Credit to Author: Alex Weinert| Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000
Get the latest information on our engineering advancements and continued commitments to secure identities as part of the Secure Future Initiative.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft Incident Response| Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 17:00:00 +0000
The Microsoft Incident Response team shares a downloadable, interactive, people-centric, guide to effective incident response.
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This year saw a 25% rise in global internet traffic, reflecting an increasing reliance on online services, according to a new report by cloud performance and security company Cloudflare.
In its annual Year in Review reports, Cloudflare offers an overview of online trends and security issues. This year, Cloudflare said, Google retained its position as the most popular internet site, followed by Facebook, Apple, and TikTok. Facebook surpassed 2022’s leader, TikTok, in social media, with Instagram and Twitter/X also ranking highly.
The emerging category of generative AI services saw OpenAI in the lead, followed by Character AI, Quillbot, and Hugging Face.
In November, ransomware gangs attacked at least 457 victims—the highest monthly count in 2023, after May’s record numbers.
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Take that, iPhone thieves — Apple is about to make it even more difficult to use its smartphones when you have no right to do so. In the upcoming iOS 17.3, it is testing out a new security system called “Stolen Device Protection.”
Here’s a look at what this is, and what it does.
Apple’s beta notes explain: “Stolen Device Protection adds an additional layer of security in the unlikely case that someone has stolen your iPhone and also obtained your passcode.”
The company explains the features this way:
The idea is that Stolen Device Protection introduces another obstacle that makes it difficult for thieves to gain access to your data, erase it, or delete the device to factory fresh status for resale.
Microsoft and other vendors have released their rounds of December updates on or before patch Tuesday. Update now!
Read moreCredit to Author: Quickheal| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 13:06:59 +0000
Cerber is a strain of ransomware that was first identified in early 2016. It is a type of…
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Credit to Author: Byron Price| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 12:02:59 +0000
December 1 saw everyone at Sophos have a ‘Wellbeing Day off’.
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Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:00:25 +0000
Sophos X-Ops explores the symbiotic – but often uneasy – relationship between ransomware gangs and the media, and how threat actors are increasingly seeking to wrest control of the narrative
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