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Booz Allen Releases Annual Financial Services Cyber Trends for 2015

CTOvision

As companies continue to roll out – and consumers embrace – new electronic, wireless payment systems, hackers are presented with more targets. Economic prosperity and light-speed growth in mobile banking in some countries have bypassed regional and local financial organizations’ ability to manage threats.

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CIOs Have To Prepare For The Hybrid Work Environment

The Accidental Successful CIO

Computing devices, too, are moving in and out of the company network, with employees bringing their laptops onto company networks and then taking them back home – where they’re much more exposed to hackers and can easily get infected with malware. Will quarantining work on a continuing basis?

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Ingenious Phishing Tactics in the Modern Scammer's Toolbox

SecureWorld News

It serves as a vessel for various strains of malware, including ransomware, and underlies data-stealing campaigns that target large organizations and individuals alike. The most effective countermeasure for this style of attack is to avoid using public wireless networks altogether. And for good reason.

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5 Tips to Protect Your Financial Data

Galido

Watch out for wireless networks. Lastly, watch out of wireless networks. Most free wireless networks would often ask for your mobile number along with your name; these are often found in public places like malls, airports, and shops. Use official banking apps. I mean, who doesn’t want that.

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Three questions that will decide Epic v. Apple

The Verge

Apple wanted to ensure that iOS devices were more protected from those malware and instability issues and quality issues that the PC world was used to,” Apple claims in its filing. It’s a first step toward setting regulatory limits on how tech companies operate, similar to the regulations on wireless carriers or banks.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking OpenWRT

ForAllSecure

So I don't use tools like IDA Pro and stuff like that all people use who are into malware, reverse engineering. Basically iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches use a protocol called Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) to create mesh networks. So, that goes back to the tools I use, I usually don't have to reverse engineer code.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking OpenWRT

ForAllSecure

So I don't use tools like IDA Pro and stuff like that all people use who are into malware, reverse engineering. Basically iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches use a protocol called Apple Wireless Direct Link (AWDL) to create mesh networks. So, that goes back to the tools I use, I usually don't have to reverse engineer code.