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πŸ•΄ Google Tackles Gmail Spam with Tensorflow πŸ•΄

Tensorflow, Google's open-source machine learning framework, has been used to block 100 million spam messages.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ HelpSystems Buys Core Security Assets to Grow Infosec Portfolio πŸ•΄

Acquisition will enable it to provide threat detection, pen testing, and other security tools to customers.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ MacOS Zero-Day Exposes Apple Keychain Passwords ❌

A researcher who discovered a flaw letting him steal passwords in MacOS is not sharing his findings with Apple without a macOS bug bounty program.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Attacks on Automotive Systems Feared Likely πŸ•΄

Yet few engineers feel empowered to do anything about them, a survey shows.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ New Google Extension Takes Aim at Password Security πŸ•΄

A Google/Harris Poll finds nearly two-thirds of users surveyed reuse passwords on multiple accounts.

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⚠ Unlimited crypotocurrency? Zcash fixes counterfeiting flaw ⚠

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has fixed a flaw that would have allowed anyone with knowledge of it to produce counterfeit currency.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Chrome extension warns users their login credentials have been breached ⚠

Google's released a Chrome extension, Password Checkup, that's designed to warn users when they enter a username and password the company has detected in a data breach.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Anyone want to lay claim to the USB drive found in seal poo? ⚠

It still works, you know. And there are photos and videos on it.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ KeySteal could allow someone to steal your Apple Keychain passwords ⚠

The researcher says it works without root or administrator privileges and without password prompts. But he's not revealing how it works to Apple because there's no money for him in its invite-only/iOS-only bounties.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ Master the Latest Exploits and Security Vulnerabilities at Black Hat Asia πŸ•΄

In cybersecurity it pays to stay on top of the latest exploits, and there's no better place to do that than Black Hat Asia in Singapore next month.

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πŸ•΄ DDoS Mitigation Pioneer Launches Network Security Startup πŸ•΄

Barrett Lyon is co-founder of Netography, which emerged today with $2.6M in seed funding from Andreessen Horowitz.

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πŸ•΄ When 911 Goes Down: Why Voice Network Security Must Be a Priority πŸ•΄

When there's a DDoS attack against your voice network, are you ready to fight against it?

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Flaw in Multiple Airline Systems Exposes Passenger Data ❌

Up to eight airlines do not encrypt e-ticketing booking systems - leaving personal customer data open for the taking.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
⚠ Serious Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (and why we’re getting it) ⚠

Traditional computers work with binary digits, or bits as they are called for short, that are either zero or one. Typically, zero and one are represented by some traditional physical property – a hole punched in a tape, or no hole; a metal disc tilted left or right by an electric current; an electronic capacitor […]

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Malicious URLs outnumbered attachments in emails 3 to 1 last year πŸ”

The end of 2018 saw a spike in malicious attachments which businesses need to be wary of, according to a Proofpoint report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Security Bugs in Video Chat Tools Enable Remote Attackers πŸ•΄

Lifesize is issuing a hotfix to address vulnerabilities in its enterprise collaboration devices, which could give hackers a gateway into target organizations.

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πŸ•΄ 4 Payment Security Trends for 2019 πŸ•΄

Visa's chief risk officer anticipates some healthy changes ahead.

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❌ ThreatList: Latest DDoS Trends by the Numbers ❌

Trends in DDoS attacks show a evolution beyond Mirai code and point to next-gen botnets that are better hidden and have a greater level of persistence on devices – making them "far more dangerous."

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
❌ Apple Fixes Pesky FaceTime Bug in iOS 12.1.4 Update ❌

Apple's iOS 12.1.4 fixes a FaceTime bug that made headlines last week.

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via "Threatpost | The first stop for security news".
πŸ•΄ Apple Patches Group FaceTime Flaw πŸ•΄

Teenaged Fortnite player gets credit for finding the bug.

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πŸ•΄ Carbonite Announces Webroot Purchase πŸ•΄

The purchase will add WebRoot's cloud-based security to the cloud-based data backup and recovery platform of Carbonite.

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