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❌ Echobot IoT Botnet Casts a Wide Net with Raft of Exploit Additions ❌

13 new exploits have been added to the malware's bag of tricks.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Why new account fraud decreased during the holiday shopping season πŸ”

Fraudulent account creation typically skyrockets during the holiday shopping season, but it's down this year. What's changing?

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Tempting, but just say no to public charging stations and Wi-Fi πŸ”

Experts say don't leave your devices open to cyberattacks from hackers anxious to steal your information.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Disarming Disinformation πŸ•΄

Disinformation attacks are just as detrimental to businesses as they are to national elections. Here's what's at stake and what infosec teams can do about it.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Disarming Disinformation πŸ•΄

Disinformation attacks are just as detrimental to businesses as they are to national elections. Here's what's at stake and what infosec teams can do about it.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Rooster Teeth Alerts Customers to Magecart Attack πŸ•΄

The entertainment company discovered malicious content on the Shopify platform for its online store and removed it the same day.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” 7 tips to make you a savvier and safer traveler πŸ”

We asked experts the best way to avoid stress and anxiousness, how to stay safe, and make your journey easier.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” 10 mobility predictions for 2020: AI, 5G, foldable phones, and more πŸ”

Jack Wallen gazes into his crystal ball and makes his mobility predictions for 2020.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ What Should I Look for in a Data Protection Officer? πŸ•΄

The right candidate will possess the following skills.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ SQL Server 2019 Tool Tells Attackers Which Data Is Sensitive πŸ•΄

The design of SQL Data Discovery & Classification could let attackers pinpoint sensitive information while flying under organizations' radars.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Report: Financial firms still losing customer data to malware and hackers πŸ”

Capital One mega breach in March 2019 was the third worst data loss ever.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Mobile Devices Account for 41% of DDoS Attack Traffic πŸ•΄

DNS amplification attacks continue to dominate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, while mobile devices make up a larger share of traffic.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” How to protect your organization against the Snatch ransomware threat πŸ”

Discovered and analyzed by security provider Sophos, Snatch attempts to bypass traditional security software by rebooting your PC into Safe Mode.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Ransomware 'Crisis' in US Schools: More Than 1,000 Hit So Far in 2019 πŸ•΄

Meanwhile, the mayor of the city of New Orleans says no ransom money demands were made as her city struggles to recover from a major ransomware attack launched last week.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Weak Crypto Practice Undermining IoT Device Security πŸ•΄

Keyfactor says it was able to break nearly 250,000 distinct RSA keys - many associated with routers, wireless access points, and other Internet-connected devices.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Financial Services Breaches Less Common, More Damaging, Than Those in Other Sectors πŸ•΄

While far less common than breaches in other industry sectors, financial services breaches were more than twice as expensive, per record exposed, than the average for tech businesses.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Facebook employees’ payroll data nabbed in car smash-and-grab ⚠

Bye-bye, payroll data for 29,000 US Facebook employees that got left on an unencrypted drive in an employee's car.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Mozilla mandates 2FA security for Firefox developers ⚠

Mozilla last week fired off an important memo to all Firefox extension developers telling them to turn on authentication (2FA) on their addons.mozilla.org (AMO) accounts.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Salary survey: Experienced security managers make more than $250,000 a year πŸ”

Security pros in banking and finance make the most money but bonuses were common across all roles and industries.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Researchers discover weakness in IoT digital certificates ⚠

IoT devices are using weak digital certificates that could expose them to attack, according to a study released over the weekend.

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via "Naked Security".