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Cybercrime tactics and techniques: the 2019 state of healthcare

In 2019, the medical industry struggled with security risks and targeted threats while failing to protect patients' personal data.

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Spear phishing 101: what you need to know - We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it's such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

Social engineering

Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

January 29, 2020 - We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it's such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

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Explained: the strengths and weaknesses of the Zero Trust model - Zero Trust is an information security framework that insists its users

Explained

Explained: the strengths and weaknesses of the Zero Trust model

January 28, 2020 - Zero Trust is an information security framework that insists its users "never trust, always verify." Is this the best security model for organizations today? We examine its strengths and weaknesses.

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A week in security (January 20 – 26) - A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including tech support scams, deepfakes, and the latest ransomware attack in Florida.

A week in security

A week in security (January 20 – 26)

January 27, 2020 - A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including tech support scams, deepfakes, and the latest ransomware attack in Florida.

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Tampa Bay Times hit with Ryuk ransomware attack - Florida newspaper The Tampa Bay Times suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack Thursday, making it the latest major victim of the notorious ransomware family that continues to rise in popularity.

Ransomware

Tampa Bay Times hit with Ryuk ransomware attack

January 24, 2020 - Florida newspaper The Tampa Bay Times suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack Thursday, making it the latest major victim of the notorious ransomware family that continues to rise in popularity.

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Deepfakes laws and proposals flood US - In a rare example of legislative haste, roughly one dozen state and federal bills were introduced in the past 12 months to regulate deepfakes, the relatively modern technology that some fear could upend democracy.

Artificial Intelligence

Deepfakes laws and proposals flood US

January 23, 2020 - In a rare example of legislative haste, roughly one dozen state and federal bills were introduced in the past 12 months to regulate deepfakes, the relatively modern technology that some fear could upend democracy.

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WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation - We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we've seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight.

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WOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation

January 22, 2020 - We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we've seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight.

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A week in security (January 13 – 19) - Our weekly security roundup for January 13-19, with a look at elastic servers, data enrichment, rootkits, regulation for deepfakes, and more.

A week in security

A week in security (January 13 – 19)

January 20, 2020 - Our weekly security roundup for January 13-19, with a look at elastic servers, data enrichment, rootkits, regulation for deepfakes, and more.

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Business in the front, party in the back: backdoors in elastic servers expose private data - It's all too easy to discover data leaks online, especially in cloud services. We take a look at misconfigurations in elastic servers that lead to exposed data on the Internet.

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Business in the front, party in the back: backdoors in elastic servers expose private data

January 17, 2020 - It's all too easy to discover data leaks online, especially in cloud services. We take a look at misconfigurations in elastic servers that lead to exposed data on the Internet.

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Explained: data enrichment - Data enrichment applies to the process of enhancing, refining, and improving raw data. Used by companies to improve marketing efforts, data enrichment impacts both privacy and security.

Explained

Explained: data enrichment

January 16, 2020 - Data enrichment applies to the process of enhancing, refining, and improving raw data. Used by companies to improve marketing efforts, data enrichment impacts both privacy and security.

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