Read the original article: Kaspersky: RDP brute-force attacks have gone up since start of COVID-19 RDP brute-force attack numbers rose in mid-March as quarantines were being imposed over the globe. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the original article:…
Clario Launches Free 24/7 Cybersecurity Helpline
Read the original article: Clario Launches Free 24/7 Cybersecurity Helpline Digital privacy and security company launches a free 24/7 helpline offering cybersecurity advice Advertise on IT Security News. Read the original article: Clario Launches Free 24/7 Cybersecurity Helpline
7 Fraud Predictions in the Wake of the Coronavirus
Read the original article: 7 Fraud Predictions in the Wake of the Coronavirus It’s theme and variations in the fraud world, and fraudsters love — and thrive — during chaos and confusion Advertise on IT Security News. Read the…
Microsoft Warns of Malware Hidden in Pirated Film Files
Read the original article: Microsoft Warns of Malware Hidden in Pirated Film Files An active campaign inserts malicious VBScript into ZIP files posing as downloads for “John Wick 3,” “Contagion,” and other popular movies. Advertise on IT Security News.…
Excelerating Analysis, Part 2 — X[LOOKUP] Gon’ Pivot To Ya
Read the original article: Excelerating Analysis, Part 2 — X[LOOKUP] Gon’ Pivot To Ya In December 2019, we published a blog post on augmenting analysis using Microsoft Excel for various data sets for incident response investigations. As we described, investigations…
Security Stories 4: Building the best cybersecurity team, with Mark Weatherford
Read the original article: Security Stories 4: Building the best cybersecurity team, with Mark Weatherford Experienced CISO Mark Weatherford, former deputy under-secretary for cybersecurity at the U.S Department of Homeland Security, takes to the interview chair for Episode 4 of…
How Did Facebook Beat a Federal Wiretap Demand?
Read the original article: How Did Facebook Beat a Federal Wiretap Demand? This is interesting: Facebook Inc. in 2018 beat back federal prosecutors seeking to wiretap its encrypted Messenger app. Now the American Civil Liberties Union is seeking to find…
How to Opt Out of COVID-19 Exposure Notifications in iOS 13.5
Read the original article: How to Opt Out of COVID-19 Exposure Notifications in iOS 13.5 Apple in iOS 13.5 is introducing an exposure notification API designed to allow apps created by public health authorities worldwide to notify people who come…
Who’s A Patent Troll, and Who’s An Inventor?
Read the original article: Who’s A Patent Troll, and Who’s An Inventor? Two Congressmen recently introduced a bill that would create a special type of patent called an “Inventor-Owned Patent.” Having classified a group of “inventors,” the Inventor Rights Act…
The “Inventor Rights Act” is an Attack on True Invention
Read the original article: The “Inventor Rights Act” is an Attack on True Invention Certain patent owners just can’t get enough of the monopoly power patents bestow. That’s why they keep trying to make it easier to get and sue…
Android users worldwide hit by sophisticated Google Play malware
Read the original article: Android users worldwide hit by sophisticated Google Play malware By Sudais Asif A new Android malware campaign dubbed PhantomLance has been found infecting users from… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Android…
Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta with coronavirus exposure notification (update: Google too)
Read the original article: Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta with coronavirus exposure notification (update: Google too) Apple has released a beta version of its iOS operating system for iPhones, adding the coronavirus exposure notification system it co-developed with Google. …