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MoviePass settles with FTC over fraud and data security failures

The Verge

Under the proposed settlement, MoviePass, its parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics, its CEO Mitch Lowe, and chairman Ted Farnsworth are forbidden from falsely representing their business and data security practices to customers. The company offered users one movie ticket a day to any film at any theater for less than $10 a month.

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Cyber Heroes Recognized in SecureWorld 2024 Conference Theme

SecureWorld News

Information Security is no different. Hedy Lamarr: Hollywood Star and Secret Inventor Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous actress who starred in films of the 1940s and '50s. Throughout history, many people have worked behind the scenes to help humanity reach its potential.

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Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

If you look around, you’ll see we’re not fighting off human replicas as Harrison Ford did in the 1982 film Blade Runner , which was set in the futuristic time period of 2019. As an information security professional, I’m often asked, “What can I do to make my company safe from cyber threats?”

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Life at ForAllSecure: Robert Vamosi, Director of Product Marketing

ForAllSecure

While I was doing that, I wrote my first book on IOT security. I also got my CISSP certification, because I wanted to show people that even though I started as a journalist, I actually understand information security. I am featured in a documentary film on the history of hacking called Code 2600.

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The Hacker Mind: Shattering InfoSec's Glass Ceiling

ForAllSecure

I did get a film degree in college, along with an English degree, but after college, well, knowing how the sausage was made, I wasn’t keen on going to Hollywood. What if you are a woman in information security? When I was a kid, I really wanted to direct motion pictures. I went to San Francisco. And the good news?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: What Star Wars Can Teach Us About Threat Modeling

ForAllSecure

Having a common framework around vulnerabilities, around threats , helps us understand the information security landscape better. Literally, how the rebellion fighting the Empire has echoes in how we approach and mitigate information security threats. It’s called the Death Star Architect Speaks Out.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. From a 1953 health class film, here are some basic tips to avoid spreading the measles. Vamosi: He’s right.