How to fight scripting attacks
Most phishing campaigns use links to malicious scripts that infect users’ devices. Here’s how to spot and prevent them from doing damage.
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Hackers Expand Their Repertoire as Trend Micro Blocks 52 Billion Threats in 2019
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:56:29 +0000
Variety is welcome in most walks of life, but not when it comes to the threat landscape. Yet that is unfortunately the reality facing modern cybersecurity professionals. As Trend Micro’s 2019 roundup report reveals, hackers have an unprecedented array of tools, techniques and procedures at their disposal today. With 52 billion unique threats detected by…
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Read moreNintendo Cracks Down After High-Profile Leaks
Credit to Author: Cecilia D’Anastasio| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000
With the highly anticipated *Animal Crossing: New Horizons* and E3 on the horizon, Nintendo has become “increasingly aggressive” combating leaks over the last couple of months.
Read moreNorth Korea Is Recycling Mac Malware. That’s Not the Worst Part
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000
Lazarus Group hackers have long plagued the internet—using at least one tool they picked up just by looking around online.
Read moreTop secret
Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800
It’s back when 5-inch floppy disks roamed the Earth, and a customer service tech sends a software update to a customer known to be a bit more than a little computer-challenged, says a pilot fish in the know. This involves physically mailing a stack of disks to the customer, along with a note saying to call the tech when she’s ready to install the update.
When the call comes, the tech is prepared to walk her through the installation step by step. After getting the computer booted up and verifying that the user has located disk No. 1, the tech says, “Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive, with the label facing up.”
Customer: “Done.”
Tech: “Type ‘A,’ and press the Enter key.”
Why every user needs a smart speaker security policy
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 06:06:00 -0800
Does your voice assistant wake up randomly when you are engaged in normal conversation, listening to radio, or watching TV? You’re not alone, and this may have serious implications in enterprise security policy.
All things being equal (they’re not)
“Anyone who has used voice assistants knows that they accidentally wake up and record when the ‘wake word’ isn’t spoken – for example, ‘seriously’ sounds like the wake word ‘Siri’ and often causes Apple’s Siri-enabled devices to start listening,” the Smart Speakers research study says.
Take your browser security to the next level!
Credit to Author: Swapnil Nigade| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:59:32 +0000
Today, almost every computer user leverages a variety of web browsers to surf the internet — Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Apple Safari are some of the popular browsers in use in recent times. It is very important to configure internet browser(s) in a secure way because vulnerable web…
Read moreHow to Share Your Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Spotify Accounts the Safe Way
Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000
Be generous, but also be safe.
Read moreA Tiny Piece of Tape Tricked Teslas Into Speeding Up 50 MPH
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000
An MGM Resorts breach, natural gas ransomware, and more of the week’s top security news.
Read moreRussia Doesn’t Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 01:41:28 +0000
The point of Kremlin interference has always been to find democracy’s loose seams, and pull.
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