cybersecurity
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Cybersecurity as a practice of using processes and technologies that protect any data, computer systems, networks, programs, and devices from any kinds of cyberattacks or unauthorised access. There are several forms of cybersecurity such as network, application, and operational security etc. Cybersecurity also refers to ensuring the availability and integrity of information. The most challenging thing for cybersecurity is the evolution of security risks.
Wyze Labs Leaves Sensitive Data of 24 Million Users Exposed Online
The company says that the data leak occurred because of a human error that resulted in the temporary removal of security protocols on December 4th.
TikTok Is Now Banned From Use on Government-Issued Phones
The ban comes in a short while after the United States Navy had prohibited sailors from using TikTok on government devices over cybersecurity worries as well.
Microsoft on the Most Complicated Phishing Attacks of the Passing Year
In its blog, the company talked about the three most complicated phishing attacks that were detected this year.
17 Million Phone Numbers Were Matched to User Accounts Using a Twitter Bug on an Android App
A security researcher was able to discover a bug by uploading millions of phone numbers to a Twitter’s Android app and matching them to user accounts.
A Popular ToTok Messenger Turned out to Be a Tool for Government to Spy on People
ToTok, a chat app that has millions of users in the United Arab Emirates and around the world, turned out to be a tool that allows the government to spy on its users.
Latest Facebook Data Leak Made Data of About 267 Million Users Publicly Available Online
The unprotected database contained sensitive information such as users’ full names, phone numbers, and Facebook IDs, and was available online for quite a while.
The Annual Worst Passwords List
The “donald” password is not among the 25 most dangerous and most commonly leaked passwords. Still, this year, the most popular passwords are almost identical to those ones of 2018.
