Information Security Week - Edition #24

In issue #24 of Information Security Week, we cover FBI alerts, a free course from Senai, the Dark Web, security flaws in facial recognition systems, Trump's deadline for buying TikTok, the biggest security flaws of 2020, and much more.

News

The FBI warns about the security risks of continuing to use Windows 7

Since January of this year, Windows 7 has stopped receiving security updates and has reached the end of its life cycle. Microsoft announced in early 2019 that the operating system would no longer receive free support and security updates.

By Manuel Quilarque in Segs

Senai offers free online course on cybersecurity

A program in partnership with Cisco offers training and will select young people for a second stage of qualification. The best candidates may be selected by partner companies of the multinational.

In Istoé

How can you protect yourself from fraud when your personal data is on the 'dark web'?

The "dark web" is merely a medium through which data diverted from other sources circulates, but many leaks originate on our "normal web.".

By Altieres Rohr on G1

God of Cybercrime: The rise and fall of Brazil's greatest defacer

The Federal Police raided the homes of six individuals in the cities of Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasília (DF), and Novo Hamburgo (RS). The objective was to collect computers, laptops, and smartphones that could be used as evidence to identify and hold accountable those responsible for hacking into the website of the Sergipe state authority.

On CanalTech

How to stay safer when using the internet

O POVO brings a guide to best practices on the internet that help in the process of digital awareness, in addition to the challenges of the financial and legal markets.

By Bruna Damasceno in O Povo

McAfee finds security flaws in facial recognition systems

The age-old mental glitch of seeing one person and mistaking them for another may also be a reality for machines.

By Felipe Demartini on CanalTech

Digital Compliance: Understanding Best Practices in Data Protection Governance

Corporate governance can be understood as the system that directs, monitors, and incentivizes companies, encompassing the relationships between shareholders, the board of directors, management, oversight and control bodies, and stakeholders.

In Accounting Journal

Three problematic security issues to be addressed to improve defense

Cybersecurity is one of the most critical problems any company needs to solve today. What many are unaware of is that this requires addressing several aspects.

By Jonathan Zhang on InfoQ

Institute opens 16,000 places for free online technology courses

The openings are distributed among 22 free online courses on various technology-related topics, ranging from education to data science.

By Luísa Granato in Exame

Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to close the purchase of TikTok

The tech world is watching one of the biggest deals of the year closely, with the possibility of software maker Microsoft buying the video app TikTok, currently owned by China's Bytedance.

By Marcus Couto on Yahoo News

Top 10 data security breaches of 2020

Typically, data security breaches occur in the digital world and can have various objectives, from gaining respect within the hacker community and stealing confidential information to even causing the loss of information to harm a competitor, for example.

By Kelvin Zimmer on Lumiun's Blog