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Avivah Litan stories

Avivah Litan is a renowned author who skilfully navigates the complex and evolving landscape of cybersecurity. With a sharp focus on the ever-growing threats to Internet of Things (IoT) devices, her insightful writing illuminates the real-world challenges faced by technology and security communities alike. Litan's expertise extends to unpacking the murky realms of the Dark Web, where she highlights the concerning trend of insider threats and the emergence of malicious tools such as the Delilah Trojan.

Standing firm against government pressure on tech giants, Litan articulates a strong stance on encryption debates, advocating for the integrity of companies like Apple and Google to maintain secure user data. She brings to light the pressing issue of identity proofing in the digital age, responding to breaches like the infamous Yahoo incident with pragmatic advice for organizations striving to verify electronic identities securely. Litan’s columns are a treasure trove of knowledge for those seeking to understand and mitigate the risks in an increasingly connected and vulnerable digital world.

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Yahoo breach news is shocking but not surprising - what to do now?
Wed, 28th Sep 2016
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hacking
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analyst report
Identity proofing is clearly a top global fraud issue. What can organisations who need to prove electronic identities do to overcome this issue?.
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Have you met Delilah? The first Insider Threat Trojan
Fri, 15th Jul 2016
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ueba
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cybersecurity
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trojan
New Trojan, Delilah, recruits insiders through social engineering and extortion, using ransomware techniques. Insider threats set to increase.
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Insider threats escalate and thrive in the Dark Web
Wed, 22nd Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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dark web
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cyber attacks
Disgruntled employees are gladly selling their services to the bad guys in order to inflict harm on their employers.
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Stop bullying Apple around and start doing some intelligence homework
Tue, 1st Mar 2016
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personal computing devices
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apple
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it industry
The FBI should stop bullying Apple and the technology industry and spend their time and energy instead on figuring out other ways of investigating.
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Why the Government needs to leave Apple and Google encryption alone
Mon, 22nd Feb 2016
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encryption
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personal computing devices
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google
It doesn’t make any sense to put so much pressure on Apple or Google when in the end, they don’t control all the keys to the kingdom.
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Attacks against IoT, Dark Web indexing, and other tales from Ground Zero
Tue, 9th Feb 2016
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
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dark web
I've uncovered Israeli innovation countering soaring IoT attacks and Dark Web's underworld market indexing—key battlegrounds in cyber warfare.