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(Source: ExtremeTech) The entire problem is an example of how PC and IoT security are forever playing catch up with black hats. It may take security company weeks or months to seal security flaws or
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(Source: eWeek) “We continue to encourage people to check the URL in the address bar to see if the link is supported by HTTPS,” Jon Millican, Software Engineer at Facebook, told
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(Source: Silicon UK) Google ranked the issue as ‘critical’ based on the effect exploiting it would have if mitigations were turned off or bypassed. Security software such as Google Play Protect
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(Source: he Sydney Morning Herald) Shreateh, a security researcher from Palestine, had discovered a critical bug in Facebook’s software that allowed anyone to post directly on to any user’s wall. After he was
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(Source: Help Net Security) Using a 3rd-party password manager is good, but there is no guarantee that that software doesn’t have vulnerabilities and, if it’s cloud-based, you are still sending password
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(Source: iTnews) … automotive subsystems, cybersecurity and wireless communications. BlackBerry is also selling security software for self driving cars. BlackBerry sued Nokia in February 2017, alleging infringement of patents relating to
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(Source: Portland Business Journal) The company provides endpoint security, or software that secures networks by monitoring devices that log on, such as smartphones and laptops. Carbon Black gathers real-time data on different
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(Source: ComputerWeekly.com) Several of these measures are fundamental tenets of basic security hygiene. For example, organisations should apply the latest patches to all systems and softwareapplications; restrict unnecessary scripting; disable non-essential macros,
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(Source: ITV News) The guidelines also call for tech firms to ensure they have a vulnerability policy and a public contact for security researchers and others to report issues, as well
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(Source: Redmondmag) Kali Linux is maintained by Offensive Security, a provider of security penetration testing training, and a maintainer of the Exploit Database repository of known software exploits. When run on Windows 10, Kali
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