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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: ".
πŸ•΄ How to Remotely Brick a Server πŸ•΄

Researchers demonstrate the process of remotely bricking a server, which carries serious and irreversible consequences for businesses.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ NASA Investigating Breach That Exposed PII on Employees, Ex-Workers πŸ•΄

Incident is latest manifestation of continuing security challenges at agency, where over 3,000 security incidents have been reported in recent years.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ How to Remotely Brick a Server πŸ•΄

Researchers demonstrate the process of remotely bricking a server, which carries serious and irreversible consequences for businesses.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Facebook’s Rough History of Failed User Revolts ❌

What will ultimately be the driving force for Facebook to value data privacy?

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
⚠ Phone repair shop employees accused of stealing nude photos ⚠

Keep your passwords safe, since: "Quintal: Did the girl that sounded hot bring her computer last night? Preuit: No Quintal: I'm depressed"

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Glitter bomb engineer exacts revenge on parcel thieves ⚠

Mark Rober "over-engineered the crap" out of it, including motion detection, geofencing, and 4 cameras to record some priceless reactions.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Most home routers lack simple Linux OS hardening security ⚠

A new assessment of 28 popular models for home users failed to find a single one with firmware that had fully enabled underlying security hardening features offered by Linux.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” How to set up a Windows 10 computer: 5 essential steps πŸ”

Getting a new PC is exciting, but you should follow these setup steps before using a Windows 10 machine.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Facebook denies sharing private messages without user knowledge ⚠

Facebook hit back at press reports this week that highlighted a deep network of privileged data-sharing partnerships between the social media company and other large organisations.

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via "Naked Security".