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Bluetooth vulnerability can be exploited in Key Negotiation of Bluetooth (KNOB) attacks

August 21, 2019 admin apple, awareness, Blackberry, Bluetooth, Cisco, CVE-2019-9506, iOS, Key Negotiation of Bluetooth, KNOB attack, MacOS, man-in-the-middle attack, microsoft, MITM, ret hat, watchos, windows

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:56:45 +0000

Researchers called it KNOB, a clever attack against the firmware of a Bluetooth chip that can allow hackers to successfully hijack paired devices and steal their sensitive data. Are users at risk?

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Tags: Apple blackberry bluetooth Cisco CVE-2019-9506 iOS Key Negotiation of Bluetooth KNOB attack macOS man-in-the-middle attack microsoft mitm ret hat watchos windows

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How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it

July 30, 2019 admin awareness, credit monitoring, data breach, data breach settlement, Equifax, EU, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, fraud prevention, FTC, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Identity Theft, phishing, scams, settlement, Social Security numbers

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!

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Tags: credit monitoring data breach data breach settlement Equifax EU European Union Federal Trade Commission fraud fraud prevention FTC gdpr General Data Protection Regulation identity theft phishing scams settlement social security numbers

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Hi, honey. It’s mom. My phone is acting funny again.

July 16, 2019 admin awareness, Baby Boomers, ease-of-use, family IT guy, generation X, intuitive tech, older users, smart phones, Smart TV, Technology

Credit to Author: Kacy Zurkus| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:14:42 +0000

Often, older generations must turn to their progenitors for help with technology. What are their frustrations and concerns, and how can younger generations better help?

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Tags: Baby Boomers ease-of-use family IT guy generation X intuitive tech older users smart phones smart TV technology

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Cooperating apps and automatic permissions are setting you up for failure

July 2, 2019 admin awareness, cooperating apps, Facebook, Gmail, google calendar, permissions, social media, Twitter

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:53:10 +0000

Apps that cooperate and share permissions might seem convenient, but are they worth the security and privacy risk?

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Tags: cooperating apps facebook gmail google calendar permissions social media twitter

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The right balance: Enabling women to pursue a career in IT

March 8, 2019 admin 8th March, awareness, gender equality, international women’s day, International Women’s Day 2019, IWD2019, Special Projects, women

Credit to Author: Ilijana Vavan| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 14:00:21 +0000

This year’s International Women’s Day is all about balance, as we see in the related hashtag #BalanceforBetter, so let us aim to encourage more women to enter the tech and cybersecurity sector.

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