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StackCommerce The following content is brought to you by ZDNet partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. While your data is at risk whenever you’re online, hackers can also crack your passwords using social engineering to figure out what words you might use. That’s why […] More
By Rawpixel.com — Shutterstock Last week, July 12 and 13 were — together — Prime Day. Two days later, someone used Amazon to try to defraud our account. Presumably, the crook assumed Amazon was going to be showing up on so many financial accounts this week that Prime Day would provide some air cover for […] More
Image: Getty/Marko Geber Critical security vulnerabilities in a popular GPS tracker used to track vehicle fleets by critical infrastructure, governments and emergency services around the world could be used to remotely track, stop and even take control of vehicles, according to security researchers Six flaws in MiCODUS MV720 vehicle GPS trackers – including the use […] More
There are trackers everywhere. Their goal is to glom onto your network behavior and inform businesses of your: browsing habits, visited websites, time spent on websites, purchases, and clicks on advertisements. The result is a full-blown advertising profile for you. Thanks to trackers, I’ve experienced some rather disturbing behavior on mobile devices. I’ve witnessed someone just pause over an ad on Facebook, only to get that product pushed to their email account and even via SMS.
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It’s not just disturbing; it could be dangerous to the wellbeing of your data and privacy. Unfortunately, neither Android nor iOS is very successful when preventing trackers on a global scale. There is hope for you, however, hope that comes in the form of the DuckDuckGo web browser. For those that don’t know, DuckDuckGo started out as an alternative search engine, offering considerably more privacy than Google. The company then released its own web browser for both Android and iOS that focused on user privacy and online trust. By default, this browser collects no data nor shares any data with third parties. On top of that, DuckDuckGo as a straight-up web browser is quite good, with plenty of user customization options.But there’s one particular feature that should prompt you to immediately make the switch from your default: App Tracking Protection.At this time, you have to actually request an invitation to gain access to the feature. This will be the case until the feature is out of beta, so you must join the waitlist for the feature in-app (from Settings – Figure 1).Figure 1 More
Credit: CNET ZDNet Recommends Microsoft is adding yet another cloud bundle to its Microsoft Cloud line-up. The latest is known as the “Microsoft Cloud for Sovereignty.” It’s similar to Microsoft’s own Cloud for Government, except that it’s not only for US government customers; instead, it’s for government and public sector customers worldwide. Sovereignty is a […] More
StackCommerce The following content is brought to you by ZDNet partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Between accessing entertainment and social media accounts, everyone seems to be spending much more time in the cloud and online than ever before. And considering how much more […] More
Brazil was the fourth most breached country in the world second quarter of 2022, according to a global data breach study produced by cybersecurity company Surfshark.With 3.2 million users breached in Q2, the report suggests Brazil has seen a seven-fold increase in leaked accounts quarter-over-quarter, and a 771% spike compared to the previous quarter when the country had seen a slight improvement in its data breach situation. Russia tops the list with 28.8 million breached users, followed by India (4.4 million) and China (3.4 million), while Brazil ranks fourth, surpassing the US (2.3 million) which appeared in the fifth position.According to the report, since data breaches became widespread in 2004, 15.1 billion accounts have been leaked, of which 244.4 million belong to Brazilian users. The study added that, for every ten leaked accounts in Brazil, half are stolen alongside a password.Across South America, an average person has been affected by data breaches at least once. However, in Brazil, these statistics go up even higher, said Agneska Sablovskaja, data researcher at Surfshark. “The difference could be due to user online habits or data collection practices by various services or applications. A high number of affected accounts show that there is more to be done in regards to online data protection,” she added.Breach rates in the second quarter of 2022 have seen a 2% increase globally, with 459 accounts being leaked every minute compared to 450 in the first quarter of 2021, according to the study. In Brazil, the breach rate in Q2 2022 has risen from around 3 to 25 breached accounts per minute compared to the first quarter of the year.According to a separate study released in December 2021 by PwC, the vast majority of Brazilian companies plan to boost their cybersecurity budgets in 2022. The study noted the increase in cyberattacks against local organizations was among the key concerns of senior decision-makers.The study suggests that 45% of Brazilian companies estimate an increase of 10% or more in investments in data security, compared to 26% worldwide. Only 14% of Brazilian leaders expressed the same levels of concern about cybersecurity in 2020, against 8% worldwide. In 2021, 50% of the companies polled by PwC claimed to have allocated up to 10% of their technology budget to security-related actions.
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Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto A hacking and cyber-espionage campaign is abusing legitimate cloud services as part of a covert operation to steal sensitive information from high-profile targets. Organisations around the world use cloud services to conduct day-to-day operations, particularly after the shift towards hybrid working. Cloud applications provide a simple means of working, no matter where […] More
