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Cybersecurity Snapshots #20 - Are Smartwatches Secure?Cybersecurity Snapshots #20 - Are Smartwatches Secure?
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Spotlight on Lablet Research #20 - Resilient Control of Cyber-Physical Systems with Distributed LearningSpotlight on Lablet Research #20 - Resilient Control of Cyber-Physical Systems with Distributed Learning
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"36% of Organizations Suffered a Serious Cloud Security Data Leak or a Breach in The Past Year"Researchers at Fugue and Sonatype surveyed 300 cloud pros, including cloud engineers, security engineers, DevOps, and architects. The researchers found that 36% of organizations suffered a serious cloud security data leak or a breach in the past 12…
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"Average Ransomware Payment Declined by 38% in Second Quarter of 2021, New Coveware Report Says"The tides may be starting to turn on the ransomware epidemic, new industry findings show. According to researchers at Coveware, the average ransomware payment declined to $136,576 in the second quarter of 2021. The 38% decrease is a dramatic drop from…
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"Data Privacy - Are You Sure You Want a Cookie?"New research from Copenhagen Business School finds that the designers of cookie banners can impact users' privacy choices through the manipulation of the choice architecture. Simple changes can increase absolute consent by 17 percent. A website cookie…
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"Sophos Warns of Discord-Borne Malware"Researchers at the cybersecurity firm Sophos analyzed over 1,800 malicious files on Discord's Content Distribution Network (CDN) that were detected by the company's telemetry. According to Sophos, the number of URLs hosting malware on the collaboration…
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"Scammers Are Using Fake Microsoft 11 Installers to Spread Malware"Security researchers at Kaspersky have warned that crooks are exploiting people who are overeager to get their hands on the new Microsoft operating system update, due for a fall release, with fake installers. The researchers stated that although…
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"CBP Cybersecurity Failures Left Travelers' Personal Info at Risk, IG Says"According to a recent DHS Office of Inspector General audit, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) failed to ensure that its Mobile Passport Control (MPC) applications were protected from cybersecurity threats. The internal watchdog report found that the…
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"Malware Makers Using ‘Exotic’ Programming Languages"Researchers from BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team have found that malware authors are increasingly using rarely spotted programming languages such as Go, Rust, Nim, and DLang to rewrite old tools, create new tools, and to hinder analysis. The…
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"How Android Unlocking Patterns Could Be Made More Secure"Android device users can unlock the display by entering a pattern, often in the shape of a letter. While this function is convenient, it is less secure than using a PIN. An international research team recommends the implementation of a blocklist on…
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"Misconceptions Plague Security and Privacy Tools"A study conducted by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab found that people have many misconceptions about the available security and privacy tools meant to protect their privacy and online security. The researchers surveyed 500…