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Daily Crunch: After clinching $12.3B valuation, Brex hires Meta exec as chief product officer

TechCrunch

Today we have new venture funds, spyware news, Brex raising (again), and more. Cybersecurity matters to democracy : Spyware built by the infamous NSO Group was “used to spy on three critics of the Polish government,” according to Citizen Lab, TechCrunch reports. Last year it raised $335 million , for reference.

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Adaware Review – Is Adaware Review Best for you?

Storm Consulting

Developed by cybersecurity service provider Lavasoft (formerly referred to as Ad-Aware), adaware assessment is designed to cures spyware risks like applications that observe your surfing around habits or hijack your home page. It also offers an in depth collection of additional tools to guard your level of privacy.

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6 Malware Removal Tips for Mac

Strategy Driven

Adware Cleaner According to Apple , one of the easiest ways for spyware, trojans and malware in general to make their way onto devices is via Ads. This piece of software provides real time scanning, meaning that it’s capable of detecting a dangerous file and then blocking it from accessing your Mac.

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A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents

Kentik

Disruptions and attacks caused by BGP incidents In BGP parlance, the term “routing leak” broadly refers to a routing incident in which one or more BGP advertisements are propagated between ASes in a way they were not intended to.

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5 Cyber Security Threats to SMEs, and How Software Development Services Can Help

KitelyTech

Malware refers to any software that’s installed on a computer or any machine to carry out unwanted tasks benefiting a third party. Examples of malware include spyware, Trojans, adware, ransomware and bots. In addition, SMEs should have secure backups for crucial data.

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Fed Tech News Roundup

CTOvision

Hacking Team gets hacked; invoices show spyware sold to repressive govts Ars Technica (Today) - A controversial company that sells weaponized spyware has been penetrated by hackers who claim to have plundered more than 400GB worth of e-mails, source code, and other sensitive data—including invoices. The [Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Gets Major Update, as Advisories on APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat Get Rolled Out

Tenable

NIST has created quick-start guides tailored for specific audiences; case studies about successful implementations; and a searchable catalog of references. To get more details, check out commentary and analysis about CSF 2.0 from CSO Magazine , The Register , SC Magazine and Help Net Security , as well as the videos below.