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

TechCrunch

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. Taking a page from mobile gaming: Retaining mobile app subscribers is harder than it was last year, but paywall optimization and gamified UX can help.

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9 Types of Phishing and Ransomware Attacks—And How to Identify Them

Ivanti

These tools persuade the end user to tap onto a hyperlink to a specially crafted counterfeit site or internet domain. It feels like a constant perfect storm keeps hitting the internet, and some organizations believe that a life preserver is sufficient to withstand this Category 5 hurricane. Learn more.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

CTOvision

The following are some of the hot topics in the federal technology ecosystem: Senate advances secret plan forcing Internet services to report terror activity Ars Technica (Today) - Legislation modeled on 2008 law requiring Internet companies to report child porn.The legislation, approved 15-0 in a closed-door hearing, remains "classified."

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Fighting Ransomware: Using Ivanti’s Platform to Build a Resilient Zero Trust Security Defense – Part 2

Ivanti

Within the initial blog in this series , we discussed ransomware attacks and their remediation on Android mobile devices. Part 2 addresses potential ransomware exploits and their remediation on iOS, iPadOS mobile devices and macOS desktops. iOS and iPadOS Exploits. That is mind blowing! What will the outcome for 2021 reveal?

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The Future of Security

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Mobile device securit y, which is becoming more urgent with an increase in remote work and mobile devices. However, as cloud computing increased, experts recognized that traditional strategies and solutions would not work in a mobile-first/hybrid world. Mobile Device Security.

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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. Users need greater awareness of the dangers of mobile surveillance and the steps to counter it.

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Learn the Language of Vulnerability Assessment: Key Security Terms You Should Know

Tenable

computers, mobile devices or operational technology such as network switches and control systems). Spyware: Programs that monitor activity of infected computers (e.g., These scans are based on benchmarks from the Center for Internet Security [CIS] as well as certain Security Technical Implementation Guides [STIGs].)

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