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Kaspersky has uncovered a significant rise in the use of malware designed to harvest consumers’ digital data, known as password stealers.

Internet users may soon have a way to have their questions about online privacy policies answered automatically, thanks to a new multi-institution research project that includes Penn State.

SANS Institute announced SANS Northern VA Fall – Reston 2019, taking place September 30 - October 5.

Local elections offices in Florida received funds on July 8 to be used for 2020 election security improvements, according to a news report. 

Fifty-three percent of companies have over 1,000 sensitive files open to every employee, up from 41 percent last year, according to the 2019 Data Risk Report. 

Now that the list of victims of mobile spyware includes household names like Jeff Bezos, many security professionals are well aware that any commercial smartphone can be remotely compromised and essentially turned into a live bug that hears everything the user says and hears. 

Ever heard the term “hack-back”? Hacking back is the process of identifying attacks on a system and their origin.