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Free Smartwatches Are Vector to Hit Military Personnel with Malware

SecureWorld News

Army's Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is urging military personnel to be on the lookout for unsolicited, suspicious smartwatches in the mail, warning that the devices could be rigged with malware. You're compromising your personal and/or professional data with malware." Worst case?

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Keeping up–and hopefully, staying ahead–presents new challenges. Multifactor authentication fatigue and biometrics shortcomings Multifactor authentication (MFA) is a popular technique for strengthening the security around logins. In reality, generative AI presents a number of new and transformed risks to the organization.

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Cybersecurity Tips to Avoid Fouls During March Madness

SecureWorld News

Between checking scores, streaming games, participating in office pools, and inevitably some placing of bets, users will be presenting an abundance of new openings for threat actors to attack. These can be vehicles for delivering malware, committing fraud, or harvesting valuable data.

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Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Malware distribution The opportunistic nature of website spoofing allows attackers to distribute malware to users’ devices. The distribution of malware serves various purposes, from causing general system distribution to potentially being employed as a tool for more sophisticated cyberattacks.

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Understanding the Essential Pillars of Phishing Mitigation

SecureWorld News

Malware and attackers can "break in" in various ways. These attacks can come from malicious instructions, social engineering, or authentication attacks, as well as heavy network traffic. These methods aim to put end-users in an advantageous position when under attack or presented with anything suspicious.

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Non-repudiation offers certainty by design

Dataconomy

As of 2023, threats to data integrity and authenticity are ever-present, and non-repudiation stands as a formidable shield against malicious actors attempting to conceal their actions. Collaborating harmoniously with authentication and encryption measures, non-repudiation forms a three-pronged security strategy.

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Ryuk Ransomware Evolution: Now 'Wormlike'

SecureWorld News

However, unlike Hermes, Ryuk was never made available on the forum, and CryptoTech has since ceased all of its activities, so there is some doubt regarding the origins of the malware. This presents a number of new challenges for cybersecurity teams. Who are the targets of Ryuk ransomware attacks?

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