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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. It's believed the biometric data is used to produce deepfake videos of victims.

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Embedded software development for IoT applications

Dataconomy

Since IoT systems depend on sensors to capture and process data, incorporating them in embedded software can be quite daunting. Establishing a secure connection between devices on the network The transmission of data is a critical business function and necessary for individuals, as well.

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Here’s Anker’s apology after 712 Eufy customers had camera feeds exposed to strangers

The Verge

It does say it’s working to keep this from happening again in the future, by upgrading its network and the authentication mechanisms between the cameras, servers, and app. All of our user video data is stored locally on the users’ devices. All stored data and account information is encrypted.

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Effectively Manage All Endpoints, No Matter Where They Are Located

CIO Business Intelligence

The publication also reported that the inability to enable routine security measures — such as two-factor authentication and mobile device management services for employees at home — brought mergers and acquisition to a standstill. And, of course, there’s the danger of data loss. The need for a more permanent solution.

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Security and Windows 10 Will Cross Paths for Enterprises

CTOvision

Last year, Enterprise IT was dramatically shaped by the influx of security breaches, data leaks and a new wave of hackers. Multi-factor authentication for both cloud-based accounts and on-premise Active Directory will now be part of Windows, rather needing a hardware solution to complete. By Deepak Kumar.

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ServiceNow boasts industry-first gen AI general availability with Vancouver release of Now

CIO Business Intelligence

Zero Trust Access is a new feature for ServiceNow Vault, enabling enterprises to add granular authentication policies for access to their data, and evaluate risk based on location, network, device, and user, and limit access to data accordingly.

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Read This If You Do Business in China

SecureWorld News

The FBI identifies these groups are particularly at-risk, given China's previous tendencies toward the chemical and finance sectors paired with recent concerns about China's role in COVID-19 data theft. Use strict access control measures for critical data. Identify and suspend access of users exhibiting unusual activity.

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