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  • Car dealer hit with ransomware attack

    Car dealer hit with ransomware attack

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    No industry is left out of security risks. https://www.zdnet.com/article/europes-biggest-car-dealer-hit-with-ransomware-attack/

  • Updates are more important than ever

    Updates are more important than ever

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    Magento 1 is misused in this case. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/02/hundreds-of-e-commerce-sites-booby-trapped-with-payment-card-skimming-malware/

  • Education on avoiding malware is important

    Education on avoiding malware is important

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    Ransomware warning: Attacks are rising, and they’ll keep coming if victims keep paying. A joint alert by cybersecurity agencies warns about the increasing damage done by ransomware attacks – and offers advice on how to counter the threat. https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-warning-attacks-are-rising-and-theyll-keep-coming-if-victims-keep-paying/

  • Consider a “website firewall” for the future

    Consider a “website firewall” for the future

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    Whatever you have had problems or not after last WordPress supply chain attack, consider a “website firewall” for the future. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/supply-chain-attack-used-legitimate-wordpress-add-ons-to-backdoor-sites/ #wordpress #supplychain #computermalware

  • Spyware at hardware level

    Spyware at hardware level

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    Interesting if you have special products or knowledge and want higher #security – in companies that perform edge breaking #research or #governmental #institutions. Could CPUs based on #RISCV be an alternative solution to this challenge?… Video: NOTE: The use of YouTube will send data from you outside of Europe. https://youtu.be/HNwWQ9zGT-8 #intel #amd #spyware #hacking

  • Don’t copy-paste commands to terminal

    Don’t copy-paste commands to terminal

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    Reasons not to copy-paste between a web page and your terminal. Evaluate the copied in your simple text editor before hand. And don’t use Microsoft Word for this. Video: NOTE: The use of YouTube will send data from you outside of Europe. https://youtu.be/LFXZqQL4vTY #security #securityawareness #windows #linux #linuxserver #linuxsystemadministration #sysadmin #sysadmins

  • Google Play app with 500,000 downloads sent user contacts to Russian server

    Google Play app with 500,000 downloads sent user contacts to Russian server

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    Yes, “of course” are Google Play Store apps secure. Google Android tells you that anything else isn’t when you try to use another app store. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/google-removes-malicious-app-that-infected-500000-google-play-users/

  • Security threats in public web development repositories

    Security threats in public web development repositories

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    Includes a list of malicious packages. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2021/12/malicious-packages-sneaked-into-npm-repository-stole-discord-tokens/ #cybersecurity #webdevelopment #security

  • How safe is your password?

    How safe is your password?

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