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Runa Sandvik’s new startup Granitt secures at-risk people from hackers and nation states

TechCrunch

Journalists and activists are increasingly targeted by the wealthy and resourceful who seek to keep the truth hidden, from nation-state aligned hackers hacking into journalist’s inboxes to governments deploying mobile spyware to snoop on their most vocal critics. Turn on two-factor authentication! What would that be?

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Apple patches nasty security bugs, HBO Max suddenly removes content, and a16z backs Neumann’s next thing

TechCrunch

Invest a small amount of time on three simple steps that make it so much tougher for hackers to break into your accounts or steal your data: Use a password manager , set up two-factor authentication everywhere you can, and keep your apps and devices up-to-date. Tell me about this anti-stalkerware tool you launched this week.

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Understanding Malware: A Guide for Software Developers and Security Professionals

The Crazy Programmer

The term includes a range of harmful software types including worms, viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, ransomware, and adware. Spyware: Software that monitors and gathers user information secretly. Consider using an authentic malware removal tool for scanning your device, look for malware, and clean the infection.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO

7 With the vast majority (estimated around 85%) of Internet traffic encrypted, there is exponential growth in security risks posed by encrypted channels that can hide harmful content such as viruses, spyware, and other malware challenging security teams to secure an increasingly distributed enterprise and avoid costly repercussions.

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My New Year’s Resolution: Going Passwordless!

Ivanti

Another best practice that I started several years ago was to adopt a passwordless authentication initiative for all my internet connected personal devices. Fortunately for me, my company began enforcing zero sign-on authentication along with deploying a multi-layered anti-phishing protection system several years back.

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What is Tailgating in Cyber Security

The Crazy Programmer

The main goal of tailgating is to enter the local place with no proper authentication. They may even install spyware in the computer devices of the organizations. Want to know what tailgating is in cyber security? Tailgating or piggybacking is one of the hacking techniques hackers use.

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Humans Can be Hacked. So Stop Using Passwords, Already!

Ivanti

FIDO2 is the most secure passwordless identity authenticator option out there today especially if it is used in a multi-factor authentication (MFA) system to securely access your digital work resources and services. No carrying your security keys everywhere that can get lost or misplaced. How cool is that?

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