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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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Understanding the Essential Pillars of Phishing Mitigation

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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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Research Uncovers 3,200+ Mobile Apps Leaking Twitter API Keys

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The report explains in more detail: "Since the Twitter API provides direct access to a Twitter account, there must be some form of authentication involved. Now when the app is presented with the color purple, it will know that red was involved too and hence it is valid. Hence, OAuth tokens are used by the Twitter API.

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Hygiene does not only protect you against physical viruses

Dataconomy

Neglecting cyber hygiene can make individuals and organizations more vulnerable to cyberattacks, such as malware infections, data breaches, and identity theft ( Image credit ) There is a cyber hygiene checklist you need to follow Cyber hygiene is not merely an option but a necessity in our digital age.

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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

The majority of these attacks are due to hacking, fraud and social engineering. The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Most Active Malware Today.

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Penetration Testing Remote Workers

SecureWorld News

Social media accounts associated only with personal, non-business usage. is an electronic cyberattack that targets a user by email and falsely poses as an authentic entity to bait individuals into providing sensitive data, corporate passwords, clicks on a malicious web link, or execute malware. Social media.

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How to protect your data online

Dataconomy

For them, data presents countless monetization options, often at your expense. Phishing attacks, malware, and hacking can all expose your PII to theft, risking your safety. Most platforms also offer two-factor authentication that generates a random passcode each time you log in. Should you be concerned?

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