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Infosecurity North America Comes to New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Center for a Two-Day Event on November 14-15

Infosecurity Group, producers of Europe’s no.1 information security event, today announced the launch of its second annual Infosecurity North America Expo and Conference. The event will be held November 14-15 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, with world renowned hacker-turned-consultant -- and once target of the FBI’s Most Wanted list -- Kevin Mitnick, headlining the event’s keynote. Infosecurity North America will also bring together other leading members of the cybersecurity community to lead the critical debate around trends at the forefront of the industry.

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Beware! Your smartphone could be snooping on you

While smartphones are the epitome of modern convenience, these devices which store our personal and professional information like emails, photos, bank details etc. can easily fall prey to hackers and to other malicious activities. With the recent series of data breaches across businesses globally, the concern regarding protecting user data has become more relevant than before. There are many applications in your smartphones that access your private data by taking permissions through pop-ups or otherwise. You would notice apps like third-party applications, flashlights, etc. asking permissions to access your gallery, messages, calls, which they don’t need. Allowing these third-party applications access to your smartphone's data puts your information at risk. Hardip Singh, Executive Director, Optiemus Infracom, feels that the dirty little secret that these ubiquitous devices, which we have with us 24X7, and keep switched on for most of the time, is also a serious threat to our privacy. An innocent looking message could be all that is needed to compromise on your privacy — accessing your microphone, your call logs, your locations, your bank details and everything that is very personal to you.  Here’s why:

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INTERVIEW: Kevin Mitnick, a legal hacker, warns of ‘the new normal’

Hacker-turned-security-consultant Kevin Mitnick used an arsenal of everyday items - laptops, a Bluetooth speaker and Wi-Fi - to demonstrate the ease with which one bad actor can wreak havoc on a business or consumer.

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KnowBe4 Releases Email Exposure Check Pro to Help Organizations Identify At-Risk Users

KnowBe4, provider of the most popular security awareness training and simulated-phishing platform, today announced the release of the new version of its Email Exposure Check (EEC). The new version is called the EEC Pro, has powerful additional features and is still provided at no cost.

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Hacker Kevin Mitnick on the dangers of human factors for health data security

At the CHIME-HIMSS CIO Forum, the infamous former black-hat showed how social engineering puts systems at risk -- and how to build a human firewall to protect against it.

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Cybercrime and Money – Cause and Effect

“Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.” – Kevin Mitnick

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