Fake (right-wing) news does better than real news on Facebook Fake news gets more engagement than real news on Facebook, but only if it’s coming from the right-wing. Researchers at the Cybersecurity for Democracy project at New York University found…
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Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review-March 1-5, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review-March 1-5, 2021
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, March 1-5, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, John Overbaugh (@johnoverbaugh), vp, security, CareCentrix Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is live every Thursday at 4pm…
Defense in Depth: How Much Log Data Is Enough?
Defense in Depth: How Much Log Data Is Enough?
You’re a CISO struggling with an influx of log data into your SIEM. What’s the data you want to keep, and for how long? You want insights, but you also want to keep costs down. Holding onto everything is going…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 4, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 4, 2021
Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act signed into law Virginia governor Ralph Northam signed the act into law, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2023. Companies with data on 100,000 Virginia consumers or that make at least 50% of income on…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 3, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 3, 2021
Microsoft announces end-to-end encryption support for Teams, plus passwordless logins Microsoft announced that it is adding end-to-end encryption support to Microsoft Teams later this year. At its Ignite Conference yesterday, it stated that a preview of end-to-end encryption in Teams…
One Day You’ll Grow Up to Know Less Than You Do Now
One Day You’ll Grow Up to Know Less Than You Do Now
We know so little when we’re born. We’re just absorbing information. But then we get older, and get the responsibility to secure the computing environment of a large company, we actually see that knowledge we absorbed start slipping away. What…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 2, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 2, 2021
Gab user data leaked The group Distributed Denial of Secrets claims to have pulled 70 gigabytes of user data from the social network Gab through a SQL injection vulnerability, including public and private posts, as well as passwords. The group…
Cyber Security Headlines – March 1, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – March 1, 2021
Ryuk ransomware now self-spreads to other Windows LAN devices The ransomware variant was discovered by the French national cyber-security agency while investigating an attack in early 2021. Its worm-like capabilities allow it to propagate itself onto every reachable machine on…
Cyber Security Headlines – February 26, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – February 26, 2021
Biden orders review of supply chain security The president’s executive order has a few goals: to address shortages of critical imported components such as batteries and pharmaceuticals, to wean the country off semiconductors manufactured overseas, and to review the security…
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review|February 22-26, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review|February 22-26, 2021
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, February 22-26, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Naomi Buckwalter (@ineedmorecyber), director of information security and IT, Beam Technologies Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is…