Webroot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Businesses should include the risks of social engineering scams, like romance scams, in their cybersecurity training programs, highlighting how personal security practices impact professional security. This transparency can be crucial in preventing security risks to the business.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

SECURE North America – Wednesday, June 15 (virtual). SECURE Singapore – Thursday, July 14 (in-person). SECURE Asia-Pacific – Thursday, November 10 (virtual). SECURE U.K. & 2022 Committee-Planned Events. & Europe – Thursday, December 8 (virtual).

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

These patterns highlight the potential for more and more consumers to recognize personal VPNs for what they truly are: a low-cost tool that empowers the user to very directly preserve online privacy while at the same time taking proactive steps to improve personal security.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Hacks create an opportunity to think creatively about company and personal security and a challenge to meet today’s evolving threatscape. . While stressful and costly to the victim, hacks can also be an opportunity for onlookers to learn how to prevent getting breached. You don’t have to be a corporate giant to be targeted.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

But what bugs me most is they will be introducing hundreds of millions of perhaps less savvy Internet users to the world of cryptocurrency, which comes with its own set of unique security and privacy challenges that require users to “level up” their personal security practices in fairly significant ways.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 21, 2023

His story serves as a reminder to stay vigilant against phone scams, ensuring our financial well-being and personal security. Nicolas took immediate action, freezing his credit accounts to protect himself.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 31, 2024

It has Terms of Service that include: You may only use this service for your own personal security and research. The operator is clearly trying to remain anonymous with no discoverable information about who is running it. But it does nothing to enforce that restriction. I, for one, never realized there were so many of them.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 26, 2021

This is Unhackable, the authoritative Security podcast about deception and personal security. For Cyber fans, security advocates and the non-technical alike, join your host Mike Storm in this security podcast series where together we take steps to solve the most important Cybersecurity Challenges, one principle at a time.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

BVS has been at the forefront of the wireless security industry for 50 years, designing, building, and shipping thousands of innovative security products. The company's latest product, BlueSleuth-Lite, is a game-changer in the world of personal security and privacy.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Twilio is sponsoring my blog this week (they're talking about the PSD2 reg in the EU).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 9, 2021

Peter Leav, President and CEO of McAfee has confirmed the news and said that the new partnership will help strengthen his enterprise business in the industry and will help the company in focusing more on consumers’ personal security solutions.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2018

Princeton's Karen Levy has a good article computer security and the intimate partner threat: When you learn that your privacy has been compromised, the common advice is to prevent additional access -- delete your insecure account, open a new one, change your password.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

I just can't wrap my head around why anyone would think that people should be able to take whatever shortcuts they want with their personal security and somehow, magically, have absolutely no responsibility whatsoever for the outcome.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 30, 2021

As we have witnessed this past year, cyber threats pose a significant and increasing risk to our national security, our economic security, and our personal security,” said Deputy Attorney General Monaco. “We The training will be held in the Washington, D.C.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2021

We also have a virtual only pass which offers attendees the ability to enjoy everything that Security Congress has to offer – all from the comfort of your own home or office. If you’d like to join us in person, Security Congress will once again be held in Orlando, Florida (U.S.)

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2022

I guess what bothers me most about Norton Crypto is that it will be introducing millions of perhaps less savvy Internet users to the world of cryptocurrency, which comes with its own set of unique security and privacy challenges that require users to “level up” their personal security practices in fairly significant ways.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 28, 2019

They're critical to national security as well as personal security. They're used by election officials, police at all levels, nuclear power plant operators, CEOs and human rights activists. This wasn't true during much of the Cold War. Before the Internet revolution, military-grade electronics were different from consumer-grade.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2020

According to the company, customers’ messages within the Walgreens mobile application may have been viewed by other users due to a bug in the personal secure messaging feature. “We recently learned of unauthorized disclosure of one or more of your secure messages within the Walgreens mobile app.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 2, 2020

Roberto Escobar sues Apple for FaceTime security. It's safe to say, when you're Pablo Escobar's brother, you care about your personal security. But with a $2.6 billion lawsuit leveled against tech giant Apple, Roberto Escobar doesn't seem like he's joking.

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Marketing Personal Security 53

Identity IQ

APRIL 26, 2023

IDIQ Announces IdentityIQ App with Real-Time Alerts for Security at Your Fingertips IdentityIQ — Mobile app designed to empower consumers to protect themselves from personal security threats — Temecula, California, April 26, 2023 – IDIQ , an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring, encourages consumers to use its IdentityIQ (..)

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This scam cleverly manipulates trust and the routine nature of order confirmations to breach personal security. Seasonal Scam Emails The report highlights an uptick in scam emails tied to holidays, leveraging the seasonal hustle to bait users into phishing traps.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 30, 2022

Data privacy is getting personal . Security incidents targeting personal information are on the rise. While there’s no perfect way to absolutely protect from ransomware, businesses are taking steps to bolster their defenses and protect against disaster. .

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Identity IQ

MAY 13, 2024

How to Help Protect Yourself from a Data Breach While the threat to your personal security can be extremely unsettling, regular privacy scans, strong passwords and authentication, updated software, and being mindful as to what you share online, are major preventative measures you can practice daily to significantly help mitigate this risk.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 19, 2022

According to its own website before it was taken down, VPNLab said it was a service providing your security on the Internet by using encryption of original traffic. “Our service is designed for a broad spectrum of clients who care about their personal security.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Do a physical security audit of your office and any other facilities so you can see your business from the perspective of a physical intruder who might be targeting your files or computers. Don’t forget about personal security.

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NetSpi Executives

AUGUST 16, 2024

Additionally, the conversations pointed to a broader need for security education, particularly for vulnerable populations such as the less tech-savvy and elderly, who are often targeted by scams. These discussions underline the critical role of awareness and education in strengthening organizational and personal security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Incorporate personal security best practices, such as two-factor authentication and encryption, in all your online interactions. Penalize those who remain opaque and reward businesses that are transparent about their protective measures. Governments: Look to global benchmarks.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2022

Delivering seamless, secure, and scalable user journeys is more critical than ever before for driving customer lifetime value. Being able to scale within and across brands can not only help you meet peak demand, but can also assist you in delivering real-time personalization, security-driven trust, and improved roadmap agility.

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Adam Shostack

MAY 6, 2021

Apple has released (or I’ve just come across) a document Device and Data Access when Personal Safety is At Risk. What you share, and whom you share it with, is up to you — including the decision to make changes to better protect your information or personal safety.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

If you’re not taking your personal security seriously at every level, that misstep might allow others to gain access to your personal information (like your website login details), and act maliciously to spread their negative results to others. WordPress starts with people.

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SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Shared secrets, or information known by both the server and client to authorize the user, are often almost anything from passwords, to a one-time code, to a series of personal security questions.

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Passwords Authentication Identity Theft Risk 54

SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

By collaborating and focusing on the alignment of top business initiatives, security leaders can help the organization as a whole embrace the mindset of security as a business enabler. Empower the business through self-service and personalized security.

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Risk Digital transformation Education Technology 85

Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

businesses gain the flexibility to define and deploy personalized security measures aligned with their specific cardholder data environment (CDE) setup. The innovative Customised Approach empowers well-established organisations to intricately specify their existing security controls to fulfil the objectives for each requirement.

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Adam Shostack

APRIL 29, 2021

There’s an interesting paper, ‘It depends on your threat model’: the anticipatory dimensions of resistance to data-driven surveillance. The author critiques ‘anticipatory data practices’, a collection of techniques that include my own work, as presented to civil society activists.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 8, 2019

I spoke to Scott about this incident again whilst writing this post and we both reflected on just how easy it is to have issues like this, even you're convinced your security is spot on. Reading through that thread only reinforces the view that this was a simple account takeover issue and not a sophisticated hack.

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Security Through Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Only through learning about the tactic’s scammers use can we truly continue to improve our own personal security. In fact, they heighten our senses and can help us spot scammers well through the new year and the years to come. At Social Engineer LLC, our purpose is to bring education and awareness to all users of technology.

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Scams Phishing Social Engineering Risk 59

Adam Shostack

AUGUST 21, 2019

If you needed more reasons to move away from using SMS-based authentication, and treating phone companies as trusted, “ AT&T employees took over $1 million in bribes to plant malware and unlock millions of smartphones: DOJ “ Abuse reporting systems are being abused. You need to threat model and play the chess game.

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