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Facebook’s plain text misstep, and other password sins

March 27, 2019 admin breach, credential management, Facebook, passwords, privacy, security questions, Security world

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Yes, Facebook’s recent error in password handling was egregious. But there’s more than one way to abuse user data. We take a look at various missteps in credential management and how businesses can improve practices.

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A week in security (March 18 – 24)

March 25, 2019 admin bandersnatch, bec. cdc spam, Business Email Compromise, center for disease control and prevention, cybersecurity, Education, Epic Games, Facebook, formjacking, gandcrab, google photos, iPhone, kiddle, learn4life, malicious app, NETFLIX, Network Security, Password reuse, phishing, privacy, security fatigue, Security world, steam, vulnerabilities, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 15:46:38 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from March 18–24, including Facebook’s privacy pivot, password reuse, new research on hospital phishing attacks, infected iPhone apps, and more.

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Tags: bandersnatch bec. cdc spam Business Email Compromise center for disease control and prevention cybersecurity education epic games facebook formjacking gandcrab google photos iPhone kiddle learn4life malicious app netflix network security Password reuse phishing privacy security fatigue steam vulnerabilities

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A week in security (March 11 – 17)

March 18, 2019 admin Apex Legends, Chinese DNA, emotet, Facebook, Facebook outage, Firefox Send, Google Nest, Google Play, Lazarus Group, NETFLIX, psd2, Security world, Spotify, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 14:57:10 +0000

A roundup of security news from March 11–17 covering our most recent blogs and other news, including Lazarus Group, Emotet, PSD2, reputation management, Google’s Nest, and Firefox Send.

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Tags: Apex Legends Chinese DNA emotet facebook Facebook outage Firefox Send Google Nest Google Play Lazarus Group netflix psd2 Spotify

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Google’s Nest fiasco harms user trust and invades their privacy

March 13, 2019 admin alarm, Amazon Alexa, assistant, Data Collection, Data Privacy, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Epic, Federal Trade Commission, google, Google Assistant, keypad, microphone, motion sensor, Nest, Nest Guard, Nest Secure, privacy, Security world, Senate Select Committee on Commerce, smart assistant, Sonos, Sonos One, transparency, transparent, trust, user trust, voice assistant

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:30:29 +0000

Last month, Google announced that its Nest Secure would be updated to work with Google Assistant software. The problem? Google never told users its product had a microphone to begin with. Simple oversight or invasion of privacy? We break it down.

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Tags: alarm Amazon Alexa assistant data collection Data privacy EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Privacy Information Center Epic Federal Trade Commission Google Google Assistant keypad microphone motion sensor Nest Nest Guard Nest Secure privacy Senate Select Committee on Commerce smart assistant Sonos Sonos One transparency transparent trust user trust voice assistant

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Explained: Payment Service Directive 2 (PSD2)

March 13, 2019 admin aisp, banking, cryptocurrency, European Union, Facebook, GDPR, google, Information, privacy, PSD, psd2, Security world

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

PSD2 is coming to the EU. What is it? How will it be used? What are the implications? Many questions and some answers and recommendations.

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A week in security (March 4 – 11)

March 11, 2019 admin apple, Baby Boomer, Baby Boomers, chrome, data privacy laws, dev-fuse, Gen Zed, Google Chrome, iPhone, machine learning, millennial, millennials, national security agency, NSA, ransom.troldesh, ransomware, RSA, RSA conference, Security world, shade, study, SURVEILLANCE, survey, Tim Apple, tim cook, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware, ultrasound, ultrasound scanning, US data privacy laws, Verizon, Vulnerability, Week in security, Zero-Day, zombie email

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:47:27 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from March 4–11, including a Chrome zero-day, Labs’ data privacy report, news from RSA, and more.

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Tags: Apple Baby Boomer Baby Boomers chrome data privacy laws dev-fuse Gen Zed Google Chrome iPhone machine learning Millennial Millennials National Security Agency NSA ransom.troldesh ransomware RSA RSA Conference shade study surveillance survey Tim Apple Tim Cook Troldesh Troldesh ransomware ultrasound ultrasound scanning US data privacy laws Verizon vulnerability week in security zero day zombie email

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The not-so-definitive guide to cybersecurity and data privacy laws

March 7, 2019 admin California Online Privacy Protection, California Online Privacy Protection Act, Childrens Online Privacy Protect Act, COPPA, cybersecurity, cybersecurity compliance, cybersecurity laws, data breach, data breach notification, data breach notification law, Data Privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy laws, Do Not Track, EU, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, google, Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility, hipaa, Legal, privacy, Privacy & Policy, Security world, startup

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 16:00:00 +0000

In the first blog for Malwarebytes Labs’ cybersecurity and data privacy law series, we tackle US data privacy compliance from a startup’s perspective. GDPR, COPPA, HIPAA—it’s all here.

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Tags: California Online Privacy Protection California Online Privacy Protection Act Childrens Online Privacy Protect Act COPPA cybersecurity cybersecurity compliance cybersecurity laws data breach data breach notification data breach notification law Data privacy data privacy compliance data privacy laws Do Not Track EU European Union gdpr General Data Protection Regulation Google Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility HIPAA legal privacy privacy policy startup

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Labs survey finds privacy concerns, distrust of social media rampant with all age groups

March 5, 2019 admin cambridge analytica, Data Privacy, Facebook, facebook-cambridge Analytica scandal, GDPR, general data privacy regulations, privacy, search engines, Security world, social media, social media distrust

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Our survey and accompanying report find that, no matter their age, users have deep concerns about the privacy of their data online and take significant steps to secure it. Learn how public distrust in corporations’ ability to protect and use data in ethically responsible ways has shaped their behavior online.

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