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Security awareness campaign highlights things your bank will never say

Cybersecurity, News /

Posted: October 11, 2022 by Christopher Boyd If you like anti-phishing efforts, hashtags, and confusing but colourful video games, you’ll be interested to know that a security initiative involving all three is now live. The American Bankers Association and other banks in the US are involved in an awareness campaign tied in with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The […]

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How to Ensure Compliance When Working Remotely

Compliance, Cybersecurity /

Remote or hybrid work models are utilized by many businesses to keep their operations up and running. For all its benefits, hybrid work does present unique challenges as it exposes organizations to a whole new level of cybersecurity and compliance threats. With cybercriminals preying on vulnerable home networks and work-from-home employees saving files on local

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Venus ransomware targets remote desktop services

Cybersecurity, Exploits/Vulnerability /

Posted: October 20, 2022 by Christopher Boyd It’s time for another tale of remote desktop disaster, as a newish form of ransomware carves out a name for itself. Bleeping Computer reports that individuals behind Venus ransomware are breaking into “publicly exposed Remote Desktop services”, with the intention of encrypting any and all Windows devices. Since at least August 2022, Venus

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Microsoft breach reveals some customer data

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Posted: October 20, 2022 by Christopher Boyd Microsoft customers find themselves in the middle of a data breach situation. The Microsoft Security Response Center blog reports that researchers reported a misconfigured Microsoft endpoint on September 24. This miscongifuration resulted in the possibility of “unauthenticated access to some business transaction data corresponding to interactions between Microsoft and prospective customers”. Misconfigured servers are

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Warning: “FaceStealer” iOS and Android apps steal your Facebook login

Cybersecurity, Exploits/Vulnerability, News /

Posted: October 18, 2022 by Malwarebytes Labs Earlier this month, security researchers from Meta found 400 malicious Android and iOS apps designed to steal user Facebook login credentials. Such mobile malware, which Malwarebytes detects typically as Android/Trojan.Spy.Facestealer, usually arrives as an app disguised as a useful or entertaining tool. But before the app can be fully used, it asks users to login to

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Thermal cameras could help reveal your password

Cybersecurity, Exploits/Vulnerability, News /

Posted: October 18, 2022 by Jovi Umawing Thermal imaging cameras detect heat energy, a helpful tool for engineers when hunting for thermal insulation gaps in buildings. But did you know that such devices can now aid in password theft? Because these devices are sold a lot cheaper than they used to, pretty much anyone can get their hands

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Only half of teens agree they “feel supported online” by parents

Cybersecurity, kids /

Posted: October 13, 2022 by Malwarebytes Labs Not enough children and teenagers trust their parents to support them online, and not enough parents know exactly how to give the support their children need. Those are some of the latest findings from joint research conducted this summer by Malwarebytes and 1Password, which we have published today in the

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Android and iOS leak some data outside VPNs

Cybersecurity, Exploits/Vulnerability /

Posted: October 16, 2022 by Christopher Boyd Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) on Android and iOS are in the news. It’s been discovered that in certain circumstances, some of your traffic is leaked so it ends up outside of the safety cordon created by the VPN. Mullvad, the discoverers of this Android “feature” say that it has the potential to cause

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Why Passwords are Your Business’s Weakest Point

Cybersecurity, Exploits/Vulnerability, News /

In today’s digital world, safeguarding your organization’s online assets is critical. Unfortunately, poor password hygiene practices by some employees cause problems for many small businesses, leaving them vulnerable to hackers. Cybercriminals are constantly trying to find new ways to break into business systems. Sadly, too often, they succeed thanks to weak passwords. In fact, nearly

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