Collaborate Disseminate
Over the past year, we’ve seen a new trend emerge among cyber threats: Professional Channel Attacks. In the past, you only had to worry about your personal email and social channel security. Now attackers are creating elaborate schemes to steal i… Continue reading Cyber Fraud Attacks on Professional Channels | Avast
This week in security has seen some new moves from the federal government on zero trust, tighter collaboration with the private tech sector, and more than a few new attacks from groups operating in China and Iran. With that said, here’s the secur… Continue reading Security News in Review: Zero Trust, The Government, and You
Mass-mailing service Mailgun had one of its larger accounts – the email marketing account for fast-food chain Chipotle – compromised and used to target USAA users, Microsoft users, and others with malware, according to anti-phish agency Inky, whi… Continue reading Chipotle Marketing Emails Hijacked to Spread Malware | Avast
It’s often bad news when an obscure tech term becomes mainstream. Think about “spam,” the plague of unsolicited mass email that threatened to “destroy the internet” twenty years ago. Or even the whole field of cybersecurity, a good example of a m… Continue reading “Garry on Lockdown” Episode 8 | Avast
Social media app Clubhouse, for which member invitations were highly coveted throughout the pandemic, has ditched its invite-only exclusivity with a general release last week that makes the platform available to all users. After launching in the … Continue reading Clubhouse Ditches Exclusivity with General Release | Avast
New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang have been covering the trials and tribulations of Facebook for the past several years, and they have used their reporting to form the basis of their new book, An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook… Continue reading Reviewing An Ugly Truth | Avast
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There is a new breed of scammers gaining popularity, thanks to the wild swings in the cryptocurrency market. Avast researcher Matěj Račinský has tracked three different fake c… Continue reading Crypto Exchange Scams | Avast
Earlier this month, I had the unique opportunity to observe the National Guard conduct its cybersecurity exercises at Cyber Shield 21. This is perhaps the largest training effort of its kind, with more than 800 people across the U.S. taking part…. Continue reading Cyber Shield 21 | Avast
Earlier this month, I had the unique opportunity to observe the National Guard conduct its cybersecurity exercises at Cyber Shield 21. This is perhaps the largest training effort of its kind, with more than 800 people across the U.S. taking part…. Continue reading Cyber Shield 21 | Avast
This week, parent company Facebook announced that it was rolling out Sensitive Content Control on Instagram, a filter to limit the amount of potentially upsetting content that the platform suggests to users in the Explore tab. Users are encourage… Continue reading Instagram Introduces Sensitive Content Control | Avast