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What is Tailgating? Definition, Examples & Prevention

IT Governance

Fraudsters have countless tricks up their sleeves to bypass security measures and access sensitive information. The same principle, believe it or not, applies in a cyber security context. More specifically, the fraudster is trying to gain physical access to a secure part of the premises so that they can steal confidential information.

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Secure Together: video conferencing, credential stuffing and eye strain

IT Governance

Maybe you feel less guilty about having a mid-morning video chat with a colleague in lieu of your normal coffee break. The video conferencing platform Zoom has been heavily criticised in recent weeks , amid a series of allegations related to its inadequate cyber security and privacy measures. Cyber attacks. Expert advice.

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Russia’s disinformation uses deepfake video of Zelenskyy telling people to lay down arms

Security Affairs

Russian disinformation continues, this time it used a deepfake video of Zelenskyy inviting Ukrainians to ‘lay down arms.’ ’ A deepfake video of the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy telling its citizens to lay down arms is the last example of disinformation conducted by Russia-linked threat actors.

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Ring Gives Videos to Police without a Warrant or User Consent

Schneier on Security

Amazon has revealed that it gives police videos from its Ring doorbells without a warrant and without user consent. In each case, Ring handed over private recordings, including video and audio, without letting users know that police had access to—and potentially downloaded—their data.

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German laptop retailer fined €10.4m under GDPR for video-monitoring employees

Security Affairs

fine under GDPR against the online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB for video-monitoring employees. million fine under the GDPR against an online laptop and electronic goods retailer NBB’s (notebooksbilliger.de) for video-monitoring employees for at least a couple of years. German data regulator LfD announced a €10.4M

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Episode 257: Securing Software on Wheels with

The Security Ledger

In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#257) Paul speaks with Dennis Kengo Oka, a senior principal automotive security strategist at the firm Synopsys about the growing cyber risks to automobiles as connected vehicle features proliferate in the absence of strong cybersecurity protections. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Blueprints of Many Companies Leaked in Hack of Swedish Firm Gunnebo

Krebs on Security

In March 2020, KrebsOnSecurity alerted Swedish security giant Gunnebo Group that hackers had broken into its network and sold the access to a criminal group which specializes in deploying ransomware. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually. Acting on a tip from Milwaukee, Wis.-based