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πŸ•΄ Privacy & Digital-Rights Experts Worry Contact-Tracing Apps Lack Limits πŸ•΄

Mobile-phone-based tracking of people can help fight pandemics, but privacy and security researchers stress that it needs to be done right.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ As if the world couldn’t get any weirder, this AI toilet scans your anus to identify you ⚠

It's what the researchers call "A mountable toilet system for personalized health monitoring via the analysis of excreta."

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Microsoft project proposed to aid Linux IoT code integrity ⚠

Imagine a computer user from 2010 dreaming of a world in which Microsoft is not only an enthusiastic proponent of open source software but actively contributes to it with its own ideas. The time is now.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Update Firefox again – more RCEs and an Android β€œtakeover” bug too ⚠

Hot on the heels of Firefox's emergency update over the weekend are the four-weekly fixes that Mozilla had in train already. Get 'em now!

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via "Naked Security".
❌ COVID-19 CISO Checklist for Securing a Remote Workforce ❌

The CISO Checklist for Secure Remote Working was built to assist CISOs in navigating through COVID-19, providing them with a concise, high-level list of the absolute essentials needed to ensure their organization is well protected in these challenging times.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ β€˜Fake Fingerprints’ Bypass Scanners with 3D Printing ❌

New research used 3D printing technology to bypass fingerprint scanners, and tested it against Apple, Samsung and Microsoft mobile products.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Talos researchers fabricate a fake that frequently fooled fingerprint locks πŸ”

The 3D printed duplicates worked on phone and a MacBook Pro laptop but not on Windows machines or two USB jump drives.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Feline Secure? πŸ•΄

When there's a will, there's a way.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ WhatsApp Axes COVID-19 Mass Message Forwarding ❌

Amid rampant misinformation, users of the Facebook-owned messaging platform can no longer send coronavirus messages to more than one user at a time.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Why Threat Hunting with XDR Matters πŸ•΄

Extended detection response technology assumes a breach across all your endpoints, networks, SaaS applications, cloud infrastructure, and any network-addressable resource.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” The seL4 microkernel: Optimized for security and endorsed by the Linux foundation πŸ”

What is seL4, and what does it mean for the future of connected devices?

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Accenture Buys Revolutionary Security in Third Acquisition of 2020 πŸ•΄

The deal is intended to strengthen Accenture's critical infrastructure protection capabilities and address more complex IT and OT challenges.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Cybercriminals, state-sponsored groups ramping up attacks exploiting COVID-19 pandemic πŸ”

IntSights researchers surveyed the cyberthreat landscape, finding a wide variety of coronavirus-themed phishing lures, malware infections, network intrusions, scams, and disinformation campaigns.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Box unveils new automated malware detection tool for cloud platform πŸ”

The preview technology and controls will make it easier for IT teams to detect and contain threats before they infect systems, the company says.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Cybersecurity prevention can save your company $682K πŸ”

Ponemon study shows that 82% of attack costs go toward detection, containment, recovery, and remediation.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Slack in the security spotlight – lessons for collaboration servers ⚠

Interested in WFH collaration tools right now? Lots of people are - so here's a history lesson to learn from...

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” New botnet attack "puts other IoT botnets to shame" πŸ”

Bitdefender warns against this dangerous new IoT "dark_nexus" attack that is innovative and cheap for attackers to acquire.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ ThreatList: Skype-Themed Apps Hide a Raft of Malware ❌

Hundreds of thousands of malware files are disguised as well-known social conferencing and collaboration apps.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Cybercriminals now using malware and adware to exploit virtual meeting apps πŸ”

Skype is the most targeted app with 120,000 suspicious files exploiting its name, according to security provider Kaspersky.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ BEC, Domain Jacking Help Criminals Disrupt Cash Transfers πŸ•΄

The two hacking methods occur independently but are being used in concert to steal funds that are part of online payments and transactions.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” How to enable the new Eyes Open feature for Google Pixel 4 πŸ”

Google has finally added the Eyes Open requirement for Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock. Learn how to enable it.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".