An Alarming Windows Bug, a Triumph for Tesla, and More News
Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:45:55 +0000
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Windows 10 Has a Security Flaw So Severe the NSA Disclosed It
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 22:30:55 +0000
In a shift toward transparency, the National Security Agency announced a bug that could have left over 900 million PCs vulnerable to attack.
Read MoreIf Russia Hacked Burisma, Brace for the Leaks to Follow
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 20:38:27 +0000
The Kremlin likely hacked the oil giant. Its next play: selectively release—and even forge—documents. Did the US learn enough from 2016 to ignore them?
Read MoreRules on deepfakes take hold in the US
Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:59:33 +0000
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| Rather than creating new policies or crimes for deepfakes—like making it illegal to use them to deceive—the NDAA seeks a better understanding to the burgeoning technology. Categories: Tags: Barack ObamaBoris JohnsoncheapfakedeepfakedeepfakesDepartment of DefenseDirector of National IntelligenceDNIGavin NewsomGovernor Gavin NewsomJeremy CorbynNancy PelosiNational Defense Authorization ActNDAAPeople’s Republic of ChinaPresident ObamaredditRussian Federation |
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Read MorePatch Tuesday aftermath: The NSA Crypt32 threat is real, but not yet imminent
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 07:26:00 -0800
Get ready for your local news station’s weather reporter to start lecturing on the importance of installing Windows patches.
Yesterday we were treated to a remarkable Patch Tuesday. “Remarkable” specifically in the sense that the U.S. National Security Agency was moved to put out a press release (PDF):
NSA recommends installing all January 2020 Patch Tuesday patches as soon as possible to effectively mitigate the vulnerability on all Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016/2019 systems.
Breaking iPhone encryption won't make anyone safer
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:06:00 -0800
Imagine all your tax documentation could be examined by officials from any government merely on suspicion. That’s the future some governments are pushing for when they demand Apple puts security backdoors into its products.
Making no one safe
Think about the nature of security backdoors:
STOP (Djvu) Ransomware: Ransom For Your Shady Habits!
Credit to Author: Jayesh kulkarni| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:13:09 +0000
With almost 200 extensions, STOP (djvu) ransomware can be said to be 2019’s most active and widespread ransomware. Although this ransomware was active a year before, it started its campaign aggressively in early 2019. To evade detection, it has been continuously changing its extensions and payloads. For earlier infections, data…
Read MoreApplying Threat Intelligence to Iranian Cyberattack Risk
Credit to Author: J.J. Thompson| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:01:37 +0000
As geopolitical interest increases, discussions of threat intelligence increase which increases pressure on security operations teams to provide answers to customers and to senior leadership.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/pQqkg_WT2eU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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