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πŸ” Why you should be using a password manager πŸ”

Jack Wallen discusses why everyone should be using a password manager.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” How automation can fill the enterprise cybersecurity skills gap πŸ”

Automation is the way that teams gain a humongous amount of leverage in the speed and effectiveness of cyberdefense, says LogicHub CEO and co-founder Kumar Saurabh.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Smart City Security Testing: Research -> Tooling -> Methodology -> Go! πŸ•΄

The idea and concept of Smart Cities is certainly gaining traction. Cities around the world are already investing in trials, testbeds and in many cases operational system deployments such as smart energy, smart lighting, smart parking; the list goes on...

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Passwords: Here to Stay, Despite Smart Alternatives? ❌

"Password-killing" authentication efforts may be on a road to nowhere.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
❌ PortSmash Side-Channel Attack Siphons Data From Intel, Other CPUs ❌

An exploit was released for a flaw existing in a process in CPUs called Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT).

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
❌ Newsmaker Interview: Tom Kellermann on Hacking the Midterm Elections ❌

Concerns over midterm election tampering reach a boiling point in the days leading up to actual voting.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
πŸ” How to use Firefox Master Password. πŸ”

Jack Wallen shows you how to use Firefox Master Password.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Your personal data is widely available to hackers πŸ”

Prior to the advent of the internet, personal data was siloed in hard-to-find places, says Abine CEO Rob Shavell. Today data about all of us is remarkably easy to find.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Evolving threats to Mac environments πŸ”

Mac users exercise less caution, says Secdo security evangelist Mitchell Bezzina, which means there is a higher risk of exploits and malware infection.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ 7 Non-Computer Hacks That Should Never Happen πŸ•΄

From paper to IoT, security researchers offer tips for protecting common attack surfaces that you're probably overlooking.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” The US has a cyberattack ready if Russia interferes with 2018 midterm elections πŸ”

Cybersecurity precautions could easily turn into cyberwarfare. Here's how the US plans to combat possible Russian influence in the midterm elections.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Thoma Bravo Buys Veracode πŸ•΄

Broadcom will sell Veracode, acquired last year by CA, for $950M to Thoma Bravo as it broadens its security portfolio.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Symantec Acquires Appthority And Javelin Networks πŸ•΄

Both buys bolster the cybersecurity company's endpoint security business.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Energy Sector's IT Networks in the Bulls-Eye πŸ•΄

Attackers are actively infiltrating energy organizations and utilities for reconnaissance purposes.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Online Radio Stations at Risk from Icecast Flaw ❌

A buffer overflow bug could silence online stations.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
πŸ•΄ 'Trump' Tops Election-Spam Subject Lines πŸ•΄

Fake email messages - aka spam - contain the President's name in 2,811% of median message sampling.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ CIA’s secret online network unravelled with a Google search ⚠

The US government is reeling from a catastrophic, years-long intelligence failure that compromised its internet-based covert communications.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Children’s apps contain an average of 7 third-party trackers, study finds ⚠

Android apps in the "Family" category had a surprisingly high number of trackers embedded in them.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Is the US about to get a nationwide, privately owned, biometrics system? ⚠

Two US biometric companies have partnered to research a private, nationwide biometrics system.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Facebook wants to reveal your name to the weirdo standing next to you ⚠

Facebook's had a patent approved for a new way to sniff out potential friends, based on your phone and patterns of movement.

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via "Naked Security".