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Government Employees at High Risk for Mobile Phishing

SecureWorld News

New research from Lookout reveals the most common mobile threats aimed at federal, state, and local government agencies and their employees—all of which have increased since 2021. The report from Lookout, an endpoint to cloud security company, used the Lookout Security Graph to analyze data specific to government agencies at all levels.

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Trend Micro found several security flaws in the Android version of ShareIt

TechSpot

Android malware is nothing new for fans of Google's mobile operating system, but a set of newly discovered vulnerabilities in a popular app called ShareIt is just as worrisome. According to a Trend Micro report, the flaws can be abused to extract a user's sensitive information as well as execute.

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Operation Triangulation: Could Apple be an NSA agent, Russia asks

Dataconomy

While the attackers of Operation Triangulation remain a mystery for now, the speculations have already begun. Kaspersky researchers discovered a previously unknown mobile APT campaign targeting iOS devices. Once infected, the malware runs with root privileges, giving the attacker complete control over the device and user data.

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Protecting Against the Increasing Malvertising Threat

CTOvision

Malvertising is increasingly being deployed by threat actors to spread malware, including ransomware and scams, and redirect users from legitimate websites to phishing and exploit kit–hosting sites. The threat from malvertising is increasing, however, there are opportunities for organizations and individuals to mitigate their digital risk.

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Ransomware Detection at Chip Level? Yes, Says Intel

SecureWorld News

This technique also helps verify that the operating system and its virtual environment are running directly on Intel hardware, as opposed to malware that is spoofing the hardware. Providing operating system visibility into the BIOS- and firmware-protection methods used at boot time.

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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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How to Choose the Best Vulnerability Scanning Tool for Your Business

Galido

To be noted is the fact that a vulnerability scanner is as important as a malware scanner today. While a malware scanner helps check for malware and clear them, the vulnerability scanning tool could help prevent malware threats and attacks. Researching vulnerability scanners.

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