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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing

SecureWorld News

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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Tech Moves: Washington STEM names CEO: Former Nike exec joins Nordstrom board

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) Washington STEM, a nonprofit focused on statewide STEM education and social change, named Lynne K. She is also a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist who was a reporter and columnist for the Seattle Times and The Washington Post. Varner as its new CEO, effective Aug.

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Kickstarter says it’s switching to crowdfunding via the blockchain

The Verge

The company said Wednesday that it will support the development of “an open-source protocol that will essentially create a decentralized version of Kickstarter’s core functionality,” according to a Kickstarter blog post published Wednesday. Kickstarter is announcing some big changes to the foundations of its technology.

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Our Freemium Future: Development teams take advantage of free, entry-level versions of software 

CTOvision

From the perspective of Michael Williams, BIRT Product Evangelist & Forums Manager at reporting and analytics leader Actuate, freemium software is a resource that can really help the enterprise. While they seem similar, it’s worth saying at this juncture that freemium and open source are not the same thing.

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December Tech Trends Report and 2016 Enterprise Tech Projections

CTOvision

Welcome to December's Technology Trends report. If you would like to change the e-mail address you get this report on please visit this link: [link]. CyberSecurity : Some of humanity's greatest thinkers, business leaders and computer scientists have struggled for years trying to enhance the security of our computers and networks.

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Amy Klobuchar takes aim at 12 vaccine misinformation influencers

Vox

Now, two senators are turning their attention to the vaccine misinformation superspreaders that push the bulk of conspiracy theories and lies on social media — and asking the social media giants to take more aggressive action. Open Sourced is made possible by Omidyar Network. Kennedy Jr.,

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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO Business Intelligence

According to the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the majority of cyber attacks are led by organized criminals looking to disrupt business and steal data to sell. This can occur through techniques like phishing, social engineering, or exploiting vulnerabilities in authentication mechanisms. Network Security

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