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Spotlight on Lablet Research #4 - Characterizing User Behavior and Anticipating its Effects on Computer Security with a Security Behavior ObservatorySpotlight on Lablet Research #4 - Project: Characterizing User Behavior and Anticipating its Effects on Computer Security with a Security Behavior Observatory
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Cybersecurity Snapshots #4 - Cybercriminals Are Capitalizing on Coronavirus PanicCybersecurity Snapshots #4 - Cybercriminals Are Capitalizing on Coronavirus Panic
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"Apple’s iOS 13.4 Hit By VPN Bypass Vulnerability"Researchers from ProtonVPN have found that apple's new update iOS 13.4 that was released last week, has a bug that puts at risk the privacy of Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections. The flaw is a bypass flaw that is caused by iOS not closing…
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Pub Crawl #36Pub Crawl summarizes, by hard problems, sets of publications that have been peer reviewed and presented at SoS conferences or referenced in current work. The topics are chosen for their usefulness for current researchers.
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"Hackers Target Mobile Users in Italy and Spain, Taking Advantage of Coronavirus Hot Spots"Coronavirus-themed cyberattacks increase as the pandemic continues, showing that cybercriminals will exploit any crisis for their own advantage. Security researchers at ESET have now discovered attempts made by hackers to deliver malware via fake mobile…
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"Three-Quarters of Large Firms Suffered Security Breach Last Year"According to the 2019 Cyber Security Breaches Survey to which UK firms responded, there has an increase in the number of cybersecurity incidents reported by businesses. However, the report claims that companies are getting better at dealing with such…
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"Researchers Use AI And Create Early Warning System to Identify Disinformation Online"Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are using artificial intelligence to develop an early warning system that will be able to identify deepfake videos, manipulated images, and disinformation online. The researchers are taking on this project…
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"Strengthening Cybersecurity in Sports Stadiums"During the February 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, an alarm was pulled, which caused students to move into the hallways towards danger. Nate Evans is the cybersecurity program lead at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National…
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"4G Networks Vulnerable to Denial of Service Attacks, Subscriber Tracking"Researchers at Positive Technologies published a report focussed on the Diameter protocol used to exchange authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) information in LTE networks. The report highlights findings from the analysis of 28…
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"Hackers Hijack Routers to Spread Malware Via Coronavirus Apps"Cybercriminals are starting to get more creative in how they are leveraging the coronavirus pandemic. Researchers at Bitdefender have found that cybercriminals are hijacking routers and changing Domain Name System (DNS) settings so that the victim…
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"Hackers Launch Phishing Attack on World Health Organization"The World Health Organization (WHO) was targeted in a sophisticated phishing attack suspected to have been launched by a threat group from Southeast Asia known as DarkHotel. The hacking attempt occurred as the agency battles to contain the COVID-19…