SecurityAn unnamed U.S. federal agency has been breached, according to a recent report by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and third-party analysts now believe that Fancy Bear, the notorious Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, is the likely culprit.
In this short article, we’ll provide some details about the incident, give you some more background to the story, and share some of CISA’s security recommendations for organizations.
What happened?
The CISA report did not disclose the date of the hack or the name of the agency affected. But it did describe …
October 6, 2020 •
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SecurityIn this short article, we’ll introduce you to this emerging phenomenon, tell you how it works, and offer some thoughts about the future of privacy.
October 5, 2020 •
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SecurityOctober is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the National Cybersecurity Alliance has kicked things off by releasing some timely recommendations for 2020.
October 2, 2020 •
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MalwareResearchers at Amnesty International have just announced the discovery of FinSpy spyware variants that target macOS and Linux users. In this article, we’ll tell you what they found, share some technical details uncovered by Amnesty’s malware analysts, and explain what it means for security and privacy.
What is FinSpy?
FinSpy is commercial spyware, produced by a private company and sold to law enforcement and intelligence agencies around the world. There are (arguably) legitimate uses of such monitoring software, for example in criminal and anti-terrorism investigations; however, FinSpy’s manufacturers have come under fire …
October 2, 2020 •
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SecurityOn this week’s Checklist, we discuss a rapidly changing App Store story, we talk about streaming services and privacy, and we show you how to keep your wits in a cybersecurity emergency.
September 28, 2020 •
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AppleApple has issued its initial round of updates to iOS 14, just a little over a week after the new mobile OS was first released to the public. In addition, there were updates to macOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS as well.
September 25, 2020 •
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SecurityWith the United States threatening to make good on its promise to pull them from U.S. app marketplaces, popular apps TikTok and WeChat are granted a last-minute stay of execution.
September 23, 2020 •
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SecurityIn this guide, we’ll tell you everything you need to know about the Mac’s new and improved OS!
September 21, 2020 •
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AppleApple held a special event this week to introduce several new devices and features. Here are some of the highlights:
Apple Watch Series 6
As expected, Apple used the special event to introduce the Apple Watch Series 6. Although a number of cosmetic and design changes were mentioned (including a new (PRODUCT)RED case, seamless watch bands, and more faces than ever before), the Apple Watch Series 6 was presented first and foremost as a next-gen health and wellness device.
The Apple Watch Series 6 has a number of new health features, but perhaps …
September 20, 2020 •
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SecurityWith iOS 14 out for less than 24-hours, now is an excellent time to look at some of its privacy improvements. Nick Leon joins us to address them.
September 17, 2020 •
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SecurityDid you know that some podcasts actually track their listeners? Rob joins us today to talk about how the tracking occurs and about a new tool on the way to fight it.
September 10, 2020 •
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SecuritySecurity researchers have discovered a variant of Shlayer malware — an extremely common macOS threat — that appears to have circumvented Apple’s App Notarization process.
September 9, 2020 •
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