Fahmida Y. Rashid

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Fahmida Y. Rashid is a freelance writer who wrote for CSO and focused on information security. Before joining CSO, she wrote about networking and security for various technology publications, including InfoWorld, eWeek, PC Magazine, Dark Reading, and CRN. She also spent years as an IT administrator, software developer, and data analyst. "I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords."

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Types of phishing attacks and how to identify them

Phishing comes in many forms, from spear phishing, whaling and business-email compromise to clone phishing, vishing and snowshoeing. Here's how to recognize each type of phishing attack.

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Legal hack back lets you go after attackers in your network

Security startup Cymmetria has put together a tool and a framework to help security defenders hack back legally as part of incident response activities.

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Want stronger passwords? Understand these 4 common password security myths

Yes, password length and complexity matter, but only if you apply those qualities to the proper security context.

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DNSSEC key signing key rollover: Are you ready?

ICANN has postponed the deadline for updating name servers with the new root zone key signing key to early 2018 because too many ISPs and network operators are not ready, and that would cause DNSSEC validations to fail.

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BlueBorne is Bluetooth's Stagefright moment

The scariest thing about BlueBorne, the attack vector that uses Bluetooth to spread across devices, isn't what it can do, but rather just how many similar vulnerabilities may be lurking that we don't yet know about.

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What is the biggest threat from the Equifax breach? Account takeovers

Cyber criminals have the most to gain by taking ownership of bank, brokerage and retirement accounts using people’s PII. Are traditional authentication systems obsolete?

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Don’t like Mondays? Neither do attackers

You can reduce potential damage by paying attention to when attackers are most likely to strike.

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Show the proof, or cut it out with the Kaspersky Lab Russia rumors

The United States intelligence agencies have Kaspersky Lab in their crosshairs, but this a case of smoke, but no fire.

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Amazon Macie automates cloud data protection with machine learning

Amazon promises AWS S3 customers that they will be able to identify and protect sensitive data faster with Macie, but is it enough to catch up to what Microsoft and Google offers?

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Malicious code in the Node.js npm registry shakes open source trust model

Bad actors using typo-squatting place 39 malicious packages in npm that went undetected for two weeks. How should the open source community respond?

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Why SSL/TLS attacks are on the rise

As more companies adopt better encryption practices, cyber criminals are turning to SSL/TLS vulnerabilities to deliver malicious attacks.

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