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πŸ” Microsoft will pay hackers up to $30K to find flaws in the new Edge browser πŸ”

The Microsoft Edge browser was released in beta, and the tech giant is running a bug bounty program for researchers to find major vulnerabilities.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ” How to secure and protect your Microsoft Account πŸ”

Follow these steps to make sure your Microsoft Account is safe and protected.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ HOAX ALERT! Facebook β€˜deadline’ on making your content public is fake ⚠

There's no privacy Armageddon coming β€œTOMORROW!” If there was, you couldn't copy and paste your way out of it!

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Adult Content Site Exposed Personal Data of 1M Users ❌

The personal email addresses - some indicating user names or government official status - of more than a million pornography website users were exposed.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ 'Phoning Home': Your Latest Data Exfiltration Headache πŸ•΄

Companies phone enterprise customer data home securely and for a variety of perfectly legitimate and useful reasons. The problems stem from insufficient disclosure.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
⚠ Webcam woes – world’s oldest online camera struggles with security ⚠

Webcams are older than you think - but the oldest one still running won't be around much longer.

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via "Naked Security".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2015-9321

The shortcode-factory plugin before 1.1.1 for WordPress has XSS via add_query_arg.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
πŸ” How CISOs can better defend their organizations against cyberthreats πŸ”

More chief information security officers are modifying their security strategy from one of prevention to one of detection and response, according to a Forbes Insights report released Wednesday.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ Backdoor Found in Utility for Linux, Unix Servers ❌

Backdoor was intentionally planted in 2018 and found during the DEF CON 2019 security conference when researchers stumbled upon malicious code.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Bad Actors Find Leverage With Automated Active Attacks πŸ•΄

Once used only by nation-state attackers, automated active attacks have gone mainstream and allow the average cyber-criminal to gain entry and engage in malfeasance, says Chet Wisniewski, Principal Research scientist with Sophos. Luckily, organizations are getting smarter at spotting these stealthy, customized attacks earlier than they used to.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ New Confidential Computing Consortium Includes Google, Intel, Microsoft πŸ•΄

The Linux Foundation plans to form a community to "define and accelerate" the adoption of confidential computing.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ State-Sponsored Cyberattacks Target Medical Research πŸ•΄

Cancer research is a particular target among Chinese espionage groups, says security firm FireEye.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
❌ Cisco Patches Six Critical Bugs in UCS Gear and Switches ❌

Six bugs found in Cisco’s Unified Computing System gear and its 220 Series Smart switches can allow unauthenticated remote hackers to take over equipment.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ Ransomware Hits Fortnite Players πŸ•΄

Ransomware masquerading as game "cheats" is hitting Fortnite players. Fortunately, there are ways to recover without paying a ransom.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Healthcare Orgs in New York Need to Follow a New Protocol Following a Cybersecurity Incident πŸ”

Healthcare organizations in New York need to be aware of a newly implemented protocol, effective immediately, when it comes to reporting a potential cybersecurity incident to the New York Department of Health.

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via "Subscriber Blog RSS Feed ".
❌ The Texas Ransomware Attacks: A Gamechanger for Cybercriminals ❌

Security researchers worry that this weekend's coordinated attacks on more than 20 Texas governments mark a change in how ransomware attacks will be launched in the future.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ 'Box Shield' Brings New Security Controls πŸ•΄

New controls and threat detection capabilities built into Box aim to prevent accidental data leakage and misuse.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ eSentire Blends Managed Detection Response With Machine Learning πŸ•΄

While many infosec pros believe they're getting managed detection response (MDR) from their managed security service providers, that's not necessarily the case, according to Eldon Sprickerhoff, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of eSentire. Adding machine learning to the mix helps automate MDR, strengthening an organization's security posture.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2014-10380

The profile-builder plugin before 1.1.66 for WordPress has multiple XSS issues in forms.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2014-10379

The duplicate-post plugin before 2.6 for WordPress has SQL injection.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
ATENTIONβ€Ό New - CVE-2014-10378

The duplicate-post plugin before 2.6 for WordPress has XSS.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".