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MY TAKE: Why monetizing data lakes will require applying ‘attribute-based’ access rules to encryption

The Last Watchdog

The amount of data in the world topped an astounding 59 zetabytes in 2020, much of it pooling in data lakes. We’ve barely scratched the surface of applying artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics to the raw data collecting in these gargantuan cloud-storage structures erected by Amazon, Microsoft and Google.

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5G Security

Schneier on Security

To be sure, there are significant security improvements in 5G over 4G­in encryption, authentication, integrity protection, privacy, and network availability. But the enhancements aren't enough. The 5G security problems are threefold. First, the standards are simply too complex to implement securely. Susan Gordon, then-U.S.

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For 2nd Time in 3 Years, Mobile Spyware Maker mSpy Leaks Millions of Sensitive Records

Krebs on Security

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication.

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Moving from WhatsApp to Signal: A good idea?

Malwarebytes

Both WhatsApp and Signal offer end-to-end encryption, ensuring that only the sender and recipient can read messages. Signal collects minimal data, but its run by the non-profit Signal Foundation, which operates free from commercial interests. But is switching to Signal truly an improvement? Navigate to “Privacy.”

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Hackers Could Cause ‘Fake Earthquakes’ by Exploiting Vulnerable Seismic Equipment, Researchers Warn

Hot for Security

Seismic monitoring devices linked to the internet are vulnerable to cyberattacks that could disrupt data collection and processing, according to Michael Samios of the National Observatory of Athens and his fellow colleagues who put together a new study published in Seismological Research Letters.

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IT threat evolution Q3 2024

SecureList

CloudSorcerer is a sophisticated cyber-espionage tool used for stealth monitoring, data collection and exfiltration via Microsoft, Yandex and Dropbox cloud infrastructures. The malware utilizes cloud resources for its C2 (command and control) servers, which it accesses via APIs using authentication tokens.

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GUEST ESSAY: ‘World password day’ reminds us to embrace password security best practices

The Last Watchdog

Many password managers also encrypt passwords to create an additional layer of protection. Use multi-factor authentication. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is the process of protecting your digital password with a physical form of identification. Generally, a password manager requires the creation of one master password.

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