Popular Science | Don’t fall for these 4 cybersecurity myths

Snippet of Article: "According to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure & Security Agency (USCIS), an account with two-factor authentication is 99 percent less likely to be hacked. ...VPNs are best suited for one thing: routing your network connection through a different network.”

Now, this isn’t to say that VPNs are useless. They really can protect your internet browsing from your internet service provider (ISP), but they do this by sharing all of your browsing with the VPN provider. ..."

Source: www.popsci.com

Two-Factor Authentication,VPN,

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Why Volt Typhoon chose routers to target critical US infrastructure

Snippet of Article: "...On January 31, 2024 Congressional Chinese Communist Party Committee Chair Mike Gallagher stated it is “the cyberspace equivalent of placing bombs on American bridges, water treatment facilities, and power plants….The sole purpose is to be ready to destroy American infrastructure, which will inevitably result in mass American casualties.”

Whether Volt Typhoon attackers gained access to these critical infrastructure networks by exploiting edge network devices or through insider threat, their aim was to move across the IT network undetected to gain information on and access to critical, often operational technology, network segments and ultimately put in place their cyber “bombs” for future use. ..."

Source: www.federaltimes.com

Volt Typhoon,

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