By Michael Head, University of Southampton In the long dark tunnel that has been 2020, November stands out as the month that light appeared. Some might see it as a bright light, others as a […]
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As CDC Warns Against Thanksgiving Travel, Here Are a Dozen More Things You Can Do to Help Stop Covid-19
By Pamela M. Aaltonen, Purdue University As Americans prepare for the first Thanksgiving in the time of the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a stark warning a week before the big […]
German COVID-19 Contact-Tracing Vulnerability Allowed RCE
Bug hunters at GitHub Security Labs help shore up German contact tracing app security, crediting open source collaboration. Source link
Tis’ the Season for Online Holiday Shopping; and Phishing
Watch out for these top phishing approaches this holiday season. Source link
No Mall? No Problem. Mom to the rescue with Santa Pics App; teams up with First Descent Software to create augmented reality Santa experience
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sharon Knutson, a dedicated mom of two, has taken her kids to the mall every year to get a picture with Santa. That’s just not safe these […]
Put That Cigarette Out - HealthyWomen
Joanna had her first cigarette at 16. “My older sister smoked and so did her friends,” Joanna* wrote in an email. “I saw them smoking and thought it was cool and they taught me how.” […]
Virus Evolution Could Undermine a Covid-19 Vaccine – but This Can Be Stopped
By Andrew Read, Penn State and David Kennedy, Penn State The first drug against HIV brought dying patients back from the brink. But as excited doctors raced to get the miracle drug to new patients, […]
No, Soaring Covid-19 Cases Are Not Due to More Testing – They Show a Surging Pandemic
By Zoë McLaren, University of Maryland, Baltimore County COVID-19 cases are surging upward around the U.S., reaching 100,000 daily cases for the first time on Nov. 4 and 150,000 only eight days later. Some believe […]
Some Promising News About a COVID-19 Vaccine
We’re excited to share some promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine this morning. Pfizer’s vaccine has been shown to be 95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose. The news puts us […]
Defining Security Policies to Manage Remote Insider Threats
This is the time to define the new normal; having well-defined policies in place will help businesses maintain its security posture while bolstering the security of the ever-increasing work-from-home population. Source link
ThreatList: Pharma Mobile Phishing Attacks Turn to Malware
After the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, mobile phishing attacks targeting pharmaceutical companies have shifted their focus from credential theft to malware delivery. Source link
Long-Term Care Workers, Grieving and Under Siege, Brace for COVID’s Next Round
By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News In the middle of the night, Stefania Silvestri lies in bed remembering her elderly patients’ cries. “Help me.” “Please don’t leave me.” “I need my family.” Months of caring […]
A New Data-Driven Model Shows That Wearing Masks Saves Lives – and the Earlier You Start, the Better
Biplav Srivastava, University of South Carolina Dr. Biplav Srivastava, professor of computer science at the University of South Carolina, and his team have developed a data-driven tool that helps demonstrate the effect of wearing masks […]
How COVID-19 Safety Measures Are Impacting Various Disabled Communities
At this point in the pandemic, most Americans take the changes wrought by COVID-19 for granted. Responsible citizens dutifully don masks when they leave their homes and sanitize their hands after every encounter. People are […]
Scams Ramp Up Ahead of Black Friday Cybercriminal Craze
With more online shoppers this year due to COVID-19, cybercriminals are pulling the trigger on new scams ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Source link
HealthyWomen Joins National Health Organizations in Letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar About Access to COVID-19 Treatment
November 11, 2021 The Honorable Alex Azar U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Azar: The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed deep and systemic inequities in our […]
From Triton to Stuxnet: Preparing for OT Incident Response
Lesley Carhart, with Dragos, gives Threatpost a behind-the-scenes look at how industrial companies are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic - and how they can prepare for future threats. Source link
COVID-19 Data-Sharing App Leaked Healthcare Worker Info
Philippines COVID-KAYA app allowed for unauthorized access typically protected by ‘superuser’ credentials and also may have exposed patient data. Source link
Microsoft Teams Users Under Attack in ‘FakeUpdates’ Malware Campaign
Microsoft warns that cybercriminals are using Cobalt Strike to infect entire networks beyond the infection point, according to a report. Source link
Cyberattack on UVM Health Network Impedes Chemotherapy Appointments
The cyberattack has halted chemotherapy, mammogram and screening appointments, and led to 300 staff being furloughed or reassigned. Source link
COVID-19 Reveals How Obesity Harms the Body in Real Time, Not Just Over a Lifetime
By Cate Varney, University of Virginia The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the obesity epidemic once again into the spotlight, revealing that obesity is no longer a disease that harms just in the long run but […]
Trendsetters and the Top 6 Trends that will shape the snacks scene in 2021
According to indepth research from ADM’s proprietary OutsideVoice consumer insights platform, each of the trends is strongly influenced by behavioural and societal changes that have emerged since the beginning of the pandemic, including heightened feelings […]
Phosphate Fertilizer Market 2020 - 2024: Post-Pandemic Industry Planning Structure | Technavio | Business
LONDON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Nov 5, 2020- The phosphate fertilizer market is expected to grow by 4.36 million tons during 2020-2024, according to Technavio. The report offers a detailed analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]
How to Have a Safe and Chill Thanksgiving
Before COVID-19 cases started to rise over the summer, Leslie and her husband, David* were planning to visit his family on the West Coast for Thanksgiving. Now, with the United States experiencing a third wave […]