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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".
US indicts alleged Chinese spies for hacking aerospace companies

The DOJ described five years of stealing turbofan engine designs that relied on insiders, state-sponsored hackers, phishing and malware.

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via "Naked Security".
Update now! Apple releases security fixes for iOS, MacOS, Safari, others

If you own any kind of Apple device or software, you may want to check to see if you have an update waiting for you.

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via "Naked Security".
Facebook is still approving fake political ads

Just a couple of weeks before the US midterm elections, journalists have revealed that Facebook is continuing to approve fake advertisements from fake sources.

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via "Naked Security".