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The Multibillion-Dollar Online Crime Industry

Criminal “products” from the underworld marketplace are part of a sophisticated and highly profitable global industry.. there’s a thriving underground economy online, a place where tools and techniques are advertised and sold — even given away — and where stolen data is laundered to facilitate online crime. What might surprise you is how many of these underground economies there are and how well-established they have become.

This is a sophisticated and highly profitable global industry. In 2016, ransomware alone generated more than $1 billion in profit for criminals. The FBI is now calling “business email compromise,” where scammers intercept suppliers and payment transfers, the $5 billion scam.

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Dropbox Projects Reveals How Successful Teams Collaborate

Harvard Business Review

We know a lot about how teams collaborate face-to-face, with regard to leadership, communication, conflict resolution, and other areas. But less is known about how groups work together virtually. As more and more collaboration happens in digital settings, it’s critical to understand best practices for working in such spaces.

To address this question, we studied the virtual interactions of research teams at universities around the word on Dropbox, analyzed how the collaborative dynamics related to performance and developed a list of best practices that organizations can use on any file-sharing platform to improve team performance.

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Streamline Your Workflow by Assigning Tasks to Days of the Week

The idea is pretty simple: Rather than shift your focus throughout the day, group together similar tasks so that you can streaming completing them.  … So I might always do one type of task on Mondays and Wednesdays, and another on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Perhaps you reserve all your in-person meetings or site visits for Wednesdays or Fridays. …

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12 Things Everyone Should Understand About Tech

Given all the time we spend with our gadgets and apps, it’s essential to understand the principles that determine how tech affects our lives.  …

What you need to know:

1. Tech is not neutral.

One of the most important things everybody should know about the apps and services they use is that the values of technology creators are deeply ingrained in every button, every link, and every glowing icon that we see. …

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Hacker returns and puts 26Mil new user records for sale on the Dark Web

A hacker who has previously put up for sale over 840 million user records in the past month, has returned with a fourth round of hacked data that he’s selling on a dark web marketplace. … This time, the hacker has put up for sale the data of six companies, totaling 26.42 million user records, for which he’s asking 1.2431 bitcoin ($4,940).

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Prepare Yourself! The Security Token Tsunami Is About To Hit

The Security Token future has come… and it’s bigger than anyone thinks. … The thing that gives me the most confidence that Security Tokens are the next big thing is the quality of people dedicating their lives to Crypto and Security Tokens... many see the Crypto Light, and know that the greatest thing about Crypto is how it’s going to make the world a better place for billions for people. This isn’t just a new financial instrument, it’s a movement, driven by a community of brilliant people, infused with a strong sense of purpose. That’s a combination poised to change the world.

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Reviewing Everykey – No More Passwords No More Keys

John McAfee has a solution for those that hate passwords and know they need more secure ones.  McAfee’s solution?  It’s called Everykey and it promises to eliminate the need of passwords on your computer, websites but also your car, front-door, etc.  Everykey was launched in 2014 and it received mixed reviews at the time.  But now 5 years later they have released a new version of the firmware and Ingenious Geeks have begun to  test it here for you.  So far, it is impressive!  We have hit a few bumps in the road but it can do some amazing things.

Have you tried the updated version of the Everykey? If so, please let us know your experience.  Ours has been very positive, thus far.  Check back, we will be releasing a full review.


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Phishing attacks: Half of organisations have fallen victim in last two years

Almost half of all organisations have fallen victim to phishing attacks in the last two years, with larger businesses the most likely to been compromised, despite also being most likely to conduct cyber security training for staff.

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Windows 10 Intel warning: Patch 19 severe driver flaws now!

Intel is warning Windows 10 users that old graphics drivers are riddled with security flaws that need to be updated with new updates that the company has released over the past year.

Update Intel Windows graphics drivers, and stop using Intel Matrix Storage Manager and USB 3.0 Creator Utility.

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The Most Common Vulnerability Of All

It’s important to learn a bit about how malicious hackers gain access to your credentials.

Three of the most common methods include:

  • Man in the Middle (or MITM) attacks
  • Using key logger software.
  • Employing old-fashioned social engineering.

MITM attacks, as the name suggests, a third party getting between you and your desired target without your knowledge.

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The Best Leaders Delegate Outcomes, not activities

When you delegate the outcomes and not the activities, you help employees not just execute for the task at hand, but equip them for every future task after that. You’re giving true ownership to your team.

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Google Alert! Update Chrome Browser Immediately

Google has issued an urgent warning for Chrome users to update their browser… a security flaw is being actively exploited.

The flaw in question is referred to as a “zero-day exploit.”

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Why it’s so dangerous to use public Wifi

Most smartphones, laptops, and tablets automatically search and connect to WiFi networks. They usually prefer a network with a previously established connection. If you have ever logged on to the T-Mobile network on the train, for example, your device will search for a T-Mobile network in the area. … My phone automatically connects itself to one of these networks, which  [can] belong to [a hackers] device. [Hackers] can also broadcast a fictitious network name, making users believe they are actually connecting to the network of the place they’re visiting…

Everything, with very few exceptions, can be cracked. The idea that public WiFi networks are not secure is not exactly news

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Latest Ransomware Being Offered “as-a-service” to Wannabe Hackers

The gang behind a family of ransomware that has been active for well over a year now have tweaked their tactics in order to ensure the file-locking malware campaign is as effective as possible. GandCrab first emerged in January 2018 and has remained one of the most successful forms of ransomware ever …

GandCrab operates an affiliate model, with its authors providing the ransomware “as-a-service” to wannabe hackers in exchange for a 30 to 40 percent cut of the profits.  But now researchers have observed adverts for GandCrab being posted on underground forums, specifically targeted at crooks with skills around operating remote desktop protocols, virtual network computing and experience of infiltrating corporate networks. …  There’s currently no free means of decrypting files locked with (the latest versions of ) GandCrab…

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The 9 Best Email Clients for Macs in 2019

While reviewing dozens of dedicated email clients, we focused on “full-fat” email experiences. This means leaving out the smaller assistants, menu bar apps, browser plugins, and generally cut-down software. Our chosen apps each contain a full range of email features, including the ability to read, compose, search, and organize your mail.

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The 8 Best Email Clients for Windows in 2019

Email clients are no longer designed with just the basics we’ve come to expect, but the best now include exceptional features, things like snoozing messages, scheduling emails, and offering templates—touches that help them stand out against the growing crowd.

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All Intel chips open to new Spoiler attack: There is no quick fix

Researchers have discovered a new flaw affecting all Intel chips due to the way they carry out speculative execution for CPU performance gains.   Like the Spectre and Meltdown attacks revealed in January 2018, Spoiler also abuses speculative execution in Intel chips to leak secrets. …Daniel (Ahmad) Moghimi, one of the paper’s authors, told The Register he doubts Intel will be able to patch the issue in the memory subsystem within the next five years.

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Here are the data brokers quietly buying and selling your personal information

You’ve probably never heard of many of the data firms registered under a new law, but they’ve heard a lot about you. A list, and tips for opting out.

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Phishing alert: One in 61 emails in your inbox now contains a malicious link

The number of phishing attacks is on the rise, more than doubling in recent months, with one in 61 emails delivered to corporate inboxes found to contain a malicious URL. …

The emails are often designed to look like they come from legitimate senders – like a company, or a colleague – in order to gain the trust of the victim, before duping them into clicking the malicious link. …The purpose of the malicious URL could be to deploy malware onto the PC or it could encourage the victim to enter sensitive information into a fake version of a real service…

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Chinese Digital Surveillance Secrets Revealed In Database Leak

Earlier this month, security researcher Victor Gevers found and disclosed an exposed database live-tracking the locations of about 2.6 million residents of Xinjiang, China, offering a window into what a digital surveillance state looks like in the 21st century. …

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Hackers using stolen passwords to access TurboTax returns

Let this be a lesson: Don’t reuse your passwords.

Hackers accessed tax return information stored with TurboTax using a stolen password from a third party, an Intuit spokesman said Monday.

The attack, earlier reported in Dark Reading, didn’t breach the internal systems at Intuit, which owns TurboTax. Instead, attackers took lists of passwords stolen from other services and used them to try to log in to TurboTax accounts, the spokesman said. There, valuable personal information, such as Social Security numbers, names and addresses, is stored in tax returns.

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The Surprising Power of Simply Asking Coworkers How They’re Doing

When people feel like they belong at work, they are more productive, motivated, engaged and 3.5 times more likely to contribute to their fullest potential, according to our research at the Center for Talent Innovation.  … Our study substantiated existing evidence that exclusion is a growing issue. We found that more than 40% of those we surveyed are feeling physically and emotionally isolated in the workplace.

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Use a Cisco router? Patch it now ! It’s a 9.8/10 Security hole

Cisco is warning businesses that use its wireless VPN and firewall routers to install updates immediately due to a critical flaw that remote attackers can exploit to break into a network.  The vulnerability allows any attacker with any browser to execute code of their choice via the web interface used for managing Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router.

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Trojan malware: The hidden cyber threat to your PC

A recent report from security company Malwarebytes reveals how trojans and backdoor attacks have rocketed in the past year. … “We’re seeing a new generation of stealers make an impact recently,” says Jérôme Segura, head of threat intelligence at Malwarebytes. … Gaining persistent remote access — be it to a single user’s computer, or a whole network — is key to many cyber attacks: if they’re stealthy enough, hackers can remain undetected for a long time, as they work towards their long-term goals.

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There is no single solution to computer security

Anyone who regularly attends the Blackhat or Defcon conferences should understand that short of unplugging a computer system from its power source, it is not possible to rule out serious system and data compromise. There will never be any “silver bullets” to slay the security vulnerability werewolf.

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Scalability and Automation – Why it is so crucial for your company

In every incubator, the founders say this sentence about 1000 times a day. “Scaling, scaling, scaling.”  But the smart founders … mean the following: Does your business model still work when you suddenly sell 3000 socks a day instead of 3? It is just one example.  Is your business model practicable if you have to supply significantly more customers?

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Why We’re Bad at Estimating Time (and What to Do About It)

If you understand the reasons why we tend to underestimate how long tasks will take, you can take steps to avoid the pitfalls of the planning fallacy and start forming more realistic estimates. …

To avoid the negative consequences of underestimating—at both work and in life—you have to make an effort to stop estimating using intuition only. And the best way to do that is to use an estimation technique: an exercise designed to help you form more realistic estimates.

The following six estimation techniques are all designed to help you avoid underestimating when you’re trying to determine how much time a task will take.

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