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| | | What’s New in Chrome 79 | | How-To Geek | Google released Chrome 79 on December 10, 2019. You can expect lower CPU usage and improved security. The latest version of Chrome can share a clipboard with Android phones, too. | | Phishing Attack Hijacks Office 365 Accounts Using OAuth Apps | | BleepingComputer | A phishing campaign has been discovered that doesn't target a recipient's username and password, but rather uses the novel approach of gaining access to a recipient's Office 365 account and its data through the Microsoft OAuth API. | | Snatch Ransomware Pwns Security Using Sneaky ‘Safe Mode’ Reboot | | Naked Security | The Sophos’s Managed Threat Response (MTR) team has warned the industry of a dangerous new ransomware trick—encrypting data only after rebooting Windows PCs into ‘safe mode’. | | Microsoft December 2019 Patch Tuesday Plugs Windows Zero-day | | ZDNet | Microsoft has released the December 2019 Patch Tuesday security updates. This month's updates include fixes for 36 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day in the Windows operating system that has been exploited in the wild. |
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| | | How To Avoid Paying The High Price Of Ransomware—And How To Act Fast When You Are Hit | | Forbes | Ransomware, the IT equivalent of kidnapping, is a huge and growing problem. Ransomware attacks, in which bad actors encrypt organizations’ data to bring IT infrastructure and the associated operations to a standstill, are only becoming more widespread. Learn how you can avoid being targeted and what to do if you do get hit. | | Android Security Checkup: 16 Steps to a Safer Phone | | Computerworld | Google has some pretty advanced methods of protection in place for Android, and as long as you take advantage of those and use a little common sense, you'll almost certainly be fine. The biggest threat you should be thinking about is your own security surrounding your devices and accounts—and all it takes is 20 minutes a year to make sure your setup is sound. |
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