webroot

Pretending to be someone else, these hackers manipulate their victims into opening doors to systems or unwittingly sharing passwords or banking details. However, cybercriminals can also use legal DNS traffic surveillance to their advantage. Be sure to update and patch software and firewalls as well as network security programs.

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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. Nuanced hacks Another ring honing automated, active techniques is the Baldr password stealing gang. We met at Black Hat 2019. I’ll keep watch.

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

By using the provider’s knowledge and resources, enterprises may have access to best practices and sophisticated security features without needing in-house security expertise. Automated Security Updates & Patching The underlying hardware and software infrastructure is managed and maintained by IaaS providers.

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Privacy predictions 2022

SecureList

Citizens, for their part, are increasingly concerned with surveillance capitalism , a lack of anonymity and dependence on online services. With people using the same devices both for work and personal needs, corporate security services would need more security-minded users to protect this bigger perimeter from attacks and leaks.

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Cloud Security Fundamentals: Understanding the Basics

eSecurity Planet

Implement Security Controls Following NIST’s cloud security model, develop policies, methods, and technology for protecting cloud assets, such as access control, encryption, and network security. Evaluate cloud providers’ security features.

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The Challenges Facing the Passwordless Future

eSecurity Planet

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Apple has also promised that passwords will be a thing of the past, and passkeys will become available for iOS 16. Dashlane last month integrated passkeys into its cross-platform password manager.

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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.

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