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Malvertising Is a Cybercrime Heavyweight, Not an Underdog

SecureWorld News

The concept of the term "malvertising" (a portmanteau of "malicious advertising") suggests an overlap with ads, albeit dodgy ones, and therefore fuels the fallacy that its impact hardly goes beyond frustration. Its authors created cloned web pages offering to download popular free software, such as the WinSCP file manager.

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Spotify, Pinterest, Tinder, and many other iOS apps are crashing again due to a Facebook issue

The Verge

Although the exact cause of the outages isn’t yet confirmed, early reports suggest the problem is caused by Facebook’s software development kit, or SDK, which many apps use to manage user logins. Facebook acknowledged on its developer platform this morning that its software was causing problems. “We

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Maximizing the Potential of Digital Publishing Platforms

Kitaboo

Here is a comprehensive guide on the relevance of digital publishing software that has transformed content creation and distribution. Conclusion Overview of Digital Publishing Platforms Digital publishing software helps in creating, distributing, and managing various types of digital content. Table of Contents: I.

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6 CRM Benefits for Healthcare Providers

Galido

With the start of 2020, it seems like the prediction from the previous years for the customer relationship management (CRM) software would be satisfied by growing to $18 billion with the year-end. Below are the 6 benefits that the healthcare providers gain with the use of software: Cash flow management. Automatic performance of a task.

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Dropbox has quietly launched a new password manager in private beta

The Verge

There’s no mention of other useful features like importing passwords from browsers and support for two-factor authentication. It also advertises something called “zero-knowledge encryption,” which means only the user has access to data being stored in the app.

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Information Stealing Malware on the Rise, Uptycs Study Shows

SecureWorld News

This demonstrates a focus on collecting data from multi-factor authentication tools. They are often spread by malicious advertising, spam, and compromised accounts. Being cautious when clicking suspicious links • Ensuring all software and browsers are always kept updated"

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Why SDKs Are Important for Business; All You Need to Know

Kitaboo

Software development is a complicated task. Often, this deters businesses (non-IT) from either starting their own software development project or incorporating an existing software into their processes. . To that end, SDK or Software Development Kits are an essential element that businesses can use. What Is an SDK?