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Your old router could be a hacking group’s APT pawn

The Parallax

In a newly released Symantec study he led, Grange says the hacker group is now using hijacked Wi-Fi routers, Internet of Things devices, and cloud services to cover its tracks. READ MORE ON ROUTERS AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things? The long reach of Mirai, the Internet of Things botnet.

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Why strategic cyberwarfare is more complex than ever before

The Parallax

When tens of millions of superfans of the Korean pop-music sensation BTS descended on the Internet in June in support of Black Lives Matter , some described them as a virtual army. Meet ‘misinfosec’: Fighting fake news like it’s malware. But for renowned hacker the Grugq, the impact of that army was very real. Anything goes.”

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Why strategic cyberwarfare is more complex than ever before

The Parallax

When tens of millions of superfans of the Korean pop-music sensation BTS descended on the Internet in June in support of Black Lives Matter , some described them as a virtual army. But for renowned hacker the Grugq, the impact of that army was very real. Anything goes.”

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RSA Conference 2015 – San Francisco 20-24 April 2015

CTOvision

Offering five full days of educational training from experienced industry practitioners, the RSA Conference is widely regarded as one of the world''s leading forums for enterprises and technical information security professionals. This year, the Conference will be held April 20-24 at San Francisco''s Moscone Center. More speakers.

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With Backstory, business security takes a page from Google search

The Parallax

Mueller’s indictment even mentions which malware was used by the hackers.). The Backstory security data platform, which is built on Google’s infrastructure, would have exposed the Internet traffic of that malware long after the initial breach, Wiacek said. Backstory’s start page looks a lot like Google Search.

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How to use your Android as a 2FA key

The Parallax

or later, you are a few steps away from turning it into a two-factor authentication key , the company announced at its annual I/O developer conference here on May 7. Google Play is an ‘order of magnitude’ better at blocking malware. So far, separate hardware authentication keys are not known to be affected by malware.

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Call for Papers — Ignite ‘21 Is Now Open

Palo Alto Networks

This year’s Ignite user conference will be available in the comfort of your own home on November 16-19, 2021. Network Perimeter Internet Edge Security. Malware Analysis & Sandboxing. Malware Analysis & Sandboxing. Internet / Web Security. Internet Operations Management. Network Security Management.