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Canon security expert Quentyn Taylor, Director of Information Security Canon, offers his top tips for staying safe, while working from home. Electronic “phishing” for problems: Cyber criminals are always lurking for new opportunities, and employees moving out of the company’s network are attractive targets. According to new researches, there has been a significant increase in Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A security gap in the operating system of Apple’s iPhones and iPads devices, which may have exposed hundreds of millions of users to the risk of hackers brought to light by US cyber-security company ZecOps. Apple has announced that the relevant “patch” that will fix the problem will be included in the next update of its iOS software. The Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Visa offers a number of useful tips for all those who choose e-commerce during quarantine. Online shopping is the norm in the months when the country’s population stays at home, so it is advisable to follow some simple but basic safety rules, according to Visa. Now, even the supply of a household with basic goods can Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
At a time when traffic restrictions have led to the decongestion of roads and public transport, quarantine, mass work from home and tele education are now causing a relative bottleneck in telecommunications networks. So if our network or line have other underlying problems that we had not identified or resolved earlier, Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
With the arrival of the new coronavirus, new conditions emerged, not only for the fulfillment of our professional obligations, but also for some very basic, family and social contacts. “In times like these, people are mostly looking for comfortable and easy ways to keep in touch with their loved ones Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Hackers attempted to violate W.H.O. systems earlier this month, sources told Reuters, in what a senior official described as a doubling of cyberattacks. Flavio Anzio, chief information security officer of W.H.O., said the identity of the hackers is unknown and the attempt was unsuccessful. But he warned that hacking attempts Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
With the decision of governments to close educational institutions and workplaces in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, many of us will need to connect remotely to work/school networks, further burdening online resources. We will also see many who are accustomed to the protection offered by a corporate/educational network to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
ESET researchers discovered Kr00k (CVE-2019-15126), a hitherto unknown vulnerability to Wi-Fi chips used on client devices, Wi-Fi access points and routers. The Kr00k vulnerability encrypts the network communication of an infected device with an “all-zero”encryption key, enabling the cyber-criminal to decrypt wireless network packages and successfully crown its attack. Kr00k’s discovery is linked to previous ESET Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Google apologized after a bug was discovered that resulted in some users’ personal videos being accidentally shared with others. This problem affected Google Takeout, which allows Google Photos users to export the content of their accounts for four days, between November 21 and November 25, 2019. Google has said that those who Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will stand up for principles like free expression and encryption, even if it means facing a backlash. “This is the new approach, and I think it’s going to piss off a lot of people. But frankly, the old approach was pissing off a lot of people Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Kaspersky experts have identified a new online fraud system designed to trick people, making them believe they are owed compensation. Under the guise of offering compensation for personal data leaks, scammers urge users to buy “temporary U.S. social security numbers” worth about $9 each. Victims were identified in Russia, Algeria, Egypt and the UAE, among other countries. Privacy and data are Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
You use an app on your mobile phone, you make an appointment, order a product, make a reservation. All these simple daily actions of any unsuspecting citizen can lead to the creation of a digital file, which includes his/her consumer habits, the areas he/she moves, religious beliefs, political and social views, state of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
In an unprecedented for secret Service move, the National Security Agency (NSA) of the U.S. -the great overhearer- publicly revealed that it found a serious security loophole in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system, which could be exploited by hackers or other malicious agents. Normally you would expect-after the revelations of Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Kaspersky Researchers detected a Trojan application that deceizes users with unsolicited advertisements and enhances the installation of applications for online purchases; by tricking both users and advertisers. This malicious app ”visits” smartphone app stores, ”Downloads” and launches applications and leaves false reviews on behalf of the user, all unbeknownst to Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
”Protection of personal data”, a phrase we see on TV all the time, we read it in the newspapers, we hear it on the radios and it is mentioned in every second line in the newsfeed of social media. However, we usually do nothing about it. A typical example Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The new coming year is expected to increase the challenges the cyber security officer is facing every day in a business and elsewhere. It is mathematical certainty that the dangers on the internet will continue to grow, often exponentially, as experience has shown so far. In the coming Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …