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❌ Mozilla Firefox 65 Ups the Ante on Privacy with Anti-Tracking Efforts ❌

Firefox 65 rolls out new redesigned privacy controls as part of Mozilla's anti-tracking promise.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Feds Dismantle Dark Web Credentials Market ❌

Meanwhile, authorities are aggressively going after former users of the Webstresser DDoS-for-hire service.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Symantec Rolls Out New Endpoint Security Tools, Updates πŸ•΄

Today's releases include more advanced EDR tools, a new managed EDR service, and protection and hardening for Symantec's endpoint portfolio.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ 2019 and Beyond: The (Expanded) RSAC Advisory Board Weighs in on What’s Next: Pt. 2 ❌

Part two of RSA’s Conference Advisory Board look into the future tackles how approaches to cybersecurity must evolve to meet new emerging challenges.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Remote Access & the Diminishing Security Perimeter πŸ•΄

Where security really matters, the enterprise is only as secure as the endpoints it allows to access its sensitive core systems.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Japan to Hunt Down Citizens’ Insecure IoT Devices ❌

Japan will carry out a β€œsurvey” of 200 million deployed IoT devices, with white-hats trying to log into internet-discoverable devices using default credentials.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Americans Worried More About Computer - Not Border - Security πŸ•΄

A new survey shows more Americans are more concerned about their computer's security than the US border's.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Microsoft Exchange Vuln Enables Attackers to Gain Domain Admin Privileges πŸ•΄

Anyone with access to an Exchange mailbox can take control of domain, security researcher says.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Scammers steal social media videos to wring hearts and wallets ⚠

They're putting up fake accounts to bilk the tender-hearted for donations, using the images of a real 5-year-old with real cerebral palsey.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ It’s mop-up time for WebStresser DDoS-for-hire users ⚠

Cops from 14 countries are seeking to inflict a bit of distributed denial-of-freedom to whoever's behind 6 million around-the-globe attacks.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Firefox makes it easier for users to dodge ad-trackers ⚠

Firefox has introduced a new set of controls to make it easier for privacy-conscious users to protect themselves from online ad trackers.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Privilege escalation vulnerability uncovered in Microsoft Exchange ⚠

A researcher has discovered an alarming way that an attacker controlling a Microsoft Exchange mailbox account could potentially elevate their privileges to become a Domain Administrator.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Facebook slammed over covert app that pays teenagers for data πŸ”

The Facebook Research app pays teenagers $20 for extensive access to their phone and web activity.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Sophos Home’s been updated, and it’s got some cool new features ⚠

There’s a new version of Sophos Home out today, and it comes with a whole host of new features.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Matrix under the microscope: what a niche ransomware can teach us ⚠

The malware middle ground is full of journeymen, wallflowers and also-rans that'll bite you hard, if you let them.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” New DDoS campaign serving four times the number of packets as 2018's major GitHub attack πŸ”

The potency of DDoS attacks lies in the number of packets being sent rather than the relative bandwidth involved in the attack.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Why you should use a Managed Security Service Provider instead of in-house security πŸ”

​MSSPs provide flexibility, expertise, and efficiencies in scale. Learn about more advantages below.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Open Source & Machine Learning: A Dynamic Duo πŸ•΄

If machine learning can be demonstrated to solve particular use cases in an open forum, more analysts will be willing to adopt the technology in their workflows.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Access Control Lists: 6 Key Principals to Keep in Mind πŸ•΄

Build them carefully and maintain them rigorously, and ACLs will remain a productive piece of your security infrastructure for generations of hardware to come.before adding them to the toolbox.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Apple Blasts Facebook Over Data-Sucking β€˜Research’ App ❌

Another one of Facebook's apps has been banned from Apple's ecosystem due to the level of data that it collects and how it was distributed.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".