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Avoid pitfalls when backing up your WhatsApp chats

August 28, 2018 admin Android, backup, Facebook, google, Google Drive, messengers, news, privacy, Tips, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: Serge Malenkovich| Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:05:52 +0000

WhatsApp for Android can back up your chats to Google Drive. It’s free, but it may hurt older backups. Here’s how to get it right.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (August 20 – 26)

August 27, 2018 admin a week in security, badgelife, cobalt dickens, cybersecurity, cybersecurity awareness, digital entropy of death, Elections, Facebook, google, green card scam, privacy, project insecurity, ransomware, recap, ryuk, search browser extensions, Security world, superdrug, the lazarus group, Twitch, vulnerabilities, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 17:06:17 +0000

A roundup of the security news from August 20 – 26, including a look at insider threats, several breaches, and what tech giants Google and Facebook are doing about their privacy issues.

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Security Sophos

AdKoob information thief targets Facebook ad purchase info

August 8, 2018 admin AdKoob, advertising, Facebook, malware, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Felix Weyne| Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:00:42 +0000

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MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (July 30 – August 5)

August 6, 2018 admin Big Data, breach, cryptomining, Facebook, malware, recap, Reddit, Security world, Social engineering, spam, steam cryptominer, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:07:39 +0000

A roundup of the security news from July 30 – August 5, including cryptomining, big data, social engineering, and more.

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QuickHeal Security

Data Privacy. What is that?

August 6, 2018 admin cyberwar, data breach, Data Privacy, Facebook

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2018 08:40:10 +0000

With the heavy penetration of the Internet into almost every household, data privacy has had its day. The Facebook data leak scandal which rocked the tech industry is a blistering example of the way our privacy is getting compromised at the cost of our obsession with social networking or the…

Security TrendMicro

This Week in Security News: Facebook and Feds

August 3, 2018 admin Current News, cyberthreats, Facebook, machine learning, phishing, Reddit, Ukrain

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:38:41 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, Facebook’s chief security officer resigned as Facebook steps up its cybersecurity efforts. Also, Feds indicted three Ukrainians charged with stealing data on 15 million payment cards from…

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Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 47

July 26, 2018 admin cryptocurrency, ethereum, Facebook, Lyft, news, podcast, privacy, Threats, Uber

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:41:56 +0000

In this edition, Jeff and Dave discuss Facebook’s investigation of Crimson Hexagon, a voyeur Uber driver and more.

Independent Krebs

Google: Security Keys Neutralized Employee Phishing

July 23, 2018 admin 2fa, chrome, Dashlane, dropbox, Duo Security, Edge, Facebook, FIDO Alliance, Firefox, Firefox Quantum, GitHub, Google Advanced Protection, Keepass, lastpass, microsoft, opera, safari, Security Keys, Security Tools, U2F, Web Authentication API, WebAuthn, World Wide Web Consortium, Yubikey

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 11:34:38 +0000

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity.