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Legal Threats Make Powerful Phishing Lures
Posted on 23rd June 2019
Article by Brian Krebs, Krebs on Security Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the recipient that he/she is being sued, and instruct them to review...
‘Your account has been locked’ – 7 telltale signs of a phishing scam
Posted on 18th June 2019
Post by Filip Truta, Hot For Security According to study after study, phishing remains the most efficient attack vector for bad actors to steal your data. Even though attackers have plenty of options, they prefer phishing because...
Don’t have your account hijacked. Secure your online accounts with more than a password, says Google
Posted on 16th June 2019
Post by Graham Cluley, Hot For Security Research published at the end of last week argues that the typical user can significantly harden the security of their online accounts by linking a recovery phone number that can send an alert if...
Hackers Breach Stack Overflow Q&A Site, Some Users’ Data Exposed
Posted on 11th June 2019
Published by Swati Khandelwal, The Hacker News
Stack Overflow, one of the largest question and answer site for programmers, revealed today that unknown hackers managed to exploit a bug in its development tier and then...
How We Collectively Can Improve Cyber Resilience
Posted on 9th June 2019
Post by Todd Weller, Dark Reading
Three steps you can take, based on Department of Homeland Security priorities.
At the 2019 RSA Conference earlier this year, Chris Krebs, director of the Department...
Website Attack Attempts Rose by 69% in 2018
Posted on 4th June 2019
Post by Curtis Franklin Jr, DarkReading
Millions of websites have been compromised, but the most likely malware isn't cyptomining: it's quietly stealing files and redirecting traffic, a new Sitelock report shows.
Websites...
Microsoft worm warning: Windows users urged to patch now
Posted on 2nd June 2019
Post by Graham Cluley, HotForSecurity Microsoft is urging computer users to patch their systems now against a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by a fast-moving worm. The vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) is in Remote...
The Data Problem in Security
Posted on 28th May 2019
Article by Julian Waits, DarkReading
CISOs must consider reputation, resiliency, and regulatory impact to establish their organization's guidelines around what data matters most.
Today's CIOs are the stewards of company data, responsible...
P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices
Posted on 26th May 2019
A map showing the distribution of some 2 million iLinkP2P-enabled devices that are vulnerable to eavesdropping, password theft and possibly remote compromise, according to new research.
Post by Brian Krebs, KrebsonSecurity
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The Internet knows your every move – this is why you should care
Posted on 24th May 2019
Post by Filip Truta, Hot For Security In today’s digital economy, every company wants your data – from things like your email address and credit card number, right down to your deepest desires. And you willingly hand over this data on...