[ad_1] October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, reminding us that cyber-attacks know no boundaries between work and home, so we need to be diligent about cyber hygiene across all environments. With the abundance of connected devices we all depend on, protecting your digital footprint is no longer optional. But where do you learn what to do? People who work for larger … [Read more...] about Bringing Cybersecurity Home – Cisco Blog
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Cybersecurity is a Team Sport
[ad_1] The world is facing a collective challenge with a growing cyber threat landscape. Trends like the Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G are expanding the attack surface with over 40 billion devices expected online within five years. A new wave of advanced ransomware may cost our global economy up to $20 billion by the year 2021. Countries and regions alike are … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity is a Team Sport
Cisco Security Supporting NATO’s Largest Cybersecurity Conference
[ad_1] NIAS is NATO’s largest cyber security conference and provides an opportunity for NATO and government leaders, defence and cybersecurity specialists to discuss needs and priorities and effective cyber security solutions. NATO’s mission is to protect the freedom of its members. It has innovated and adapted itself to ensure its policies, capabilities and structures … [Read more...] about Cisco Security Supporting NATO’s Largest Cybersecurity Conference
Cybersecurity through fairy-tales: Little Red Riding Hood
[ad_1] How do you explain the concepts of information security to your children? Chances are, you simply don’t. Some give up on making information security relatable and just forbid kids from doing some things online — or even from using the Internet in general. But prohibition without explanation is counterproductive, more likely spurring children to go after the … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity through fairy-tales: Little Red Riding Hood
WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users
Beware! Attackers can remotely hijack your Android device and steal data stored on it, if you are using free version of CamScanner, a highly-popular Phone PDF creator app with more than 100 million downloads on Google Play Store.So, to be safe, just uninstall the CamScanner app from your Android device now, as Google has already removed the app from its official Play … [Read more...] about WARNING — Malware Found in CamScanner Android App With 100+ Million Users
Apple Releases iOS 12.4.1 Emergency Update to Patch ‘Jailbreak’ Flaw
Apple just patched an unpatched flaw that it patched previously but accidentally unpatched recently — did I confuse you?Let's try it again...Apple today finally released iOS 12.4.1 to fix a critical jailbreak vulnerability, like it or not, that was initially patched by the company in iOS 12.3 but was then accidentally got reintroduced in the previous iOS 12.4 update.For those … [Read more...] about Apple Releases iOS 12.4.1 Emergency Update to Patch ‘Jailbreak’ Flaw
Hacker Ordered to Pay Back Nearly £1 Million to Phishing Victims
A prolific hacker who carried out phishing scams against hundreds of companies worldwide has been ordered to pay back more than $1.1 million (over £922,000) worth of cryptocurrencies to his victims.Grant West, a 27-year-old resident of Kent, England, targeted several well-known companies around the world since 2015 to obtain the financial data of tens of thousands of customers … [Read more...] about Hacker Ordered to Pay Back Nearly £1 Million to Phishing Victims
Google Proposes ‘Privacy Sandbox’ to Develop Privacy-Focused Ads
Google today announced a new initiative—called Privacy Sandbox—in an attempt to develop a set of open standards that fundamentally enhances privacy on the web while continuing to support a free, open and democratic Internet through digital advertisements.A lot of websites on the Internet today, including The Hacker News, rely on online advertisements as their primary source of … [Read more...] about Google Proposes ‘Privacy Sandbox’ to Develop Privacy-Focused Ads
Google, Mozilla, Apple Block Kazakhstan’s Root CA Certificate to Prevent Spying
In a move to protect its users based in Kazakhstan from government surveillance, Google, Apple and Mozilla finally today came forward and blocked Kazakhstan's government-issued root CA certificate within their respective web browsing software.Starting today, Chrome, Safari and Firefox users in Kazakhstan will see an error message stating that the "Qaznet Trust Network" … [Read more...] about Google, Mozilla, Apple Block Kazakhstan’s Root CA Certificate to Prevent Spying
Russian Hacking Group Targeting Banks Worldwide With Evolving Tactics
Silence APT, a Russian-speaking cybercriminal group, known for targeting financial organizations primarily in former Soviet states and neighboring countries is now aggressively targeting banks in more than 30 countries across America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.Active since at least September 2016, Silence APT group's most recent successful campaign was against Bangladesh-based … [Read more...] about Russian Hacking Group Targeting Banks Worldwide With Evolving Tactics
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