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⚠ How not to secure US missile defences ⚠

One BMDS site’s patching was so deficient, it failed to address a critical vulnerability that first came to light nearly three decades ago.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ SQLite creator fires back at Tencent’s bug hunters ⚠

The creator of SQLite has downplayed reports of a bug that could lead to remote code execution.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Instagram became the preferred tool in Russia’s propaganda war ⚠

Facebook and Twitter got a lot of heat, but "Instagram’s appeal is that’s where the kids are, and that seems to be where the Russians went."

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Snack-happy parrot shows insider threats come in all shapes and sizes ⚠

The African Grey has tried to get Alexa to send him lightbulbs, a kite, watermelon, ice cream, strawberries, raisins, broccoli and ice cream.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Facebook Defends Against Data-Sharing Partnerships ❌

Facebook is under fire again for its data privacy policies.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” Malware targeting IoT devices grew 72% in Q3 alone πŸ”

Total malware samples grew 34% over the past year, with major rises in coinmining and fileless attacks, according to a McAfee Labs report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Serious Security: When cryptographic certificates attack ⚠

Machine learning is all the rage - but don't knock human savvy just yet! One weird character can be enough to alert a smart researcher...

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” How BMC and UEFI can be exploited to brick servers and take down your data center πŸ”

Out-of-band management systems can be a weak link to securing your data center. Here's how a debug utility can be leveraged to brick your systems.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Threatpost Poll: Do You Hate Facebook? ❌

Weigh in on Facebook and privacy in our short poll.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” Why CXOs are leading the charge for AI-based security πŸ”

While 73% of organizations already use some level of artificial intelligence, the technology comes with its own challenges, according to a ProtectWise report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Cybersecurity in 2019: From IoT & Struts to Gray Hats & Honeypots πŸ•΄

While you prepare your defenses against the next big thing, also pay attention to the longstanding threats that the industry still hasn't put to rest.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ DOJ Announces Indictment in Nigerian Banking Scam πŸ•΄

International investment scam laundered funds through US bank accounts before being sent to Nigeria.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Hackers Succeed in NASA Mission, Lifting Thousands of Employee Records ❌

Twelve years' worth of data has blasted off into the Dark Web.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” Attackers are using cloud services to mask attack origin and build false trust πŸ”

Conditioning users to think "padlock equals security" has unintended consequences when cloud services are used to host malware droppers.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” 5 biggest security vulnerabilities of 2018 πŸ”

2018 brought massive, hardware-level security vulnerabilities to the forefront. Here's the five biggest vulnerabilities of the year, and howyou can address them.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Facebook Data Deals Extend to Microsoft, Amazon, Netflix πŸ•΄

An explosive new report sheds light on data-sharing deals that benefited 150 companies as Facebook handed over unknowing users' information.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Privacy Futures: Fed-up Consumers Take Their Data Back πŸ•΄

In 2019, usable security will become the new buzzword and signal a rejection of the argument that there must be a trade-off between convenience and security and privacy.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Patched Click2Gov Flaw Still Afflicting Local Govs ❌

Local governments aren't updating the vulnerable systems.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Attack Campaign Targets Financial Firms Via Old But Reliable Tricks πŸ•΄

Among other tried-and-true cyberattack methods, the attackers hosted malware on the Google Cloud Storage service domain storage.googleapis.com to mask their activity.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ US Names, Sanctions Russian GRU Officials for 2016 Election Hacks πŸ•΄

Treasury Department names and imposes economic sanctions on the alleged major players behind the Russian election-meddling operation as well as the World Anti-Doping Agency breach.

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via "Dark Reading: ".