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Fines as a Security System

Schneier on Security

Tile has an interesting security solution to make its tracking tags harder to use for stalking: The Anti-Theft Mode feature will make the devices invisible to Scan and Secure, the company’s in-app feature that lets you know if any nearby Tiles are following you.

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Google won a lawsuit against the Glupteba botnet operators

Security Affairs

In December 2021, the company’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) shared the actions it took to disrupt the operations of the Glupteba botnet and announced it has filed a case in the Southern District of New York against its operators. ” The U.S. ” continues the court order. ” continues the court order.

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Exclusive: Pro-Russia group ‘Cyber Spetsnaz’ is attacking government agencies

Security Affairs

Following the attacks of the Killnet Collective, the group responsible for the attacks against major government resources and law enforcement, a new group has been identified called “Cyber Spetsnaz”.

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Dark Basin, a hack-for-hire group that remained under the radar for 7 years

Security Affairs

. “Over the course of our multi-year investigation, we found that Dark Basin likely conducted commercial espionage on behalf of their clients against opponents involved in high profile public events, criminal cases, financial transactions, news stories, and advocacy.”

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What IG Professionals Should Know About the Internet of Bodies

ARMA International

On the downside, because of their almost constant presence, the devices can facilitate an all-encompassing capture of personal information, intended and unintended, which, for example, can run afoul of workplace privacy laws. Case law is beginning to address data collection and data privacy issues associated with the IoB.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The most common way for criminals to infect an organization is by sending an email with a malicious link or attachment that an employee clicks on unwittingly to initiate an attack. Adaptive Monitoring and Tagging. Criminals fail to decrypt data after payment only 1% of the time ( Sophos ). How ransomware works. Ransomware Types.

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Is It Time for Your Employees to De-Dox Their Timelines?

Adam Levin

If you know anyone who maintains social media accounts and works in law enforcement, and they don’t use an alias, send them this article. Doxing predates social media, having long been used by law enforcement to track down suspects (mostly minus the publication part with the exception of wanted posters and the like).

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