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SMS Security & Privacy Gaps Make It Clear Users Need a Messaging Upgrade

Google Security

People still use and rely on trillions of SMS texts each year to exchange messages with friends, share family photos, and copy two-factor authentication codes to access sensitive data in their bank accounts. Like any forty-year-old technology, SMS is antiquated compared to its modern counterparts.

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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Cannabis investment scam JuicyFields ends in 9 arrests

Malwarebytes

From a JuicyFields whitepaper: “21 states in the US have already legalised the adult use of marijuana for recreational purposes and this number continues to grow. Indeed, the U.S., Canada, and the soon-to-be regulated markets of the European Union are spearheading this revolution with unprecedented swiftness. Million in total.

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

According to the new Uptycs whitepaper, Detecting the Silent Threat: 'Stealers are Organization Killers' (gated link), a variety of new info stealers have emerged this year, preying on Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. They are often spread by malicious advertising, spam, and compromised accounts.

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Venafi Survey: With Software Supply Chain Attacks Escalating, Who is Responsible for Increasing Security?

CyberSecurity Insiders

In the same way a Formula 1 engineer builds for performance and safety at the same time, software developers also need to be accountable for both. Boards, CEOs, and managing directors need to take action to ensure clear lines of ownership so changes are in place, and they can hold teams accountable.”. About the research.

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Top 5 Industries Most Vulnerable to Data Breaches in 2023

Security Boulevard

Mismanagement of user accounts – using admin privileges to upgrade user access may result in a data breach for personal profit or copying files with customer information. A lack of security features to upgrade or downgrade a user may result in mismanagement of user accounts. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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If Infosec Was a Supermarket Business

Security Boulevard

Key Considerations – Access Think about both sets of questions as if you were running a bank’s or a defence manufacturer’s cybersecurity program. Check out the whitepaper on “ 5 Questions to Ask About Your EDR ” to help you make an informed decision.

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