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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla, the FCC fines robocallers and WeWork finds itself in trouble (again)

TechCrunch

Also featured are stories about WeWork’s perennial struggles, Google’s Messages app fully embracing RCS, and spyware maker LetMeSpy shutting down after a massive data breach. If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday. Now, on with the recap. If you’re not, consider signing up.

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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. Network Firewalls – Firewalls on the router setups and connected to open Internet, enable data in and out in some circumstances.

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The Security Stage debuts at Disrupt 2023

TechCrunch

If you haven’t noticed, the internet is frequently on fire. We’ll hear from founders trying to solve the problems and how governments are reacting and responding to the growing threats like spyware , cyberattacks on public services, and election integrity. Data breaches are the new school “snow days.”

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

TechCrunch

” Google shutters IoT Core : Google’s IoT Core is a service meant to help device makers build internet-connected gadgets that connect to Google Cloud. The number of compromised devices was growing daily, but with no expectation of a fix , we published our investigation to help alert victims to the dangers of this spyware.

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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

The Parallax

Researchers announced on May 1 that when they inspected the ingredients of the North Korean antivirus software for Windows computers, they found a mix of spyware and old code stolen from an antivirus vendor. How Spain is waging Internet war on Catalan separatists. Jaku is a known spyware-botnet combination, spread over BitTorrent.

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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. Also, the cryptographic (public key) credentials used to log in to websites and online services across the internet with FIDO2 are unique.

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