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"A Privacy Paradox: Why Do People So Readily Give Up Information Online?"If asked, most people would likely say that they are concerned about their online privacy. However, previous studies have shown that, in reality, people often willingly disclosure their private information online. A new study conducted by a team of…
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"WHO Reports 'Dramatic' Increase in Cyberattacks"The World Health Organization (WHO), have witnessed a "dramatic" increase in the number of cyberattacks targeting them since the beginning of COVID-19. The number of hacking incidents and cyberattacks targeting WHO is now 5 times the amount the WHO saw…
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"Most IT Leaders Believe Remote Workers are a Security Risk"A new survey by researchers at Apricorn found that 57 percent of the IT leaders surveyed believe that remote workers from their organizations will expose their organizations to the threat of a data breach. 44 percent of the IT leaders stated that…
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"Scammers Are Using Fake Coronavirus Stimulus Payment Sites to Steal Your Money"Cybercriminals are using the distribution of stimulus payments aimed at fighting the negative economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic to steal data and money. Researchers at Check Point discovered an increase in malicious stimulus-themed websites and…
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"These Anti-Quarantine Websites Are Fakes. Here's What They're Really After"The threat-intelligence company DomainTools discovered a significant number of newly registered domain names with the word "reopen" in the URL. These domain names are supposedly tied to the campaign launched against state lockdown measures enforced to…
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CoR&OnavirusCoR&Onavirus COVID-19 responses highlight issues of resiliency, policy-based governance, and human factors.
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SoS Musings #36 - Stop Attackers From Pulling the Strings on the Internet of ThingsSoS Musings #36 - Stop Attackers From Pulling the Strings on the Internet of Things
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Cybersecurity Snapshots #5 - Automobile Cybersecurity is a Big IssueCybersecurity Snapshots #5 - Automobile Cybersecurity is a Big Issue
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Spotlight on Lablet Research #5 - Side-Channel Attack ResistanceSpotlight on Lablet Research #5 - Project: Side-Channel Attack Resistance
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"67% of Small Businesses Aim to Increase Cybersecurity in 2020: Report"In a survey conducted in December of 2019 with 383 small business owners and security leaders, researchers discovered that 15 percent of them suffered either a hack (7%), virus (5%), or a data breach (3%) in 2019. 67 percent of the participants…
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"AI Helps Experts Find Thousands of Child Sexual Abuse Imagery Keywords"A team of 13 analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has started to use machine learning technologies a few weeks ago. Machine learning technologies will help them figure out what secret code words are being used by online communities of…