Researcher at security event shows smart TV attack
(Tech Xplore)—Smart TVs vulnerable to hacks? That is no longer a question but an answer, for researcher Rafael Scheel, with Oneconsult, a cyber security consulting company.
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Researchers strengthen defenses against denial-of-service attack
Scientists have developed a better way to recognize a common internet attack, improving detection by 90 percent compared to current methods.
Aug 3, 2023
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Business
Cyber insurance is not fueling the ransomware epidemic, says new analysis
Contrary to perceived wisdom, there is no compelling evidence that victims of ransomware with cyber insurance are much more likely to pay ransoms than those without.
Aug 1, 2023
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Engineering
Making smart city infrastructure watertight in Vietnam
Research in the International Journal of Critical Infrastructures offers guidance on securing water critical infrastructures and reaffirms the urgency of protecting environment monitoring technologies as cities evolve into ...
Jul 28, 2023
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Ransomware criminals are dumping kids' private files online after school hacks
The confidential documents stolen from schools and dumped online by ransomware gangs are raw, intimate and graphic. They describe student sexual assaults, psychiatric hospitalizations, abusive parents, truancy—even suicide ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Is your cybersecurity strategy falling victim to these six common pitfalls?
Here's a pop quiz for cybersecurity pros: Does your security team consider your organization's employees to be your allies or your enemies? Do they think employees are the weakest link in the security chain? Let's put that ...
Mar 21, 2023
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The West is ill-prepared to deal with evolving cyber threats, report concludes
An information and hacking campaign with links to a foreign state has potentially had a "significant cumulative impact" over many years, according to a report from Cardiff University.
Feb 9, 2023
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Internet
Seeing is believing? Global scramble to tackle deepfakes
Chatbots spouting falsehoods, face-swapping apps crafting porn videos and cloned voices defrauding companies of millions—the scramble is on to rein in AI deepfakes that have become a misinformation super spreader.
Feb 2, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the wake of recent data breaches, here's why you need to check your credit score
Millions of Australians have had their privacy breached in recent cyber attacks against Optus, Medibank and other companies.
Nov 3, 2022
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What is multi-factor authentication, and how should I be using it?
Data breaches are becoming commonplace in both small and big tech companies. The most recent victim was Australian telecommunications company Optus, resulting in unauthorised access to the identity data of roughly 10 million ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Computer security
Computer security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to remain accessible and productive to its intended users.
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