ZOOM SAFER WHEN WORKING FROM HOME

Due to the scale of the pandemic ever more businesses and governments institutions are enforcing ‘work from home’ policies in order to keep their employees safe and healthy, and to keep the business going – Social interactions today come down to video calls, social media posts, communicating via instant messaging platforms and for very many of us we make use of Zoom.

In this context, a cyberattack that deprives organisations and families of access to the internet, their devices or data could be devastating – Zoom has had a bunch of security scares recently, as huge numbers of new users flock to it, and as cybercriminals try to take advantage of that. Fortunately, a lot of the problems and risks people are having can be reduced enormously just by getting the basics right.

So here are “things to get right first” – they shouldn’t take you long, and they are easy to do to keep your Zoom safer.

1. Pick the right password.

When setting up Zoom Account its highly recommended to make use of good and strong password – Do not share it, change it as often as you can, make sure you do not reuse the password.

PROTECTING YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

The Internet has made our lives easier in so many ways. However, you need to know how you can protect your privacy and avoid fraud. With all of the personally identifiable information we share on social sites – Hackers have only become more adept at locating that information and using it to gain access to our accounts.

What’s worse, if you’re on social media while at work and connected to the corporate network and your account gets hacked, you’ve now made your entire company vulnerable.

Social media represents the largest modern threat vector – it has more connectivity (billions of people), it’s more trusted (everyone is your friend) and its less visibility (simply by its nature) than any other communication or business platform.

AHUKUMIWA MIAKA MIWILI JELA KWA KOSA LA KUHARIBU TAARIFA ZA ALIYEKUA MUAJIRI WAKE

KWA UFUPI: Steffan Needham, Amabae alihudumu kama mshauri wa maswala ya tehama (IT Cosultant) katika kampuni ya Voova ya nchini Uingereza amehukumiwa kifungo cha miaka 2 Jela kwa kosa la kuharibu taarifa za muajiri wake wa wa zamani.

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Kwa mujibu wa Thames Valley Police ya Nchini Uingereza, Mtuhumiwa alifukuzwa kazi na mwaajiri wake na baadae kuharibu taarifa zote muhimu za kampuni hiyo kwa kile kilicho tafsiriwa kama kulipiza kisasi kutokana na kufukuzwa kwake.

Uharibifu wa taarifa umekadiriwa kuigharimu kampuni hiyo kiasi cha Dola laki sita na elsfu Hamsini (US$650,000) ikiwa ni pamoja na kupelekea wafanyakazi kadhaa kupoteza kazi zao.

Mtuhumiwa amehukumiwa chini ya sheria ya nchini Uingereza ya mitandao (Computer Misuse Act)

KNOW AND PICK YOUR ANDROID SECURITY APP WISELY

IN BRIEF: In recent year, we have seen a tremendous increase of mobile applications across many countries – It is like everyone want to come with a mobile application for many reasons. On the other hand, the rate of fake and malicious mobile applications is rapidly growing posing major security risk to mobile users.

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 Mobile application developers are now facing threats to customers and application data as automated and sophisticated attacks increasingly target the owners, users and data of mobile applications.

Apart from jeopardizing our privacy from unprotected Application from various application developers, Criminals are also developing mobile applications with malicious intentions putting thousands of users who download them to fall victims of cybercrimes.

SHUTMA ZA UJASUSI MTANDANO DHIDI YA UCHINA

KWA UFUPI: Australia, Marekani na Uingereza zimeitupia lawana nchi ya Uchina kuhusika na ujasusi mtandao katika mataifa yao na mataifa Rafiki – Shutma ambazo zime eleza uchina kuhusika na wizi wa taarifa za siri za kibiashara za serikali na makampuni ya Teknologia.

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Niliwahi kueleza mara kadhaa mwelekeo mpya na hatari wa Uhalifu mtandao ambapo nilitahadharisha kuhusiana na vita mtandao (Cyber Warfare) pamoja na Ujasusi Mtandao (Cyber Espionage) ambavyo kwa sasa mataifa makubwa yanawekeza zaidi kwenye matumizi ya teknolojia kudhuru na kuingilia mataifa mengine kimtandao.

Kundi la APT-10 la uchina limeshutumiwa na Uingereza na Marekani kuingilia makampuni takriban 45 ya Teknolojia, Taarifa za wafanyakazi takriban laki moja za wanajeshi wa majini wa marekani pamoja na computer mbali mbali za shirika la NASA.

#Infosec #Cybersecurity - - - Australia has joined The US and UK to accuse China of attempts to steal data through #cyberattacks

— YUSUPH KILEO (@YUSUPHKILEO) December 21, 2018

Zhu Hua pamoja na Zhang Shilong, ambao ni raia wa Uchina wameshtakiwa na Marekani kuhusika na kufanya mashambulizi mtandao kwaniaba ya wizara ya ulinzi ya uchina (Chinese Ministry of State Security) – Naibu Mwanashria mkuu wa Marekani , Bwana  Rod Rosenstein alielezea shutma hizo.

U.S SENATORS URGE FTC TO INVESTIGATE SMART TV PRIVACY CONCERNS

IN BRIEF: Two US senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting the agency to investigate smart TV makers amid fears and evidence that companies might be using devices to collect data and track users without their knowledge.

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The open letter comes while smart TV advancements have "ushered in a new era of innovation and interactivity," they must not come at the expense of consumer privacy. "Televisions have entered a new era, but that does not mean that users' sensitive information no longer deserves protection," the senators said. "The content consumers watch is private, and it should not be assumed that customers want companies to track and use information on their viewing habits."

They said that, any company that collects this type of information should have to "comprehensively and concisely detail who will have access to that data, how that data will be used and what steps will be taken to protect that information," and added that consumers should have the opportunity to consent to that sort of data collection.

Senators Edward Markey  and Richard Blumenthal

TO JUSTIFY THEIR ALARMING LETTER.

The two senators cited a recent New York Times report about Samba TV, a vendor of smart TVs. According to the report, while