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An expanded attack surface: The cybersecurity challenges of managing a hybrid workforce

CIO

“The computing edge has extended to people working from various ‘out of office’ locations including homes, hotels and different countries. As a result, the potential for malware to become resident on home computers is increasing.”. In addition, most home computers are used by various family members.

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Hacker Simple Nomad’s personal opsec tips (Q&A)

The Parallax

“ I had an incident occur in my hotel room at Black Hat. There are basics that everyone should cover, like using good passwords and two-factor authentication. Some people complain that SMS messages for two-factor authentication are not as secure because they can still be phished. Do you trust the safes in the hotel room?

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Back Again: The Mobile Endpoint Is Now the Policy Enforcement Point in the Everywhere Workplace!

Ivanti

MobileIron ZSO along with FIDO2 passwordless deployments make up a strong multi-factor authentication (MFA) policy to access network and work resources, and also help to fight against phishing exploits, including QRLjacking and pharming , along with Man-in-The-Middle (MiTM) and push notification attacks.

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Ransomware Exponentially Increasing as IoT Provides Physical Targeting Opportunities

CTOvision

This article increases awareness for organizations seeking to enhance their digital risk posture against the increasing threat of ransomware (a type of malware) deployed by threat actors to prevent or limit users from accessing their system until a ransom is paid. Crystal Lister.

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Next Week in Las Vegas With Prisma Cloud

Prisma Clud

Stop by the Tuscany Suites and Casino Hotel to chat with our experts and enter our raffle for a chance to win a pair of customized Nike By You shoes. In this talk, I’ll demonstrate how a worm can crawl through actions and projects, infecting them with malware. BSides Las Vegas: August 8-9 Kick the week off at BSidesLV.

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Travel Fraud Protection: Key Types of Travel Scam, Protective Measures, and Software to Consider

Altexsoft

This can be, for example, submitting a refund claim for hotel costs for a business trip an employee actually turns into leisure (do not mistake it for bleisure ). This is due to airlines, online travel agencies (OTAs) , and hotels having less than 48 hours to check data and detect possible fraud. What to do to prevent fraud?

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8 Tips for Surviving Black Hat and Other Hostile Networks

Palo Alto Networks

Ensure all authentication (email, web, etc.) There is an alarming amount of unencrypted authentication traffic at every Black Hat event. Scan your system for malware: Scan your system multiple times while you’re at the conference. is done using SSL or HTTPS. When logging in to any service, make sure you use HTTPS or SSL.