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πŸ” Report Claims Servers at United Nations Hacked πŸ”

The U.N. confirmed the incident but there are conflicting reports whether or not data was exfiltrated as a result.

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πŸ•΄ How to Secure Your IoT Ecosystem in the Age of 5G πŸ•΄

For businesses planning to adopt 5G, the sheer number of IoT devices creates a much larger attack surface.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” 97 of the world's 100 largest airports have massive cybersecurity risks πŸ”

An investigation of airport cybersecurity found glaring gaps in security for web and mobile applications, misconfigured public clouds, Dark Web exposure and code repositories leaks.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
πŸ•΄ I'm an SMB. What Should I Watch for When Choosing Security Vendors and Their Products? πŸ•΄

SMBs need action, not just insight.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ I'm an SMB. What Should I Watch for When Choosing Security Vendors? πŸ•΄

SMBs need action, not just insight.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” Top 10 tech policy trends to watch in 2020 πŸ”

Given the tech industry's poor track record of protecting users data and controlling its environmental impact, regulators around the globe are stepping into the void.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
❌ 200K WordPress Sites Vulnerable to Plugin Flaw ❌

Developers behind WordPress plugin Code Snippets have issued a patch for the high-severity flaw.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ•΄ How To Keep Your Privacy and Data Secure While Working With a Remote Team πŸ•΄

Implementing basic strategies can ensure your remote team's work will be secure, data will be protected, and you'll be far less exposed to security risks.

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πŸ•΄ Russian Cybercrime Forum Contests Bring Cash, Visibility to Winners πŸ•΄

Competitions for users are a long-time tradition on underground cybercrime forums for members looking for money - and cred with major criminal syndicates.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Android Malware for Mobile Ad Fraud Spiked Sharply in 2019 πŸ•΄

Some 93% of all mobile transactions across 20 countries were blocked as fraudulent, Upstream says.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ•΄ Two Vulnerabilities Found in Microsoft Azure Infrastructure πŸ•΄

Researchers detail the process of finding two flaws in the Azure Stack architecture and Azure App Service, both of which have been patched.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
πŸ” How organizations should handle data breaches πŸ”

How an organization handles a breach can be just as critical as protecting against one, according to Security.org.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
⚠ Facebook to pay $550m to settle face-tagging suit ⚠

A class-action lawsuit against Facebook for the use of its tag suggestions feature looks like it's finally done churning through the courts.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Microsoft Offers Rewards of Up to $20,000 in New Xbox Bug Bounty Program ❌

Program is the latest the tech giant has launched that pay users and security researchers to find vulnerabilities in its numerous products.

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via "Threatpost".
⚠ Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping ⚠

They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can't afford to build APIs instead.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ US Interior Dept extends drone grounding over foreign hacking fears ⚠

The DOI has doubled down on a previous order, keeping the agency’s drones grounded for another 30 days for a more in-depth security review.

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via "Naked Security".
⚠ UN hacked via unpatched SharePoint server ⚠

UN staffers: the "entire domain" was probably compromised by an attacker who was lurking on the UN's networks.

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via "Naked Security".
❌ Sodinokibi Ransomware Group Sponsors Hacking Contest ❌

Larger winnings for underground skills competitions are attracting sophisticated crime groups.

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via "Threatpost".
πŸ” How to avoid the mistakes made in the UN data breach πŸ”

Falling prey to a hacker because it neglected to properly patch its systems, the United Nations also failed to publicly disclose the hack. Here's how your organization can avoid the same mistakes.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".