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May 17, 2021

How organizations can protect against pandemic sleeper threats

Work computers have played many roles during the pandemic – hosting everything from social gatherings to workouts, online learning sessions, home shopping and Netflix streams. Family members have borrowed Mom’s computer to play online games, and passwords have been passed around. Cyber diligence has taken on a lower priority than it should have.
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May 9, 2021

Kingston Technology DDR5 overclockable modules - One step closer to reaching market 

Kingston engineered its DDR5 modules with a preset XMP profile but also enabled our motherboard partners to manually adjust the power management integrated circuit (PMIC) beyond the 1.1V DDR5 spec.
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April 29, 2021

$38 million worth of gift cards stolen and sold on dark web

While the actors behind the sale didn’t reveal how they obtained the cards or what their origins were, they did disclose that the loot contained more than 3,000 brand-name gift cards.
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April 25, 2021

One in six people use pet’s name as password

NCSC also urged everybody to avoid another common password mistake – recycling the same password over and over again. Instead, you should use a unique and strong password or passphrase for each of your accounts, especially the valuable ones, and whenever possible, couple it with an added later of protection – multi-factor authentication.
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April 20, 2021

Lazarus attacks freight company in South Africa with a new backdoor

The backdoor includes several cyber-espionage capabilities, such as file exfiltration and gathering information about the targeted computer and its drives. It communicates with its Command & Control (C&C) server via the Tor anonymity network.
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April 18, 2021

Kiss passwords goodbye: Cisco Secure unveils passwordless future

Duo passwordless authentication will enable enterprise users to skip the password and securely log into cloud applications via security keys or biometrics built into modern laptops and smartphones.
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April 6, 2021

UAE startup, Epic Reality, launches AR app to help tourists navigate COVID risks

“The application has been developed with an intuitive design and user-friendly interface that promises to give users timely information and provide significant assistance during the pandemic.” added Co-Founder, Daniel Ashtari.
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April 1, 2021

Soundcore launches its first true-wireless earbuds

Soundcore​, Anker Innovations’ premium audio brand, introduces the next generation in its popular Liberty true-wireless earbud line, the ​Liberty Air 2 Pro, featuring​ ​advanced active noise-cancellation (ANC), transparency and PureNote driver technology.
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March 28, 2021

FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020

Tech support fraud is increasingly becoming a larger problem, with losses from scams surpassing US$146 million, which is a 171% year-on-year increase. Con artists usually try to defraud their victims by offering to resolve non-existent technical issues, such as a software license expiring, or warning them that their email or bank accounts have been “compromised”.
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March 28, 2021

Cybersecurity-first approach for businesses using new FinTech solutions

According to research from ESET, which looked at the attitudes of 1,200 senior managers across the world, over two-thirds (68%) of senior business leaders expect their company’s investment in FinTech to increase to some extent in 2021-2022. However, as is the case with any new technology, this growing adoption of FinTech creates new risks for businesses.
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