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Daily Crunch: Citizen Lab claims Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ helped block spyware attack by hacker group NSO

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In Apple’s case, researchers looking into spyware vulnerabilities said its “Lockdown Mode” was able to thwart the advances of the infamous mercenary hacking provider NSO Group. Fill that pit lest you fall in : Over on TC+, Haje explores 7 common pitfalls for hardware startups and how to avoid them. Lorenzo has more.

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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla, the FCC fines robocallers and WeWork finds itself in trouble (again)

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Also featured are stories about WeWork’s perennial struggles, Google’s Messages app fully embracing RCS, and spyware maker LetMeSpy shutting down after a massive data breach. If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday. Now, on with the recap.

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Going to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 is cheaper when you bundle

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Fintech Stage : Plaid’s Zach Perret Opens up on Open Banking The Future of Payments Hardware Stage : Mixed Reality Finds Its Focus What’s Next in Robotics? AI for SaaS Security Stage : Signal and the Future of Encrypted Messaging The Spyware Industry Is Out of Control. SaaS Stage : What’s Next for GitHub?

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What is Tailgating in Cyber Security

The Crazy Programmer

And if such fraudsters trick the bug in the human hardware, they might succeed in getting access to that restricted place. They may even install spyware in the computer devices of the organizations. Hence, you need to stay up to date with cyber security awareness training to keep yourself safe. Psychology of Tailgating?

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What the Cybersecurity Industry Needs to Discuss at the RSA Conference 2020

Palo Alto Networks

New forms of “stalkerware,” a type of spyware, tracks smartphone data from victims to build up a picture of their activities; this can be used to create faked videos, voice recordings or written communications. Hardware and firmware attacks are back. The security industry is still working out its response to this new threat.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Amnesty International has released an open source tool for checking whether a phone has been compromised by Pegasus, the spyware sold by the NSO group to many governments, and used (among other things) to track journalists. A bendable processor from ARM could be the future of wearable computing.

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Dell: Privately owned PC and server maker

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6] [7] Dell was a pure hardware vendor for much of its existence, but with the acquisition in 2009 of Perot Systems , Dell entered the market for IT services. 5 Free Tools to Prevent Viruses and Spyware from Crippling Your PC (pcrichard.com). Dell is offering $370 off its Inspiron 3650 desktop PC right now! windowscentral.com).

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