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🔐 How Microsoft's Defending Democracy program amplifies account security 🔐

Diana Kelley, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO, explains how the company is combating disinformation, phishing attacks, and cloud security.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
🔐 How to get security right in digital transformation: 10 best practices 🔐

Involving security leaders from the start and raising accountability are some of the steps companies can take to improve digital security, according to a PwC report.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
Kraken Ransomware Upgrades Distribution with RaaS Model

The Kraken ransomware author has released a second version of the malicious code, along with a unique affiliate program on the Dark Web. According to research into Kraken v.2 the new version is being promoted in a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model to underground forum customers, via a video demoing its capabilities. Those interested can complete a […]

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
Apple Fixes Multiple macOS, iOS Bugs Including a Quirky FaceTime Bug

Security updates across all Apple platforms released alongside its new products.

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via "The first stop for security news | Threatpost ".
🕴 How the Power of Quantum Can Be Used Against Us 🕴

There has been a palpable shift from volumetric attacks to "quantum attacks," and they look to be one of the biggest cybersecurity challenges on the rise today.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🔐 How Microsoft is trying to identify and eradicate disinformation 🔐

Diana Kelley, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO, explains how the company is addressing influence campaigns, using machine learning for these models, and looking at eliminating disinformation.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
Spooky miasmic gas bricks hospital iPhones (mwah ha ha ha)

Apple devices haunted by helium.

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via "Naked Security".
🔐 How Microsoft is trying to identify and eradicate disinformation 🔐

Diana Kelley, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO, explains how the company is addressing influence campaigns, using machine learning for these models, and looking at eliminating disinformation.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
🔐 Microsoft's security tactics focus on customers, transparency, and working with its tech competitors 🔐

Diana Kelley, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO, talks about the company's approach to data security, collaborating with its major tech competitors, and why the cloud is a security imperative.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
🕴 Qualys Snaps Up Container Firm 🕴

Plans to use Layered Insight's technology to add runtime capabilities and automated enforcement to its container security tool.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🔐 Microsoft's security tactics focus on customers, transparency, and working with its tech competitors 🔐

Diana Kelley, Microsoft's Cybersecurity Field CTO, talks about the company's approach to data security, collaborating with its major tech competitors, and why the cloud is a security imperative.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
🕴 9 Traits of A Strong Infosec Resume 🕴

Security experts share insights on which skills and experiences are most helpful to job hunters looking for their next gig.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 Pervasive Emotet Botnet Now Steals Emails 🕴

Researchers discover new cyber-spying function in the persistent malware operation's arsenal.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🔐 Why data security is a priority for political campaigns 🔐

Chris Wilson of WPA Intelligence explains how state campaigns combat cyberattacks before the midterm elections.

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via "Security on TechRepublic".
ATENTION New - CVE-2016-2125

It was found that Samba before versions 4.5.3, 4.4.8, 4.3.13 always requested forwardable tickets when using Kerberos authentication. A service to which Samba authenticated using Kerberos could subsequently use the ticket to impersonate Samba to other services or domain users.

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
🕴 Chinese Intel Agents Indicted for 5-Year IP Theft Campaign 🕴

Intelligence agents aimed for aerospace manufacturing targets, with help of cyberattackers, corporate insiders, and one IT security manager.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 Hardware Cyberattacks: How Worried Should You Be? 🕴

How to fit hardware threats into your security model as hardware becomes smaller, faster, cheaper, and more complex.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 Apple Patches Multiple Major Security Flaws 🕴

New security updates cross all Apple platforms.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
🕴 SamSam Ransomware Goes on a Tear 🕴

SamSam ransomware hasn't gone away and it's adapting to meet evolving defenses.

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via "Dark Reading: ".
ATENTION New - CVE-2016-6328

A vulnerability was found in libexif. An integer overflow when parsing the MNOTE entry data of the input file. This can cause Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Information Disclosure (disclosing some critical heap chunk metadata, even other applications' private data).

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via "National Vulnerability Database".
RoboCops: AI on the rise in policing to predict crime and uncover lies

PrediPol uses predictive policing algorithms, VeriPol analyzes fake-report text. Who ya gonna call?

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via "Naked Security".