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πŸ•΄ Threat of a Remote Cyberattack on Today's Aircraft Is Real πŸ•΄

We need more stringent controls and government action to prevent a catastrophic disaster.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Akamai Streamlines Identity Management with Janrain Acquisition πŸ•΄

Akamai plans to combine Janrain's Identity Cloud with its Intelligent Platform to improve identity management.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Report: Consumers Buy New Smart Devices But Don't Trust Them πŸ•΄

The gap between acceptance and trust for new smart devices is huge, according to a new survey.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Snowden’s Attorney Urges Canada to Take in Whistleblower Helpers (Part Two) ❌

Robert Tibbo discusses being pushed to leave Hong Kong under pressure and efforts made to the Canadian government to grant refugee status to the β€œSnowden refugees.”

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ ThreatList: Container Security Lags Amidst DevOps Enthusiasm ❌

Security incidents are set to grow as companies lag behind in securing their containers.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ” CES 2019: 58% of consumers don't secure their personal devices πŸ”

Businesses must build IoT security measures into devices to protect consumers from hackers, according to McAfee.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Zerodium Raises Zero-Day Payout Ceiling to $2M ❌

Apple exploits will fetch the highest price.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Hackers Infiltrate Early Warning Network System to Send Spam ❌

Just as ex-tropical Cyclone Penny moved toward the coast of Queensland, Australia, users of Early Warning Network reported receiving strange messages from the emergency system.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2015-9275

ARC 5.21q allows directory traversal via a full pathname in an archive file.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ•΄ Stronger DNS Security Stymies Would-Be Criminals πŸ•΄

2018 saw a reduced number of huge DNS-facilitated DDoS attacks. Vendors and service providers believe that malicious impact will drop with continued technology improvements.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Bug Bounty Awards Climb as Software Security Improves πŸ•΄

Top reward for iOS remote exploit hits $2 million, as companies who sell exploits to national governments have to offer more money to attract researchers to tackle increasingly secure software.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ LA sues The Weather Channel over selling users’ location data ⚠

The app is accused of being a β€œlocation data company powered by weather” and profiting from users' data without being upfront about it.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Hacker uses early warning system for fake message campaign ⚠

Australians got scary texts, emails and phone calls from a trusted emergency warning service late last week after a hacker broke into its systems and used it to send fake messages.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ How to spot a social media hoax ⚠

Stop shaking your head about "WhatsApp Gold" flimflam and start spreading these REAL nuggets of hoax-clobbering advice!

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Facial recognition on 42 Android phones beaten by photo test ⚠

How easy is it to bypass the average smartphone’s facial recognition security? In the case of Android, a lot easier than owners may think.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Adobe Patches Important Bugs in Connect and Digital Edition ❌

The update comes on the heels of critical fixes in an unscheduled patch last week.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Security Matters When It Comes to Mergers & Acquisitions πŸ•΄

The recently disclosed Marriott breach exposed a frequently ignored issue in the M&A process.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” How to tackle phishing with machine learning πŸ”

​Learn how one company is capitalizing on machine learning to address phishing problems.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Sophos Buys Cloud Security Company πŸ•΄

Deal gives Sophos a new AI-based cloud security platform.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Whitfield Diffie Joins Quantum Xchange Advisory Board πŸ•΄

The noted cryptography expert has joined the advisory board of the quantum key exchange provider.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ SMS phishing is alive and well… and simply believable ⚠

Sometimes, the limited length of an SMS makes it easier for the crooks to 'get it to look right' and reel you in to a phishing site...

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via "Naked Security".