π Why the blockchain is not secure π
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At the 2018 Gartner Symposium, Gartner's David Mahdi discussed blockchain's biggest security challenges.π Read
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Why the blockchain is not secure
At the 2018 Gartner Symposium, Gartner's David Mahdi discussed blockchain's biggest security challenges.
π΄ The Browser Is the New Endpoint π΄
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Given the role browsers play in accessing enterprise applications and information, it's time to rethink how we classify, manage, and secure them.π Read
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The Browser Is the New Endpoint
Given the role browsers play in accessing enterprise applications and information, it's time to rethink how we classify, manage, and secure them.
π How to enable anti-tracking features in Firefox 63 π
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As part of Mozilla's emphasis on user privacy, features intended to limit user tracking have come to Firefox, but are not yet enabled by default.π Read
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How to enable anti-tracking features in Firefox 63
As part of Mozilla's emphasis on user privacy, features intended to limit user tracking have come to Firefox, but are not yet enabled by default.
π΄ Russian Research Institute Was Actively Involved In TRITON ICS Attack Activity π΄
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Data shows with a high degree of confidence that Moscow-based Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics helped develop and refine malware, FireEye says.π Read
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Russian Research Institute Was Actively Involved In TRITON ICS Attack Activity
Data shows with a high degree of confidence that Moscow-based Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics helped develop and refine malware, FireEye says.
π΄ Barclays, Walmart Join New $85M Innovation Coalition π΄
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Innovation incubator Team8 recruits major partners, investors to create new products that help businesses "thrive by security."π Read
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Barclays, Walmart Join New $85M Innovation Coalition
Innovation incubator Team8 recruits major partners, investors to create new products that help businesses thrive by security.
π΄ Battling Bots: How to Find Fake Twitter Followers π΄
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Duo researchers explain the approach they used to detect automated Twitter profiles and uncover a botnet.π Read
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Battling Bots: How to Find Fake Twitter Followers
Duo researchers explain the approach they used to detect automated Twitter profiles and uncover a botnet.
β City Pays $2K in Ransomware, Stirs βNever Payβ Debate β
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Many municipalities hit with ransomware don't have much of a choice when it comes to paying up, experts say.π Read
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City Pays $2K in Ransomware, Stirs βNever Payβ Debate
Many municipalities hit with ransomware donβt have much of a choice when it comes to paying up, experts say.
β Are you Cyber Aware? How about your friends and family? β
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A Cyber Aware survey found 30% of Britons still have just one password for all their accounts - so let's help that 30% change their lives!π Read
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Naked Security
Are you Cyber Aware? How about your friends and family?
A Cyber Aware survey found 30% of Britons still have just one password for all their accounts β so letβs help that 30% change their lives!
β Former high school teacher pleads guilty to hacking celebrities β
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A fifth man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of phishing celebrities' and non-celebrities logins and raiding their iCloud accounts for nude photos.π Read
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Former high school teacher pleads guilty to hacking celebrities
A fifth man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of phishing celebritiesβ and non-celebrities logins and raiding their iCloud accounts for nude photos.
β Poorly secured SSH servers targeted by Chalubo botnet β
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SophosLabs has detected a new DDoS botnet targeting poorly secured SSH servers - called Chalubo, it is named in honour of its use of the ChaCha stream cipher.π Read
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Poorly secured SSH servers targeted by Chalubo botnet
SophosLabs has detected a new DDoS botnet targeting poorly secured SSH servers β called Chalubo, it is named in honour of its use of the ChaCha stream cipher.
β WordPress takes aim at ancient versions of its software β
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If youβre running a very old version of WordPress on your website, the projectβs staff would like a word with you.π Read
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WordPress takes aim at ancient versions of its software
If youβre running a very old version of WordPress on your website, the projectβs staff would like a word with you.
β Are your jilted apps stalking you? β
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βUninstall?β HA! Uninstall trackers enable app developers to game iOS and Android and continue sending push notifications to fleeing users.π Read
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Naked Security
Are your jilted apps stalking you?
βUninstall?β HA! Uninstall trackers enable app developers to game iOS and Android and continue sending push notifications to fleeing users.
π Access data for 70% of top US and EU websites is being sold on dark web π
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Top companies across the US and Europe have poor cybersecurity measures that allow hackers to gain access to their systems, according to a High-Tech Bridge report.π Read
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Access data for 70% of top US and EU websites is being sold on dark web
Top companies across the US and Europe have poor cybersecurity measures that allow hackers to gain access to their systems, according to a High-Tech Bridge report.
π How Colorado voting became a cybersecurity leader long before Russians tried to hack it π
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Colorado offers extensive election official cybersecurity training, paper ballots, and a strong auditing system, giving it top marks in election security.π Read
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How Colorado voting became a cybersecurity leader long before Russians tried to hack it
Colorado offers extensive election official cybersecurity training, paper ballots, and a strong auditing system, giving it top marks in election security.
π Why 23% of companies never test their disaster recovery plan, despite major risks π
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Some 95% of companies have a disaster recovery plan, but 27% lost revenue due to an outage within the last year, according to Spiceworks.π Read
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Why 23% of companies never test their disaster recovery plan, despite major risks
Some 95% of companies have a disaster recovery plan, but 27% lost revenue due to an outage within the last year, according to Spiceworks.
π Organizations with strong DevSecOps find flaws 11x faster than those without π
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The number of vulnerable applications is incredibly high, but implementing DevSecOps has proven to be effective in mitigating flaws.π Read
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Organizations with strong DevSecOps find flaws 11x faster than those without
The number of vulnerable applications is incredibly high, but implementing DevSecOps has proven to be effective in mitigating flaws.
π Pennsylvania elections bring back paper ballots to improve security and auditability π
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In order to increase transparency and accuracy in the 2020 presidential election, Pennsylvania will replace outdated voting machines with traditional paper ballots.π Read
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Pennsylvania elections bring back paper ballots to improve security and auditability
In order to increase transparency and accuracy in the 2020 presidential election, Pennsylvania will replace outdated voting machines with traditional paper ballots.
π΄ Benefits of DNS Service Locality π΄
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Operating one's own local DNS resolution servers is one of the simplest and lowest-cost things an IT administrator can do to monitor and protect applications, services, and users from potential risks.π Read
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Benefits of DNS Service Locality
Operating one's own local DNS resolution servers is one of the simplest and lowest-cost things an IT administrator can do to monitor and protect applications, services, and users from potential risks.
π Your best bet for tracking protection in Firefox is this one-two punch π
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Jack Wallen outlines what he believes is the ideal combination to prevent browser tracking in Firefox.π Read
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π How to use Ublock Origin and Privacy Badger to prevent browser tracking in Firefox π
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Jack Wallen outlines the ideal combination of Firefox extensions to prevent browser tracking.π Read
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How to use Ublock Origin and Privacy Badger to prevent browser tracking in Firefox | TechRepublic
Jack Wallen outlines the ideal combination of Firefox extensions to prevent browser tracking.
β ThreatList: Ransomware, EKs and Trojans lead the Way in Q3 Malware Trends β
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After a two-quarter lull in the action, malware activity resurged in the third quarter of the year, especially on the business front.π Read
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ThreatList: Ransomware, EKs and Trojans lead the Way in Q3 Malware Trends
After a two-quarter lull in the action, malware activity resurged in the third quarter of the year, especially on the business front.