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Attacks Disguise Malware as Student Assignments — THE Journal

Posted on by Asad Yaseen
Attacks Disguise Malware as Student Assignments — THE Journal

Data Security & Remote Learning Attacks Disguise Malware as Student Assignments Researchers have identified a new security risk that takes advantage of remote learning to launch a ransomware attack from a teacher’s computer. The attack attempts to trick teachers into opening fake student assignments, which, when opened, can download, install and activate the malware. The attack, from a person or group calling themselves “employer21,” emails a fake assignment to a teacher. The assignment, according to…

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Cybersecurity In An Age Of Financial Threats: A Q&A With Proofpoint’s CFO

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Cybersecurity In An Age Of Financial Threats: A Q&A With Proofpoint’s CFO

The ongoing Covid-19 crisis emphasizes the importance of cybersecurity. getty Cyberthreats are constantly evolving and posing new – and dangerous – challenges to every company and industry, with corporate finance departments especially at risk. For that reason, the CFO of a company that creates and sells cybersecurity software must be one step ahead of the fraudsters. This month, I have spoken with three different software company CFOs to glean insights about this industry and how…

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Silicon Valley Company Tracks Threat of Foreign Election Interference

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Silicon Valley Company Tracks Threat of Foreign Election Interference

One of the hotly debated topics of Thursday’s presidential debate had to do with Iran and Russia, after the FBI said that foreign operatives used stolen voter registration data to intimidate Democratic voters. Federal officials said the foreign operatives sent emails filled with disinformation to try to confuse and scare voters while posing as far-right extremists threatening to hurt Democratic voters if they didn’t vote for President Trump. In Silicon Valley, cyber security company Proofpoint…

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