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"Who's a Bot and Who's Not"Social media bots are social media accounts that use artificial intelligence to automate the performance of activities such as aggregating news, assisting customers for online retailers, and more. They are also used to amplify the spread of…
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"Why We Adopt Then Abandon Online Safety Practices"Researchers from the University of Michigan and NortonLifeLock's Research Group did a study on why people adopt and then sometimes fail to continue following online safety practices. The researchers conducted a survey to which more than 900 people…
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"Hackers Can Steal Data Via Cooling Fan Vibrations"Air-gapping refers to the physical isolation of a computer or network to ensure that it does not connect to the internet or other internet-connected system. The purpose of this security mechanism is to protect the computer or network from unsecured…
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"Warning! Fake Zoom “HR Meeting” Emails Phish For Your Password"Adversaries are sending emails to individuals posing as an HR representative from their place of work. The email states that if the individual misses this Zoom meeting, which is happening right now, the individual will then lose their job. Once the…
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"Researchers Spot Banking Trojan Using COVID-19 Crisis to Attack Users"The banking Trojan Grandoreiro has been discovered by ESET researchers to be exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to attack users. According to ESET, the videos on fake websites claiming to provide important information about the virus are being used to mask…
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"Hackers Mount Zero-Day Attacks on Sophos Firewalls"Adversaries are targeting the Sophos XG firewall (both virtual and physical versions) using a zero-day exploit. The ultimate goal of the adversaries is to drop the Asnarok malware on vulnerable appliances. The bug in question is a pre-…
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Pub Crawl #37Pub 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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"Mobile Phone Data Is Useful in Coronavirus Battle. But Are People Protected Enough?"Countries are using geo-location, mobile technology to trace people testing positive for COVID-19, and people possibly exposed to the disease in order to track the pandemic's spread and patterns. However, there are concerns about the risk posed…
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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…