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❌ News Wrap: WhatsApp, Microsoft, Intel and Cisco Flaws ❌

From a zero day flaw in WhatsApp, to Patch Tuesday fixes, Threatpost breaks down the top vulnerabilities of this week.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” How IoT and blockchain could eliminate counterfeit goods across the supply chain πŸ”

Businesses across industries lose money and reputation due to knock-off products and questionably sourced materials, but a solution may already exist, according to a Cisco and BCG report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” TechRepublic wins gold at the national 2019 Azbee awards πŸ”

TechRepublic took home multiple awards at the national 2019 Azbee Awards of Excellence, including two gold awards and honorable mention for Website of the Year.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ A Trustworthy Digital Foundation Is Essential to Digital Government πŸ•΄

Agencies must take steps to ensure that citizens trust in the security of government's digital channels.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” The largest cybersecurity breaches of the past three years, and their effects on companies πŸ”

There have been some major security breaches in recent years, according to a recent Bitglass report, and those breaches have cost companies billions of dollars along the way.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ How Decoding Network Traffic Can Save Your Data Bacon ❌

The importance of reading the network tealeaves of a company’s network traffic to head off an attack.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Friday Five: 5/17 Edition πŸ”

News on the latest microprocessor side-channel attack, the big WhatsApp vulnerability, and combating online harassment are all covered in this week's Friday Five!

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πŸ•΄ Exposed Elasticsearch Database Compromises Data on 8M People πŸ•΄

Personal data exposed includes full names, physical and email addresses, birthdates, phone numbers, and IP addresses.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Ransomware β€˜Remediation’ Firm Exposed: Researchers Weigh in on Paying ❌

The decision to pay a ransom in the case of a ransomware attack can be a complex one for businesses.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ When Older Windows Systems Won't Die πŸ•΄

Microsoft's decision to patch unsupported machines for the critical CVE-2019-0708 flaw is a reminder that XP, 2003, and other older versions of Windows still run in some enterprises.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ DevOps Repository Firms Establish Shared Analysis Capability πŸ•΄

Following an attack on their users, and their shared response, Atlassian, GitHub, and GitLab decide to make the sharing of attack information a permanent facet of their operations.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ WordPress WP Live Chat Support Plugin Fixes XSS Flaw ❌

A cross-site scripting flaw in a popular WordPress plugin enables an unauthenticated attacker to insert JavaScript payloads into impacted websites.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Q1 2019 Smashes Record For Most Reported Vulnerabilities in a Quarter πŸ•΄

Once again, a high-proportion of the reported flaws have no current fix, according to Risk Based Security.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Artist Uses Malware in Installation πŸ•΄

A piece of 'art' currently up for auction features six separate types of malware running on a vulnerable computer.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ DevOps Repository Firms Establish Shared Analysis Capability πŸ•΄

Following an attack on their users, and their shared response, Atlassian, GitHub, and GitLab decide to make the sharing of attack information a permanent facet of their operations.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Monday review – the hot 20 stories of the week ⚠

It was a week of patches - from a severe Linux kernel flaw to a new 'wormable' Windows bug, here's a roundup of the week's top stories.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Bots rigged Russian finale of β€˜The Voice Kids’ talent show ⚠

It turns out that robo-dialed calls accounted for 56.5% of the phone-in vote for the millionaire's daughter.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Facebook bans accounts of fake news firm ⚠

It's not clear who paid Archimedes Group for its reality-warping campaigns, but it's clear disinformation is now a global scourge.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” How to block hijacking attacks on your Google account πŸ”

Bot and phishing attacks can compromise your G Suite account, but there is an easy way to block the majority of these attempts, according to Google.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Black Hat Q&A: Bruce Schneier Calls For Public-Interest Technologists πŸ•΄

Ahead of his 2019 Black Hat USA talk, cybersecurity luminary Bruce Schneier explains why it's so important for tech experts to be actively involved in setting public policy.

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πŸ•΄ Black Hat Q&A: Bruce Schneier Calls For Public-Interest Technologists πŸ•΄

Ahead of his 2019 Black Hat USA talk, cybersecurity luminary Bruce Schneier explains why it's so important for tech experts to be actively involved in setting public policy.

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via "Dark Reading: ".