Phishing Resistance on Instagram
Posted October 21, 2019
In the News Facebook’s Instagram is taking steps to increase resilience against phishing attacks. In Instagram introduces new tool to help prevent phishing attacks,...Category: Data
Twitter’s Ad Targeting
Posted October 18, 2019
In the News Another social media platform has admitted to data misuse. In Twitter Uses Phone Numbers, Emails to Sell Ads, Elizabeth Montanbalo at...
Your Computer May be A Spy/ Command and Control Traffic
Posted October 17, 2019
Malicious actors operate command-and-control (C&C/C2) servers to communicate with the victim’s devices. These C2 servers communicate with the victim’s devices, giving them instructions to...
Top 5 Malicious Spyware Actions
Posted October 15, 2019
Disabling antivirus and antispyware tools: To prevent disinfection, some spyware disables antivirus and antispyware tools to lengthen the time the attacker can control the...
Google’s Privacy Tools
Posted October 9, 2019
In the News Google amps up its privacy initiatives. In Google rolls out new privacy tools for Maps, YouTube and Assistant, Sarah Perez at...
The Five Worst Security Mistakes End Users Make
Posted October 9, 2019
Failing to install anti-virus, keep its signatures up to date, and apply it to all files. Opening unsolicited e-mail attachments without verifying their source...
Earning Money in Exchange for Your Data
Posted October 8, 2019
In the News Can data collection be turned into a side hustle? In OzoneAI wants companies to pay you for your data, upending the...
Don’t Lose That Device
Posted October 8, 2019
Did you know you are 100 times more likely to lose a laptop or mobile devices than have it stolen? When you are traveling,...
Large Data Breach @ DoorDash
Posted October 1, 2019
In the News Another data breach impacts millions. In DoorDash Data Breach Impacts Personal Data of Almost 5M Users, Lindsey O’Donnell at Threatpost discusses...
Vimeo Lawsuit RE Privacy
Posted September 27, 2019
In the News Biometric data misuse makes the news in a legal case. In Vimeo Slapped With Lawsuit Over Biometrics Privacy Policy, Lindsey O’Donnell...