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Avast Threat Report: Consumers Plagued With Refund Fraud, Tech Support Scams, and Adware

Avast researchers also discovered and reported two zero-day vulnerabilities, and observed the spread of information-stealing malware, remote access trojans, and botnets.

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7 Critical Cloud Threats Facing the Enterprise in 2023

From shadow data to misconfigurations, and overpermissioning to multicloud sprawl, Dark Reading's cloud security slideshow helps security pros understand the threat horizon.

Cryptographers Decode Secret Letters of Mary, Queen of Scots

Nearly a half-millennium after her execution, encrypted letters from the imprisoned royal offer a fascinating look into early cryptography.

Phishing Surges Ahead, as ChatGPT & AI Loom

AI and phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) kits are making it easier for threat actors to create malicious email campaigns, which continue to target high-volume applications using popular brand names.

NIST Picks IoT Standard for Small Electronics Cybersecurity

NIST announces that it will use Ascon as a cryptography standard for lightweight IoT device protection.

In Perfect Harmony: Cybersecurity Regulation Harmonization

By simplifying compliance management, security and risk teams can focus on managing operational risk, not compliance risk — and better counter threats.

Twitter Implements API Paywall, but Will That Solve Its Enormous Bot Crisis?

Restricting the Twitter API will have implications across Twitter, the broader Internet, and society, experts say. Is there a cybersecurity silver lining, or will threat actors pay to play?

Lessons From the Cold War: How Quality Trumps Quantity in Cybersecurity

High-quality tools and standards remain critical components in cybersecurity efforts even as budgets decline. It's important that staff knows response procedures and their roles, and also communicates well.