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☆ New Apple iPhone app proves just how hard it is to kill the online password
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Michelle Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The new Passwords app for iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro, Mac and Windows, lets users store all of their passwords, including verification codes, app passwords, Wi-Fi passwords, Passkeys and more. Its new Passwords app, introduced at Apple's WWDC 2024 earlier this week, is one more solution to help protect online accounts and manage multiple logins. Password managers, like the Apple Password app, log different passwords, passcodes and logins securely under a safe account. You can't underestimate the amount of effort they will put into making sure that is locked down, and those are all tied into Apple IDs, Apple passwords. Apple Intelligence, its entry into AI, will leverage cloud-based models on special servers using Apple Silicon to ensure that user data is private and secure.

Persons: Cser, Gadjo Sevilla, eMarketer, That's, Andras Cser, Forrester, Security.org, LastPass, Sevilla, Siri, Elon Musk, We're, John Giannandrea Organizations: Windows, IBM, Apple, Google, Microsoft, iOS, Facebook, OpenAI, Apple Intelligence, Machine Locations: WWDC

☆ How Hamas secretly built a 'mini-army' to fight Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Samia Nakhoul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

[1/2] Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City December 16, 2018. In the 2008 Gaza war, Hamas rockets had a maximum range of 40 km (25 miles), but that had risen to 230 km by the 2021 conflict, he added. For Iran, Hamas has helped it realise a years-long ambition to encircle Israel with legions of paramilitaries, including other Palestinian factions and Lebanon's Hezbollah, according to Western officials. After Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, Hamas began importing rockets, explosives and other equipment from Iran, Western intelligence sources have said. Iran seized the opportunity to co-opt Hamas in 1992 when Israel deported about 400 Hamas leaders to Lebanon, the source close to Hamas said.

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☆ How the surprise attack on Israel unfolded
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Map showing Israel and Gaza. Sources: GlobalSecurity.org; Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Israel Defense Forces; Natural Earth; Reuters reporting. A video distributed by Hamas showed what it said was an attack on the Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip. 3 Israeli retaliationHundreds of Hamas fighters were killed inside Israel and dozens more captured. Two maps showing Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip border evacuated by defence forces, and Israeli air strikes in and around Gaza.

Persons: Israel, Yoav Gallant, Arafat Barbakh, Jacqueline Clyne Organizations: Hamas, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israel Defense Forces, Reuters, Nova, ” Locations: Palestinian, Gaza, Israel, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Grad, Ashkelon, Sderot, Israeli, Zikim, Shejaiya, Ofakim, Palestine, Gaza City

☆ Mapping the conflict in Israel and Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Map showing Israel and Gaza. Maps showing how Hamas entered Israel by sea, by air and through multiple points along the Gaza border. A video distributed by Hamas showed what it said was an attack on the Erez crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip. Israeli air strikes also hit housing blocks, tunnels and homes of Hamas officials in Gaza, killing more than 400 people, including 20 children. Two maps showing Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip border evacuated by defence forces, and Israeli air strikes in and around Gaza.

☆ U.S. revives Cold War submarine spy program to counter China
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +21 min

The original network of fixed spy cables, which lie in secret locations on the ocean floor, was designed to spy on Soviet submarines seven decades ago, the three people said. China, meanwhile, is working on its own maritime spy program, known as the Great Underwater Wall, two U.S. Navy sources told Reuters. Sense of urgencyAmerica’s underwater espionage program was launched in the 1950s with a submarine detection system known as the Sound Surveillance System. The U.S. Navy’s Undersea Surveillance System The United States is expanding and upgrading its anti-submarine surveillance capabilities as tensions rise with China. Japan also operates a fleet of three ocean surveillance ships, fitted with U.S. SURTASS cables, the two U.S. Navy sources said.

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☆ The benefits and risks of using a password manager to protect your online identity
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But there are some key decisions to make in choosing, and using, a password manager. Most web browsers have some type of password manager, which are convenient and user-friendly. For more robust security and features, security professionals say a dedicated password manager is a better choice. How to choose a strong master passwordMake sure you have a strong master password, one that's not easily guessable. What happens if you lose online accessThe master password is your entry to the password manager.

A virtual credit card consists of a new set of numbers tied to that original credit card that you can enter whenever you're asked for your credit card information when making a purchase. Not all credit card providers offer this, but if you log into your credit card account, you might see an option to enroll and create virtual credit cards. To use these digital wallets, you have to first enter your regular credit card number (or perhaps a virtual card that you generated via your credit card issuer). "They're getting a tokenized credit card number, which is basically a virtual credit card number. Managing employee credit cards: Rather than sending all employees physical credit cards for work expenses, you could provide virtual credit cards for both convenience and control.

☆ Microsoft's latest data on hacks and why you may need new login, passwords fast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

That's a 74% rise in one year, according to the latest Microsoft Digital Defense Report. But many people still rely on passwords, and don't even use the two-factor authentication now considered critical. "As long as passwords are still part of the equation, they're vulnerable," Joy Chik, Microsoft's vice president of identity, wrote in a September 2021 company blog post. Based on a sample of more than 39 million IoT and OT devices, about 20% used identical usernames and passwords, according to the Microsoft report. Even if a provider doesn't require it to be used, multi-factor authentication is a valuable security tool that's underutilized, according to security professionals.

Fraudsters will try to get your personal information and answers to security questions on social media. "The reason fraudsters are so interested in social media and social engineering is because they can get answers to those questions." Insider's Featured Identity Theft Protection Services Aura – All-In-One ID Theft ProtectionIDShield 3 Bureau Individual PlanIdentityForce Ultra Secure+Credit Chevron icon It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options. Editor's Rating 4.6/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.7/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Editor's Rating 4.8/5 A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star A five pointed star Learn more On Aura's website Learn more On IDShield's website Learn more On IdentityForce's websiteHere are five tips to help you avoid identity theft scams on social media. Anytime anyone's asking for personal information, find a different way of getting in contact with that individual," says Lord.

☆ Aid workers in ISIS bull's-eye: 'If not us, then who?'
▼ + stars: | 2015-03-14 | by ( Katie Walmsley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Story highlights Numerous aid workers remain in Syria despite dangers With a lack of government, more than 8 million refugees rely on aid agencies for food, shelter and medical care Many aid agencies have no means of armed defense against attackNew York CNN —Kayla Mueller, Peter Kassig, Alan Henning, David Haines – just a few of the aid workers who have been abducted and killed by ISIS in the past year. The exact number of aid workers currently being held is unknown; a level of secrecy tends to surround details of those currently captive. Abductions and killings of aid workers are, unfortunately, nothing new, but the numbers are. According to Aidworkersecurity.org, at least 155 aid workers were killed in 2013, a 121% increase on 70 recorded killings the year before. ISIS doesn’t just target aid workers.

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