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πŸ” Bank of America, Daimler, and Apple partnering with IBM for confidential computing services πŸ”

A push to provide public cloud services with production-ready confidential computing capabilities able to protect data, applications, and processes.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” How coronavirus-related telework is changing the enterprise, and how to respond πŸ”

Security vendor Fortinet found several important similarities between how enterprises responded, and how they plan to adapt, to a future of remote work.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” How the shift to remote working has impacted cybersecurity πŸ”

Cybercriminals have adapted by exploiting improperly secured VPNs, cloud-based services, and business email, says Malwarebytes.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Microsoft Out-of-Band Security Update Fixes Windows Remote Access Flaws ❌

The unscheduled security update addresses two "important"-severity flaws in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012.

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via "Threatpost".
❌ Transparent Tribe Mounts Ongoing Spy Campaign on Military, Government ❌

The group has added a management console and a USB worming function to its main malware, Crimson RAT.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Black Hat USA 2020 Musings: Weird and Wonderful Virtual Events are Here to Stay πŸ•΄

Black Hat USA 2020 was nothing like an in-person event, but it was incredibly useful for all involved, providing even the most grizzled industry veterans with fresh perspectives.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ MFA Mistakes: 6 Ways to Screw Up Multifactor Authentication πŸ•΄

Fearful of messing up its implementation, many enterprises are still holding out on MFA. Here's what they need to know.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ IBM Db2 Flaw Gives Attackers Read/Write Access to Shared Memory πŸ•΄

Researchers discover a lack of explicit memory protections around the shared memory used by the Db2 trace facility.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Twitter Hack: The Spotlight that Insider Threats Need πŸ•΄

The high profile attack should spur serious board-level conversations around the importance of insider threat prevention.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” University CISOs say zero trust is the best defense against the existential threat of phishing πŸ”

Stanford has replaced logins and passwords with a digital key to improve endpoint security.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ IBM Settles Lawsuit Over Weather Channel App Data Privacy ❌

The lawsuit alleged that the IBM-owned Weather Channel mobile app did not let users know it was selling their geolocation data.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Spar Over Trade Secret Case πŸ”

Two of the country’s biggest electric vehicle manufacturers continue to dispute the particulars of a lawsuit involving poaching talent and stealing trade secrets.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
πŸ” CISOs should put ad fraud security on their radars πŸ”

Digital advertising has vulnerabilities, and this type of cybercrime will cost businesses $100 million a day by 2023, but goes almost completely unnoticed, according to adtech company TrafficGuard.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Former Uber CSO Charged in Hack Cover-up πŸ•΄

The charges stem from a 2016 attack in which 57 million records were breached.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems πŸ•΄

Two recent reports on smart-locks vulnerabilities show that IoT vendors have a bigger job to do in ensuring their products are safely deployed and configured.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Former Uber CSO Charged With Paying β€˜Hush Money’ in 2016 Breach Cover-Up ❌

Joseph Sullivan allegedly paid off $100K to the hackers responsible for a 2016 data breach, which exposed PII of 57 million passengers and drivers.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Smart-Lock Hacks Point to Larger IoT Problems πŸ•΄

Two recent reports on smart-locks vulnerabilities show that IoT vendors have a bigger job to do in ensuring their products are safely deployed and configured.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Cryptominer Found Embedded in AWS Community AMI πŸ•΄

Researchers advise Amazon Web Services users running Community Amazon Machine Images to verify them for potentially malicious code.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Using AI to fight hand-crafted Business Email Compromise ⚠

Using natural language models to identify Business Email Compromise (BEC)

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Post-Pandemic Digitalization: Building a Human-Centric Cybersecurity Strategy πŸ•΄

COVID-19 won't be the last major disruption of its kind. Instead, it is a glimpse into what may be to come as digitalization continues to affect all aspects of our lives.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ 'Next-Gen' Supply Chain Attacks Surge 430% πŸ•΄

Attackers are increasingly seeding open source projects with compromised components.

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via "Dark Reading: ".