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πŸ” Data security: 5 problems and solutions πŸ”

When it comes to securing data, most enterprises are negligent and unaware, according to a Lepide report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Have I Been Pwned No Longer For Sale ❌

Troy Hunt said the popular HIBP will continue to be run as an independent service.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ›  Golden Frieza πŸ› 

Imagine finding yourself in a "hostile" environment, one where you cannot run exploits, tools, and applications without worrying about prying eyes spying on you, be they a legitimate system administrator, a colleague sharing an access with you or a software solution that scans the machine you are logged in to for malicious files. Your binary should live in encrypted form in the filesystem so that no static analysis would be possible even if identified and copied somewhere else. It should be only decrypted on the fly in memory when executed, so preventing dynamic analysis too, unless the decryption key is known. To experiment with such an idea Red Timmy Sec have created the "golden frieza" project.

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via "Security Tool Files β‰ˆ Packet Storm".
⚠ Why β€˜free’ Wi-Fi isn’t really free ⚠

How much data is too much to give away to get online while you're waiting at the train station? In the airport? A shopping mall?

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Former Microsoft Software Engineer Convicted of Fraud πŸ•΄

The 25-year-old was convicted of 18 charges stemming from illegal access to money stored in online gift cards.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ NSS Labs Revises Endpoint Security Test Model πŸ•΄

New product ratings system comes amid growing shift in the testing market toward more "open and transparent" evaluation of security tools.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ MediaTek Bug Actively Exploited, Affects Millions of Android Devices ❌

An exploit published by a developer is easy to use and has already been used to build malicious apps that gain root access on Android devices.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” 7 security tips for IoT systems πŸ”

Security risks are important considerations with IoT initiatives. A Kaspersky report includes steps to take to prevent an IoT-targeted attack.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ With New SOL4Ce Lab, Purdue U. and DoE Set Sights on National Security πŸ•΄

The cooperative research initiative brings together faculty and students to "focus on problems and cutting-edge ways to solve them."

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Avoiding the Perils of Electronic Communications πŸ•΄

Twitter, Slack, etc., have become undeniably important for business today, but they can cause a lot of damage. That's why an agile communications strategy is so important.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Govt Contractors Allege Air Force Stole IP, Proprietary Data πŸ”

Two contractors claim the U.S. Air Force took their proprietary data and used it to develop, market, and sell their own version of a storage tank used by planes to fight fires.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
❌ Let’s Encrypt to Revoke Millions of TLS Certs ❌

On Wednesday millions of Transport Layer Security certificates will be revoked because of a Certificate Authority Authorization bug.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Cobalt Ulster Strikes Again With New ForeLord Malware ❌

Threatpost talks to Alex Tilley, senior security researcher with Dell SecureWorks' Counter Threat Unit Research Team, about a recently discovered campaign linked to an Iranian APT.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Gotta Patch 'Em All? Not Necessarily, Experts Say πŸ•΄

When it's impossible to remediate all vulnerabilities in an organization, data can indicate which bugs should be prioritized.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Almost half of mobile malware are hidden apps πŸ”

Cybercriminals are finding new ways to get malware on mobile devices, including abusing Android's accessibility features, according to a McAfee report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Facebook purges hundreds of fake accounts from state actors, marketers ⚠

It removed 5 networks engaged in foreign or government interference in Egypt, India, Russia, Iran, and Myanmar/Vietnam. Some targeted the US.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Tech support scammers hacked back by vigilante ⚠

A cybercrime vigilante was so incensed by tech support scammers, he reverse-hacked the Indian call centre to spy on his would-be attackers.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Google fixes MediaTek bug in Android March patches ⚠

There are patches for over 70 bugs, and they finally fixed a months-old exploit for MediaTek chipsets, said to affect millions of devices.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ NCSC: Secure your webcams now ⚠

We don't want to see what you do behind closed doors, but lots of hackers would be happy to pull up a chair to view that video stream.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ 7 Loyalty Program and Rewards App Attacks πŸ•΄

The number of attacks targeting loyalty and rewards programs is growing. Here are some of the lowlights.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” 4 essential things security experts do to protect their own data πŸ”

Learn from the experts what it takes to keep hackers away from your personal data.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".