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Retail giant Home Depot agrees to a $17.5 million settlement over 2014 data breach

Security Affairs

Retail giant Home Depot has agreed to a $17.5 The US largest home improvement retailer giant Home Depot agrees to $17.5 According to the US retailer the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot consumers nationwide. Online customers were not impacted by the security breach. ” . .

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Beware of Bogus Roborock Retailers: The Perils of Misleading URLs in E-Commerce

KnowBe4

Roborock's online storefronts have been used for cybercrime schemes in the past, and it seems attackers are continuing to create fake online shops. After all, the Chinese-originated robot vacuum cleaner brand only sells through resellers in Germany.

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ROUNDTABLE: Targeting the supply-chain: SolarWinds, then Mimecast and now UScellular

The Last Watchdog

This bad news from UScellular follows similarly troubling disclosures from networking software supplier SolarWinds and from email security vendor Mimecast. The intruders got in by tricking UScellular retail store employees into downloading malicious software on store computers. Related: The quickening of cyber warfare.

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Top 10 tips to stay safe online

IT Governance

It will come as no surprise that Christmas is by far the busiest period for online shopping , with online sales accounting for £25 billion during Christmas 2016 (IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, January 2017). This must-have guide features simple explanations, examples and advice to help you be security-aware online in the digital age.

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CyberheistNews Vol 12 #49 [Keep An Eye Out] Beware of New Holiday Gift Card Scams

KnowBe4

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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Key Developments in IoT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Due to the enormous scale of IoT growth, human processes cannot possibly keep up pace with device security – therefore one solution to achieve security for these devices is through automation. This is not a simple task, as it involves all aspects of the device lifecycle, and of course, a layered security model is essential.

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MY TAKE: Account hijackers follow small banks, credit unions over to mobile banking apps

The Last Watchdog

It’s all about improving the user experience and applying the precise amount of security, at the right time, into each unique customer transaction based on the level of risk – no more, no less. Security capabilities are branching out beyond mobile banking into corporate cash management applications and retail channels.