Cybersecurity News
Signal app will support 'view-once' images and videos
Support for ephemeral multimedia messages to arrive in Signal within weeks.Google Chrome to hide notification spam starting February 2020
Chrome 80, scheduled for release in February 2020, will block notification popups by default.Tricky Phish Angles for Persistence, Not Passwords
Late last year saw the re-emergence of a nasty phishing tactic that allows the attacker to gain full access to a user's data stored in the cloud without actually stealing the account password. The phishing lure starts with a link that leads to the real login page for a cloud email and/or file storage service. Anyone who takes the bait will inadvertently forward a digital token to the attackers that gives them indefinite access to the victim's email, files and contacts -- even after the victim has changed their password.Facebook bans deepfakes but not all altered content
Footage defined as parody or satire will be permitted, as the social network isn’t slamming the door on all types of manipulated media
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Facebook bans deepfakes but not all altered content
Footage defined as parody or satire will be permitted, as the social network isn’t slamming the door on all types of manipulated media
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Don't Trust Links Sent in Email Messages
A common method cyber criminals use to hack into people's computers is to send them emails with malicious links. People are tricked into opening these links because they appear to come from someone or something they know and trust. If you click on a link, you may be taken to a site that attempts to harvest your information or tries to hack into your computer. Only click on links that you were expecting. Not sure about an email? Call the person to confirm they sent it.The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft
Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. But all too often, ransomware victims fail to grasp that the crooks behind these attacks can and frequently do siphon every single password stored on each infected endpoint. The result of this oversight may offer attackers a way back into the affected organization, access to financial and healthcare accounts, or -- worse yet -- key tools for attacking the victim's various business partners and clients.Women in Payments: Q&A with Stacy Hughes
We at the PCI Security Standards Council believe strongly that there is a need for more women in cybersecurity and in 2020 we are pleased to be launching the Women in Payments: Closing the Gender Gap in Payment Security series. This series will profile a different woman in our industry each month and highlight their remarkable career as well as their guidance and advice to other women on how to develop a career path in cybersecurity. Today we launch the first in this series by profiling Stacy Hughes, Senior Vice President, IT Governance, Risk and Compliance at Global Payments.
Email and Emotions
Never send an email when you are angry; you will most likely regret it later. Instead, when you are emotional and want to reply to someone, open up an email and write everything you feel, but do not send it. (Be sure there is no name in the TO field so that you do not accidently send it.) After you have vented, save the email and come back an hour later. You only want to reply to any type of emotional situation after you have had time to cool down.Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET experts offered some valuable advice this week to help keep your digital life secure in the new year
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET experts offered some valuable advice this week to help keep your digital life secure in the new year
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Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug
A Xiaomi security camera owner reports receiving random images from strangers’ homes
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Google disables Xiaomi smart home integration after camera bug
A Xiaomi security camera owner reports receiving random images from strangers’ homes
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Simple steps to protect yourself against identity theft
As we enter the New Year, be sure to keep up, or adopt, these good data security habits to avoid identity theft
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Simple steps to protect yourself against identity theft
As we enter the New Year, be sure to keep up, or adopt, these good data security habits to avoid identity theft
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20 tips for 2020: Be smarter with your smartphone
In the second blogpost of this two-part series we'll suggest handy tips to help enhance the security of your mobile devices
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20 tips for 2020: Be smarter with your smartphone
In the second blogpost of this two-part series we'll suggest handy tips to help enhance the security of your mobile devices
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Get yourself cybersecure for 2020
With ever more tech in our lives, our data is vulnerable. Here are our six top tips to keep it safe in the new year
Technology is changing our lives for the better; yet it’s also exposing us to organised crime, online scammers and hackers – and whole industries built around monetising our personal data. But you don’t have to be resigned to cyber-victimhood. Give yourself, and your devices, a security update for 2020 and start fighting back.
Hackers don’t like a liar – especially if the fibs are about the questions sites ask you as a means of identification
Continue reading...Huawei says 'survival is our first priority' in 2020 as western boycott bites
Chairman Eric Xu warns that hit from US sanctions means telecoms firm must ‘go all out’ to maintain sales
The embattled Chinese telecommunications company Huawei says “survival” is its first priority after announcing sales were hit hard by a boycott from western countries.
Eric Xu, the company’s chairman, said estimated sales revenue would reach 850bn yuan for 2019 (US$121bn) - up roughly 18% from the previous year, but much lower than initially expected.
Continue reading...20 tips for 2020: Mistakes to avoid
In the first instalment of this two-article series we will be looking at cybersecurity habits to avoid when using your computing devices
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