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Why stopping stalkerware confounds cybersecurity experts

The Parallax

Stalkerware is a form of commercially available spyware that hides itself from the owner of the device on which it has been installed, but with a dark personal twist: It will “intentionally or unintentionally facilitate intimate partner surveillance, harassment, abuse, stalking, or violence.” FIVE STEPS TO STOP ONLINE STALKERS.

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Daily Crunch: After clinching $12.3B valuation, Brex hires Meta exec as chief product officer

TechCrunch

Today we have new venture funds, spyware news, Brex raising (again), and more. Cybersecurity matters to democracy : Spyware built by the infamous NSO Group was “used to spy on three critics of the Polish government,” according to Citizen Lab, TechCrunch reports. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for January 11, 2022!

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What the Cybersecurity Industry Needs to Discuss at the RSA Conference 2020

Palo Alto Networks

The RSA Conference 2020 is the world’s biggest and most respected gathering of CISOs, technologists and cybersecurity specialists. Last fall, I had the honor of reading through 500 or so submissions from cybersecurity experts eager to take the stage at RSA 2020 (I’m on the committee that chooses presentations). Hope to see you there.

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Pay Attention to Cybersecurity Warnings

Kaseya

Microsoft recently released a round of patch updates (14 April 2020 Patch Tuesday) to fix 113 vulnerabilities across its different software products. This ‘wormable’ Windows vulnerability, CVE-2020-0796 , impacts the Server Message Block or SMBv3 network communications protocol. According to Microsoft, this “important” (i.e.

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A Look at the 5 Most Common Types of Cyberattacks

Tenable

Malware: This catch-all term encompasses a number of different cybersecurity threats, including everything from viruses and worms to banking trojans, adware, spyware and ransomware. ITRC, "2019 End-of-Year Data Breach Report," January 2020 2. Corvus, "Security Report: Healthcare - Hospitals, Providers and More," February 2020 7.

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9 Types of Phishing and Ransomware Attacks—And How to Identify Them

Ivanti

According to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, phishing held the top spot as the data breach tactic used most often, jumping from 25% of all data breaches in 2020 to 36% in 2021. Ransomware, on the other hand, was responsible for most data breaches caused by malware. Worse yet, these?types types of attacks?continue

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Congratulations to the Winners Who Escaped the Dreaded Haunted House of IT

Kaseya

As per the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, over 80 percent of hacking-related breaches involve brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. Malware – short for malicious software, is a term used to represent computer viruses, worms, trojans, ransomware, adware, spyware, etc. The Threat: Malware.