Starting today, the lifespan of new TLS certificates will be limited to 398 days, a little over a year, from the previous maximum certificate lifetime of 27 months (825 days). In a move that’s meant to boost security, Apple, Google, and Mozilla are set to reject publicly rooted digital certificates [...]
We live in an at least interesting period.
The Covid-19 outbreak has put another huge pressure on our already complicated economies and lives. But, we, in the cybersecurity industry, we know how dangerous the outbreaks are. Even if we’re talking about virtual space. And we know that the first measure in a cyberattack is the isolation of the infected system and of the critical ones. We see already a surge of the cyberattacks and we consider that the unscrupulous parties we’ll use the global real life situation to attack the weak systems. Let’s stay alert!
A useful warning from The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the USA here below:
– Avoid clicking on links in unsolicited emails and be wary of email attachments. See Using Caution with Email Attachments and Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Scams for more information.
– Use trusted sources—such as legitimate, government websites—for up-to-date, fact-based information about COVID-19.
– Do not reveal personal or financial information in email, and do not respond to email solicitations for this information.
– Verify a charity’s authenticity before making donations.
In many cases, passwords are the primary line of defense protecting user accounts from being hijacked in an ATO attack. With the right policies and parameters in place to ensure strong, unique passwords, this defense can be quite effective. According [...]
ปั้มไลค์ on July 27, 2020
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