Cybersecurity & Espionage Articles
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Original Post at The Register
Too many enterprises continue to think that they aren’t important enough to become a target for cyber-espionage from so-called APT groups but this mindset is wrong and needs to change, according to O'Neill, who argues that reconnaissance followed by spear-phishing or other social engineering attacks has become the go-to spying method of the 21st century. Original Post at Softpedia.com
Phishing training is crucial these days, since all employees - but especially top-level execs - must be able to spot these fake emails, which, when duped, can expose internal application passwords with full admin access. Curiously, these respondents, even if working for a security firm, admitted that, in 52% of the cases, their bosses wouldn't be able to recognize a well-put together phishing campaign. Original Post at CNN Tech
The U.S. has scored a small victory in its long-running feud with China over cyber espionage. Original Post at Dark Reading
The use of default passwords and sharing of the same password among team members are some of the factors leading to security breaches, the study says. More than one-third (36%) of respondents say their IT staff share passwords. Original Post at ars Technica
The irony....WHEN RUNNING A SECURITY COMPANY:
Original Post at Business Insider
A couple possible solutions: backup your data or just ask yourself if downloading pirated movies and music on peer-to-peer networks (i.e., Torrent & Transmission) is really worth the risk. Original Post at YouTube
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