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πŸ•΄ CrowdStrike Prices IPO Above Range at $34 πŸ•΄

The endpoint security firm raised $612 million ahead of today's public debut.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Data Breach Disclosed by Online Invitation Firm Evite ❌

Evite's data breach, stemming from an β€œinactive data storage file," is only one of many breaches to be disclosed this week.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Tracking The Latest Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act πŸ”

As we inch towards 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act's (CCPA) go-live date, California legislators continue to refine and amend the law.

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πŸ” Tech news roundup: Cisco Live, Samsung A-series, and Salesforce acquires Tableau πŸ”

This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet news stories include a look at the current state of 5G deployment, the severity of fake emails, and Cisco's quest for multi-cloud connectivity.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Tech news roundup: Cisco Live, Samsung A-series, and Salesforce acquires Tableau πŸ”

This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet news stories include a look at the current state of 5G deployment, the severity of fake emails, and Cisco's quest for multi-cloud connectivity.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ DNS Observatory Offers Researchers New Insight into Global DNS Activity πŸ•΄

Among its early findings, 60% of the DNS transactions captured \were handled by just 1,000 name servers.

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πŸ•΄ Apple Pledges Privacy, Beefs Up Security at Developer Confab πŸ•΄

The company hits back at the data economy - and fellow tech giants Facebook and Google - by announcing its own single sign-on service. A host of other iterative security improvements are on their way as well.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Fishwrap Campaign Sways Social Media Users with Old News ❌

215 accounts use the same family of special URL shorteners to track the effectiveness of the operation.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Apple Pledges Privacy, Beefs Up Security at Developer Confab πŸ•΄

The company hits back at the data economy - and fellow tech giants Facebook and Google - by announcing its own single sign-on service. A host of other iterative security improvements are on their way as well.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Microsoft’s battle with SandboxEscaper zero days turns into grim Groundhog Day ⚠

Why is SandboxEscaper releasing vulnerabilities in such an irresponsible way? It matters not - Microsoft must patch what’s in front of it whatever the backstory.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ SQL Injection Attacks Represent Two-Third of All Web App Attacks πŸ•΄

When Local File Inclusion attacks are counted, nearly nine in 10 attacks are related to input validation failures, Akamai report shows.

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πŸ” Blockchain for drugs: IBM, Walmart pilot prescription medication tracking πŸ”

KPMG and Merck are among the companies that will collaborate in an FDA program to evaluate using blockchain to protect pharmaceutical products.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” Blockchain projects: 7 mistakes to avoid πŸ”

Successful blockchain projects require CIOs to be aware of the technology's capabilities and limitations, according to Gartner.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ Black Hat Q&A: Defending Against Cheaper, Accessible 'Deepfake' Tech πŸ•΄

ZeroFox's Matt and Mike Price discuss their work researching cybersecurity responses to the rising tide of 'deepfake' videos.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ High-Severity Cisco Flaw in IOS XE Enables Device Takeover ❌

A high-severity flaw could give attackers full control of Cisco routers or switches.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Vim devs fix system-pwning text editor bug ⚠

Diehard text editor users everywhere breathed a sigh of relief this week as the open source community fixed a bug in one of the most venerable *nix programs: Vim.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Ransomware rebounding in popularity as cryptojacking loses steam πŸ”

Hackers are going back to the tried-and-true method of simply demanding ransoms be paid in cryptocurrencies, rather than trying to covertly mine them.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Backpacker claims to find a network of hidden webcams in farm stay ⚠

In the bug repellent gizmo, in the shower, in the little birds glued to the footboardβ€”all hiding webcams, alleges the Dutch backpacker.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Facebook keeps deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg ⚠

"Whoever controls the data, controls the future," says the evil Zuck, who, according to the platform's current policy, won't be taken down.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ The Rise of "Purple Teaming" πŸ•΄

The next generation of penetration testing represents a more collaborative approach to old fashioned Red Team vs. Blue Team.

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❌ Telegram CEO Fingers China State Actors for DDoS Attack ❌

Durov took to Twitter to hint that Beijing tried to take Telegram offline to disrupt the Hong Kong protests.

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via "Threatpost".