‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Is a Lesson in Military Opposites
Credit to Author: Angry Staff Officer| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 16:06:51 +0000
The Resistance is outmanned and outgunned, but their adaptability wins the day.
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Toys “R” Us Is Back—Now With More Surveillance!
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000
Reports about the toy store using cameras to track shoppers caused an uproar, but the companies behind the tech insist their systems are trained to ignore kids.
Read moreRansomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2019 01:49:05 +0000
Synoptek, a California business that provides cloud hosting and IT management services to more than a thousand customer nationwide, suffered a ransomware attack this week that has disrupted operations for many of its clients, according to sources. The company has reportedly paid a ransom demand in a bid to restore operations as quickly as possible. Irvine, Calif.-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries, including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. The company employs nearly a thousand employees and brought in more than $100 million in revenue in the past year.
Read moreChristmas malware uses “Support Greta Thunberg” as a lure
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 17:43:15 +0000
You’re invited to a climate demonstration… but to find the time and place, you need to open an attachment. Don’t do it!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TSrHFFcfOs4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreApple iCloud “data dump” extortionist avoids prison
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 19:20:21 +0000
He claimed to have logins for millions of iCloud accounts, and told Apple he’d shut them all down unless he received a payoff.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/wV7IpBooz0s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreHappy Holidays – and big thanks to everyone who’s working today!
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2019 19:30:38 +0000
Yes. there’s a message in the Christmas tree.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ZNDC9xQ8HQ0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreTop tech stories of 2019
The new Apple Card, the battle for cryptocurrency dominance, cybersecurity skills shortage – just a few of the stories that made headlines in 2019. Watch as IDG TECH(talk) hosts Ken Mingis and Juliet Beauchamp discuss the top tech stories of the year.
Introducing BIOLOAD: FIN7 BOOSTWRITE’s Lost Twin
Learn more about BIOLOAD, a malware recently attributed to the cybercrime group FIN7.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/fortinet/blog/threat-research/~4/9QiJy8dxEOQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Skills that can help kids deal with cybersecurity challenges NOW & LATER
Credit to Author: Sushmita Kalashikar| Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019 11:42:43 +0000
With the growing incidences of cyber-attacks, it has become indispensable for us to prepare our kids to face the challenges of cyber security head-on, rather than shy away from them. While schools do their best to make kids aware of the good and bad of using the internet, parents are…
Read moreSextortionists return for Christmas – price goes down, threats go up
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:30:02 +0000
This follow-up sextortion demand, timed to align with Christmas, has a much more aggressive and menacing tone that last week’s version.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9oxseBcWbcM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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