Risks 101: Check and Protect

The secret to staying secure? Check for and protect from risks! Nathan and Ham cover the basics on how to get started. From identifying to preventing security threats, find out just how important assessing your risks can be. This quick episode walks you through the essential steps for finding security risks in your daily life and preventing incidents from occurring. This episode concludes with news from expert Mercy, including Google Chrome Malware targeting Windows machines and an announcement from Facebook about the deletion of its face recognition system. ________________ News Sources: Story 1: Iwamaye, Andrew. "Sneaking Through Windows: Infostealer Malware Masquerades as Windows Application." Rapid7, 28 October 2021, https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2021/10/28/sneaking-through-windows-infostealer-malware-masquerades-as-windows-application/ Montalbano, Elizabeth. "Google Chrome is Abused to Deliver Malware as 'Legit' Win 10 App." Threat Post, 29 October 2021, https://threatpost.com/chrome-deliver-malware-as-legit-win-10-app/175884/ Story 2: Abrams, Lawrence. "Facebook to Delete 1 Billion Faceprints in Face Recognition Shutdown." Bleeping Computer, 2 November 2021, https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-to-delete-1-billion-faceprints-in-face-recognition-shutdown/