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⚠ Mannequin Challenge videos teach computers to see ⚠

An internet craze could change the way computers see, thanks to research published by Google.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ Bitcoin eats as much energy as Switzerland ⚠

That's around seven gigawatts, equal to 0.21% of the world's supply: as much power as generated by seven Dungeness nuclear power plants.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ OpenPGP experts targeted by long-feared β€˜poisoning’ attack ⚠

Somebody out there has taken a big dislike to Robert J. Hansen (β€˜rjh’) and Daniel Kahn Gillmor (β€˜dkg’), two well-regarded experts in the specialised world of OpenPGP email encryption.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” Friday Five: 7/5 Edition πŸ”

Cracking a five year Facebook malware campaign, this week's CDN outage, and an app fined for leaking users' photos - catch up on the week's news with this recap!

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
πŸ•΄ Why Your GDPR Implementation Plan Needs CISOs & 'Legal Engineers' to Work Together πŸ•΄

Lawyers must step into the shoes of technical roles and craft legal guidance that can be easily put into use.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ 5 tips to stay secure on social media ⚠

Social media isn't for everyone, but lots of us love it - so here's how to be in it and win it.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ PGP Ecosystem Targeted in β€˜Poisoning’ Attacks ❌

Two researchers are being singled out in what are called PGP poisoning or flood attacks that render the authentication tool unusable for victims.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Intelligent Authentication Market Grows to Meet Demand πŸ•΄

Confidence in user identity is critical to prevent fraud and theft, and companies are looking for new ways to get the necessary assurance.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ WordPress Plugin WP Statistics Patches XSS Flaw ❌

A cross-site scripting vulnerability in WordPress plugin WP Statistics could have enabled full website takeover.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ UK Forensics Firm Paid Ransom in Cyberattack πŸ•΄

Victim firm Eurofins Scientific handles more than 70,000 criminal cases per year in the UK.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Data Breach Lessons from the Trenches ❌

How companies can identify their own insecure data, remediate data breaches and proactively secure data against future attacks.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Monday review – the hot 23 stories of the week ⚠

From RDP BlueKeep's message for admins to Medtronic's recall of hackable insulin pumps - and everything in between.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ New Year’s eve gaming DDoSer lulz himself into a 27-month sentence ⚠

Back in 2014, @DerpTrolling said he attacked sites simply based on requests from people who tweeted suggested targets.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ ISPs call Mozilla β€˜Internet Villain’ for promoting DNS privacy ⚠

ISPA has shortlisted Mozilla for the sort of award that, on the face of it, no tech company should be keen to win - 2019’s Internet Villain.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ•΄ 7 Hot Cybersecurity Trends to Be Highlighted at Black Hat πŸ•΄

Just some of the research and ideas worth checking out at this year's 'security summer camp.'

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Privacy and security risks as Sign In with Apple tweaks Open ID protocol ⚠

An open letter from the OpenID Foundation says that Apple introduced potential risks when it diverged from the OpenID Connect protocol.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” How to use multiplexing to speed up the SSH πŸ”

Improve the speed SSH can run commands on remote servers with the help of multiplexing.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Researchers hack VR worlds ⚠

Hackers just infiltrated virtual reality, enabling them to manipulate users' immersive 3D worlds.

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via "Naked Security".
πŸ” British Airways hit with Β£183M GDPR fineβ€”could your business be next? πŸ”

GDPR fines are finally coming down, and companies must be prepared to comply with the regulations or pay up.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Post-Data Breach, British Airways Slapped With Record $230M Fine ❌

A proposed $230 million fine on British Airways after a data breach would be the biggest GDPR penalty yet.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” Why Apple should follow Microsoft's move to get rid of passwords πŸ”

Apple is testing biometric authentication as a new way of signing in to iCloud.com.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".