Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Beyond 'Patch or Perish' - CISOs' Risk-Based Approach to Fixing Vulnerabilities Every week seems to bring a fresh installment of "patch or perish." But security experts warn that patch management, or the larger question of vulnerability management, must be part of a much bigger-picture approach to managing risk. And the challenge continues to get more complex.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
The historic measure, which still needs to be signed into law, would prohibit biometric surveillance, including in bodycams.
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Adam Levin
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Insider risk, supply chain vulnerability and vendor risk all boil down to the same thing: the more people have access to your data, the more vulnerable it is to being leaked or breached. This summer brought an interesting twist to that straight-forward situation: Can data leaked by an employee or a contractor be a good thing? In July, a Belgian contractor who had been hired to transcribe Google Home recordings shared several of them with news outlet VRT.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
SimJacker is a critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise any phones just by sending an SMS. Cybersecurity researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security disclosed a critical vulnerability in SIM cards dubbed SimJacker that could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS.
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Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
MyPayrollHR , a now defunct cloud-based payroll processing firm based in upstate New York, abruptly ceased operations this past week after stiffing employees at thousands of companies. The ongoing debacle, which allegedly involves malfeasance on the part of the payroll company’s CEO, resulted in countless people having money drained from their bank accounts and has left nearly $35 million worth of payroll and tax payments in legal limbo.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
September's Patch Tuesday Addresses Elevation of Privileges Flaws As part of its September Patch Tuesday security update, Microsoft issued software fixes for two vulnerabilities in several versions of Windows that it says are being exploited by attackers in the wild. Security experts are urging IT teams to quickly patch these flaws.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Poland announced it will launch a cyberspace defense force by 2024 composed of around 2,000 soldiers with a deep knowledge in cybersecurity. The Polish Defence Ministry Mariusz Blaszczak has approved the creation of a cyberspace defence force by 2024, it will be composed of around 2,000 soldiers with deep expertise in cybersecurity. The news was reported by AFP, Blaszczak announced that the cyber command unit would start its operations in 2022. “We’re well aware that in today’s
Collaboration 2.0
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Lines are blurring between fintech banking and consumer digital wallets, major consumer brands have much to gain and more to lose as the race to serve future customers with their own unique currencies accelerates
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
A fresh look at the 2016 blackout in Ukraine suggests that the cyberattack behind it was intended to cause far more damage.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Researchers Say Mirai Derivatives and EternalBlue Exploits Pummel Internet-Connected Devices Two years after WannaCry wrecked havoc via flaws in SMB_v1 and three years after Mirai infected internet of things devices en masse via default credentials, attackers are increasingly targeting the same flaws, security experts warn.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Security expert discovered that busing a well-known feature of deleting messages it is possible to threate the users’ privacy. This is not a security vulnerability its a privacy issue. As I understand Telegram a messaging app focuses on privacy which has over 10,00,00,000+ downloads in Playstore. In this case, we are abusing a well-known feature of deleting messages, which allows users to delete messages sent by mistake or genuinely to any recipient.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Microsoft today issued security updates to plug some 80 security holes in various flavors of its Windows operating systems and related software. The software giant assigned a “critical” rating to almost a quarter of those vulnerabilities, meaning they could be used by malware or miscreants to hijack vulnerable systems with little or no interaction on the part of the user.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 7, 2019
Whether you're new to Windows 10 or have been using it for years, take a minute to lock down your privacy.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Also Hot: Payment Card Numbers, Identity Packets, DDoS Attacks, Shell Companies Cybercrime is surging, thanks in no small part due to the easy availability of inexpensive hacking tools and services. A recent look at black market offerings by security firm Armor finds that the sale of stolen payment card data, RDP credentials, ransomware and DDoS services remains alive and well.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
Security experts at Google have removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” Google has removed from Google Play 24 apps because they were infected with a new spyware tracked as “the Joker.” The spyware is able to steal SMS messages, contact lists and device information along with to sign victims up for premium service subscriptions. “Over the past couple of weeks, we have been observing a new Trojan on Googl
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Hear about the smart toaster that got attacked three times within an hour after its IP address first appeared on the Internet? That experiment conducted by a reporter for The Atlantic crystalizes the seemingly intractable security challenge businesses face today. Related: How 5G will escalate DDoS attacks Caught in the pull of digital transformation , companies are routing ever more core operations and services through the Internet, or, more precisely, through IP addresses, of one kind or anothe
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
The most sweeping takedown yet of so-called BEC scammers involved arrests in nearly a dozen countries.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Final Rule Includes Ban on Government Contractors Using Russian Firm's Products A final rule published in the Federal Register Tuesday officially bans U.S. government agencies and their contractors from buying or supporting Kaspersky security products.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Experts discovered a flaw dubbed NetCAT (Network Cache ATtack) that affects all Intel server-grade processors and allows to sniff sensitive data over the network. Researchers from VUSec group at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have discovered a new vulnerability that can be exploited by a remote attacker to sniff sensitive details by mounting a side-channel attack over the network.
Collaboration 2.0
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Our connected world is now in many ways more engaging than 'being there' and this is a huge problem for retail and event organizers as they attempt to justify travel and expense to attend live events and shopping expeditions
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Security researchers say iOS's security woes stem in part from Apple putting too much trust in its own software's code.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Analysis: Attackers Probed Weaknesses in Network Firewalls for 10 Hours Earlier this year, intruders probed weaknesses in the network firewalls of a U.S. power utility to attempt a distributed denial-of-service attack, but there was no disruption in electricity service, according a recently released report. The incident illustrates potential weaknesses in the power grid.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 8, 2019
China-linked APT3 stole cyberweapons from the NSA and reverse engineered them to create its arsenal. In 2010, security firm FireEye identified the Pirpi Remote Access Trojan (RAT) which exploited a then 0-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer versions 6, 7 and 8. FireEye named the threat group APT3 which has also been described as TG-0100 , Buckeye , Gothic Panda , and UPS and described them as “one of the most sophisticated threat groups” being tracked at the time.
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
One of the promising cybersecurity trends that I’ve been keeping an eye on is this: SOAR continues to steadily mature. Security orchestration, automation and response, or SOAR, is a fledgling security technology stack that first entered the cybersecurity lexicon about six years ago. Related: Here’s how Capital One lost 100 million customer records SOAR holds the potential to slow – and, ultimately, to help reverse – the acute and worsening cybersecurity skills shortage.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Opinion: There’s little data on the effectiveness of mental health reporting laws, and we’re being distracted from measures we know will save lives.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Will Senate Follow House's Lead in Lifting Funding Ban? Some healthcare IT industry groups and large provider organizations are pushing the Senate to follow the House's lead and approve a measure to lift the 20-year ban on federal funding of the development or adoption of a unique national patient identifier. Why is this still such a hot privacy issue?
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
A security researcher disclosed zero-day flaws in Telestar Digital GmbH IoT radio devices that could be exploited by remote attackers to hijack systems without any user interaction. The security researcher Benjamin Kunz from Vulnerability-Lab disclosed zero-day flaws in Telestar Digital GmbH IoT radio devices that could be exploited by remote attackers to hijack devices without any user interaction.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Access management is increasingly the answer to #TrustedAccess. With two decades of cloud computing now under the belt, this question is increasingly more relevant in our hyper-connected world. Massive amounts of data are constantly produced globally, shared and stored by a rapidly growing number of devices in an expanding cloud environment. But the tremendous capabilities and convenience we’ve come to depend on via the cloud often leaves the door open to increasing vulnerabilities.
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