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NSA releases a guide to reduce location tracking risks

Security Affairs

Mobile devices determine location through any combination of Global Positioning System (GPS) and wireless signals (e.g., cellular, wireless (Wi-Fi®1 ), or Bluetooth®2 (BT)).” The exposure of such data is especially critical for personnel of intelligence agencies and defense. ” reads the NSA’s guide.

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Strong Encryption Explained: 6 Encryption Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Wi-Fi Protected Access Version 2 (WPA2) can be found in most wireless routers and provides reasonable protection for encrypted communications. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) introduced wireless security as part of the IEEE 802.11

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Vulnerability Recap 8/12/24 – Old Vulnerabilities Unexpectedly Emerge

eSecurity Planet

August 10, 2024 Google Quick Share Has 10 Flaws on Windows Type of vulnerability: The problem: SafeBreach researchers discovered 10 different vulnerabilities in Google Quick Share, a wireless data transfer utility. When put together, some of them could lead to remote code execution attacks against Quick Share on Windows machines.

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Vulnerability Recap 9/9/24 – Exploited Vulnerabilities Persist

eSecurity Planet

The problem: D-Link’s DAP-2310 Wireless Access Point vulnerability known as “BouncyPufferfish” allows for unauthenticated remote code execution. Explore our review of the top products, their features, pros, and cons.

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Security Awareness Training across an SMB Organization

Spinone

This is especially true in the world of security. The best security defenses can be totally compromised by a single individual making the wrong decision, either accidentally or knowingly.

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Vulnerability Recap 8/13/24 – Old Vulnerabilities Unexpectedly Emerge

eSecurity Planet

August 10, 2024 Google Quick Share Has 10 Flaws on Windows Type of vulnerability: The problem: SafeBreach researchers discovered 10 different vulnerabilities in Google Quick Share, a wireless data transfer utility. When put together, some of them could lead to remote code execution attacks against Quick Share on Windows machines.

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What Is VLAN Tagging? Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Layer Two Protocol: Also known as the data link layer, this type of networking protocol is where switches, wireless access points, frames, and other devices are able to exchange information packets within a single VLAN. From there, VLAN IDs are applied to the headers of different information packets that move through the network.