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Is Posting Software Vulnerabilities on Social Media a National Security Risk?

SecureWorld News

As it turns out, social media is about a lot more than status updates and memes. And that could be a security risk in itself. How many software vulnerabilities are posted on social media first? In this case, PNNL looked at what it calls social cybersecurity. Posting software vulnerabilities on social media: good vs. bad.

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2017 security predictions

Network World

There's no reason to believe 2017 will be any better. If anything, it could be even worse as cybercriminals continue to push social engineering, find new ways to deliver malware, crack vulnerable databases and leverage mobile technology to find ways to get inside corporate defenses and target individuals.

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John McAfee charged with securities fraud for ‘pump and dump’ cryptocurrency scheme

The Verge

John McAfee has been charged with securities fraud over a “pump and dump” cryptocurrency scheme. McAfee and Watson exploited a widely used social media platform and enthusiasm among investors in the emerging cryptocurrency market to make millions through lies and deception,” said US Attorney Audrey Strauss in a statement.

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5 more lessons that CIOs learned in 2017 (Part 2)

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

What are the most important lessons that IT leaders and CIOs learned (or should have learned) in 2017? So, what lessons can we learn from 2017? Here are 5 more lessons that CIOs (should have) learned in 2017. In this two-part article, we take a look at the past year from an IT leader perspective. It’s now a necessity.

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Introducing The Forrester Wave™: Digital Risk Monitoring, Q3 2016

Forrester IT

We evaluate nine of the top vendors in this emerging market that offer solutions to continuously monitor "digital" -- i.e., social, mobile, web, and dark web -- channels to detect, prevent, and mitigate any type of risk event posing a threat to organizations today. Social Media Security. Digital Risk. Digital Risk Monitoring.

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Gen Z falls for online scams more than their boomer grandparents do

Vox

Compared to boomers, Gen Z was also twice as likely to have a social media account hacked (17 percent and 8 percent). The cost of falling for those scams may also be surging for younger people: Social Catfish’s 2023 report on online scams found that online scam victims under 20 years old lost an estimated $8.2 million in 2017.

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Can this new community hub provide a spark for Seattle’s startup ecosystem?

GeekWire

Ginzburg is still finalizing the framework of Seattle Foundations, but he’s in talks to secure a 5,000 square-foot office space in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, with plans to launch later this year. He’s also raising investment to help fund initial operations for two years and plans to generate revenue from membership fees.

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