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Computerworld Security Aug 26, 2016 So your company's been hacked: How to handle the aftermath Education and planning are key, cyber-security expert Tyler Cohen Wood says. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Dropbox prompts certain users to change their passwords • Android botnet relies on Twitter for commands • Privacy Shield data-transfer agreement now covers 200 companies • Security Sessions: The pitfalls of security awareness training • Lost and stolen devices account for 1 in 4 breaches in the financial services sector • HP's Sure View -- protecting your laptop screen from prying eyes • Facebook will use Whatsapp users' personal data to target ads • Apple patches iOS security flaws found in spyware targeting activist • Cisco starts patching firewall devices against NSA-linked exploit White Paper: Trend Micro Incorporated 4 Countermeasures to Protect Against Ransomware By now, not only security professionals, but also many knowledge workers and consumers are well aware of the insidious nature of ransomware. As its name implies, ransomware is malicious software that holds data files hostage pending the payment of a ransom, typically with untraceable bitcoin as the currency of choice. Read More ▶ Dropbox prompts certain users to change their passwords Dropbox is asking users who signed up before mid-2012 to change their passwords if they haven't done so since then. Read More ▶ Android botnet relies on Twitter for commands Twitter users aren't the only ones checking the microblogging service for important updates. Android malware is starting to do so, too. Read More ▶ Privacy Shield data-transfer agreement now covers 200 companies There are now 200 companies standing behind Privacy Shield, the framework agreement allowing businesses to process the personal information of European Union citizens on servers in the U.S. Read More ▶ Video Security Sessions: The pitfalls of security awareness training In the latest episode of Security Sessions, CSO Editor-in-Chief Joan Goodchild speaks with Bill Rosenthal, CEO of Logical Operations, about what's missing in many security awareness training programs that enterprises often deploy (if they're doing them at all). Watch Now ▶ Lost and stolen devices account for 1 in 4 breaches in the financial services sector We often hear about the risks of data breaches, but it's interesting to look at some root cause statistics. Read More ▶ HP's Sure View -- protecting your laptop screen from prying eyes HP along with 3M has come out with an integrated solution that stops the person sitting next to you in your friendly neighborhood Starbucks from snooping on what you're doing on your computer. Read More ▶ Facebook will use Whatsapp users' personal data to target ads Two years after its acquisition by Facebook, WhatsApp is changing its privacy policy to allow it to share more information about its mobile app users with its owner. Read More ▶ Apple patches iOS security flaws found in spyware targeting activist To spy on a human rights activist, government hired hackers may have gone as far to use three previously unknown vulnerabilities in Apple's iOS. 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