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Washington Privacy Act welcomed by corporate and nonprofit actors

February 4, 2020 0 Comments 2019 washington privacy act, 2020 washington privacy act, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, consumer reports, data portability, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, facial recognition, future of privacy forum, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Microsoft, personal data, Privacy, right to access, right to correct, right to delete, senator reuven carlyle, sensitive data, washington privacy act, washington privacy act 2019, washington privacy act 2020, wpa

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:35:25 +0000

The Washington Privacy Act would extend new data rights of access, correction, and deletion to Washington residents, with new rules on facial recognition.

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Privacy

Tags: 2019 Washington Privacy Act 2020 Washington Privacy Act California Consumer Privacy Act CCPA Consumer Reports data portability data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation facial recognition Future of Privacy Forum gdpr General Data Protection Regulation microsoft personal data right to access right to correct right to delete Senator Reuven Carlyle sensitive data Washington Privacy Act Washington Privacy Act 2019 Washington Privacy Act 2020 WPA

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A week in security (January 27 – February 2)

February 3, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, cybersecurity news, infosec, malware, phishing, roundup, SMS, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 19:00:50 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most interesting security news

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security cybersecurity news infosec malware phishing roundup sms week in security

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Securing the MSP: their own worst enemy

January 30, 2020 0 Comments advanced persistent threat, advanced persistent threats, APT, breach, credential management, credentials, data breach, Hacking, managed service provider, msp, msps, Opinion, phishing

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Behind each cyberattack on the MSP is typically a system left unpatched, asset management undone, security officer not hired, or board who sees investment in security as a cost center rather than a long-term investment.

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Opinion

Tags: advanced persistent threat advanced persistent threats APT breach credential management credentials data breach hacking managed service provider MSP MSPs phishing

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Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

January 29, 2020 0 Comments 101, Business, malspam, organisation, organization, organizations, phish, phishing, Scam, smishing, Social engineering, Spam, spear phish, spear phishing, whaling

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000

We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

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Social engineering

Tags: 101 business malspam organisation organization organizations phish phishing scam smishing Social Engineering spam spear phish spear phishing whaling

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Explained: the strengths and weaknesses of the Zero Trust model

January 28, 2020 0 Comments byod, Cloud, explained, framework, identity management, insider threats, IoT, lateral threat movement, MFA, perimeter, RDP, Security, security orchestration, strategy, Zero Trust, zero trust model, zero trust security model

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Zero Trust is an information security framework that insists its users “never trust, always verify.” Is this the best security model for organizations today? We examine its strengths and weaknesses.

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Explained

Tags: byod cloud framework identity management insider threats IoT lateral threat movement mfa perimeter rdp security security orchestration strategy zero trust zero trust model zero trust security model

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A week in security (January 20 – 26)

January 27, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, Apple, awis, blog recap, breach, facebook phishing, fake job listings, Google, hiring scam, jhonerat, nest iot, pupyrat, Ransomware, rat, remote-access trojan, sextortion, tech support scam, thsuite, tinder, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 17:17:14 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including tech support scams, deepfakes, and the latest ransomware attack in Florida.

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A week in security

Tags: Apple awis blog recap breach facebook phishing fake job listings Google hiring scam JhoneRAT Nest IOT PupyRAT ransomware rat remote access Trojan sextortion tech support scam THSuite Tinder weekly blog roundup

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Tampa Bay Times hit with Ryuk ransomware attack

January 24, 2020 0 Comments chicago tribune, CrowdStrike, dch health system, emotet, imperial county, imperial county california, lake city, lake city florida, los angeles times, ProPublica, ransom, ransom.ryuk, Ransomware, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, tampa bay times, tribune publishing, trickbot, Trojan.TrickBot, us coast guard

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:11:10 +0000

Florida newspaper The Tampa Bay Times suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack Thursday, making it the latest major victim of the notorious ransomware family that continues to rise in popularity.

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Ransomware

Tags: Chicago Tribune CrowdStrike DCH Health System emotet Imperial County Imperial County California Lake City Lake City Florida Los Angeles Times ProPublica ransom Ransom.Ryuk ransomware ryuk Ryuk ransomware Tampa Bay Times tribune publishing trickbot Trojan.TrickBot US Coast Guard

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Deepfakes laws and proposals flood US

January 23, 2020 0 Comments ab 602, ab 730, Artificial intelligence, california, deep fakes accountability act, deepfake, deepfake report act, deepfakes, deepfakes laws, deepfakes legislation, deeptrace, election interference, gavin newsom, iogan act, maryland, massachusetts, national defense authorization act, ndaa, New York, nonconsensual deepfake pornography, nonconsensual pornorgraphy, revenge porn, rogue one, sag-aftra, screen actors guild‐american federation of television and radio artists, star wars, star wars: rogue one, Texas, virginia

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:59:05 +0000

In a rare example of legislative haste, roughly one dozen state and federal bills were introduced in the past 12 months to regulate deepfakes, the relatively modern technology that some fear could upend democracy.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tags: AB 602 AB 730 California DEEP FAKES Accountability Act deepfake Deepfake Report Act deepfakes deepfakes laws deepfakes legislation Deeptrace election interference Gavin Newsom IOGAN Act Maryland Massachusetts National Defense Authorization Act NDAA New York nonconsensual deepfake pornography nonconsensual pornorgraphy revenge porn Rogue One SAG-AFTRA Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Star Wars Star Wars: Rogue One texas Virginia

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WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation

January 22, 2020 0 Comments 404browlock, 404error, browlock, browlocks, browser guard, browser locker, chrome, Edge, firefox, malvertising, malvertising campaigns, Microsoft, scams, Social engineering, steganography, tech support, Tech support scams, Threat analysis, tss, woof

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we’ve seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight.

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Threat analysis

Tags: 404Browlock 404error browlock browlocks Browser guard browser locker chrome Edge firefox malvertising malvertising campaigns microsoft scams Social Engineering steganography tech support tech support scams TSS WOOF

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A week in security (January 13 – 19)

January 20, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, apt40, Cisco, citrix, data enrichment, deepfakes, elastic servers, emotet, rootkit, travelex, weleakinfo

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:32:45 +0000

Our weekly security roundup for January 13-19, with a look at elastic servers, data enrichment, rootkits, regulation for deepfakes, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: apt40 Cisco citrix data enrichment deepfakes elastic servers emotet rootkit travelex weleakinfo

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