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Security nuisance: Norton 360 integrates crypto miners
8 January 2022
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Security nuisance: Norton 360 integrates crypto miners

As the technology magazine T3N reports, security software provider Nortonlifelock has built a crypto miner into its Norton 360 security program. Users can volunteer to mine and share the profit with Nortonlifelock. However, users complain in the Norton forum about a forced installation. Security software should actually protect against crypto miners. Nortonlifelock now wants to turn it into an officially legal business. Norton already activated a crypto mining module for a small group of users in the summer of 2021. The users mine Ethereum with their computer and, if successful, give it to Nortonlifelock. The user should then issue a credit ...

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Hacker: data is very popular in the dark web
6 January 2022
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Hacker: data is very popular in the dark web

The illegal trade in data on the dark web is flourishing and the anonymous users who show interest in it or even participate are increasing. Stolen data has a long range and rapid dissemination: If data gets into the dark web, it can spread widely. The data sets provided were accessed 24 times within 1100 hours. Social engineering attack tactics such as phishing not only require technical precautionary measures, but also a corresponding risk awareness on the part of the potential victims. Your behavior can prevent greater damage should an attack occur that bypasses technical protective measures. Increased misbelief ...

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Good outlook for cybersecurity professionals
4 January 2022
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What can we expect in 2022? Are we past the worst or are we just at the beginning of a worrying development? Cyber ​​security professionals are in demand like never before. Michael Scheffler, Country Manager DACH of the data security specialist Varonis Systems, dares four predictions. And again, a turbulent year lies behind us, which intensified many of the previous year's trends: We saw supply chain attacks on IT service providers with far-reaching consequences. Ransomware attacks also seemed to know no boundaries, be it with regard to the quantity and quality of the victims or the sums required, which reached new highs….

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F5 experts: These are the security trends for 2022
3 January 2022
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F5 experts: These are the security trends for 2022

The protection of data and identities is a perennial issue for companies. But over the years the urgency of the topic has increased. Therefore, companies will have to keep abreast of the latest cybersecurity trends and developments in 2022 as well. 1. Protection against identity theft, DDoS and ransomware The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed the world of work. In the coming year it will also be customary for some employees to work from home, others in the office and still others in a combination of both. However, this freedom of work places new demands ...

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2021: Avast analyzes the top cyber threats of the year
2 January 2022
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Ransomware, cryptocurrency fraud, and fleeceware are some of the most common cyber attacks. Avast analyzes the most important cyber threats of the year 2021. Cyber ​​criminals continued to exploit new digital habits such as online shopping or video conferencing, which many people developed during the COVID-2021 pandemic. A study by Avast (LSE: AVST), a leading global provider of IT security and privacy solutions, shows that the most common cyber threats of 19 include ransomware and cryptocurrency malware and fraud. When it comes to mobile applications, adware and fleeceware are among the top threats. Ransomware, cryptocurrency malware and fraud "The pandemic has changed almost all areas of our lives - including ...

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Mobile devices often without protection - even in companies
1 January 2022
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Mobile devices often without protection - even in companies

31 percent of all cell phone or tablet users do not have or are unaware of an antivirus solution. Bitdefender study on cybersecurity and online behavior of users in Germany shows deficiencies in mobile security. The results of the Bitdefender Study 2021 Bitdefender Global Report: Cybersecurity and Online Behaviors * for Germany highlight the risks consumers face in their online mobile behavior. A large number of users in this country who mainly go online with mobile devices use little or no security solutions on these devices for a variety of reasons, or they simply don't know. Of the around ...

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Study: 8 out of 10 companies save with cloud security
30 December 2021
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79 percent of European companies are already achieving savings by switching to cloud security. 54 percent of companies are currently implementing network and security transformations or planning to do so in the next twelve months / Major disagreement over the best approach. Almost four in five European companies have already made savings by using cloud security solutions by replacing old security applications and reducing bandwidth requirements. This is one of the results of a study carried out by SASE specialist Netskope. The savings come from replacing hardware and appliances, including VPNs (25%), reducing ...

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Cyber ​​insurance require multifactor authentication
28 December 2021
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Cyber ​​insurance require multifactor authentication

When companies want to take out cyber insurance, the premium is often based on the existing security technology. Multifactor authentication (MFA) has even become a prerequisite for insurance cover. For many companies, the topic of "cyber insurance" is moving on to the agenda, and relevant offers have been around for a number of years. However, due to the frequency and severity of ransomware attacks, taking out such insurance is no longer as easy as it used to be. Insurers reject insecure IT While the attacks prior to the corona pandemic were primarily focused directly on the internal IT systems at the company headquarters, they are now always ...

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Five cybersecurity predictions for 2022
27 December 2021
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Five cybersecurity predictions for 2022

The last year and a half have been a time of massive digital transformation for many companies around the world. In order to maintain employee productivity while working on the move, a decision sometimes had to be made between productivity and security risks. Joe Carson, security expert at Thycotic Centrify, has looked at the current year and gives five forecasts for cybersecurity for 2022. Most employees have now got used to their home office and enjoy the opportunity to better balance private and professional tasks. This situation has prompted many companies to switch to a permanent ...

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Email security: the important second check
25 December 2021
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Email security: the important second check

Phishing and ransomware attacks: Given the sheer volume of emails, errors are inevitable. Implementing critical double checking to improve email security is vital. Business reliance on email creates a huge cybersecurity risk. And not just because of the increasing and increasingly intelligent phishing and ransomware attacks. Given the sheer volume of emails sent and received per day (over 300 billion per day in 2020), errors are inevitable. Employees are entrusted with in-house data and assets, and many are allowed to conduct financial transactions - often ...

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