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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 18:13:32 +0000
Medtronic and the FDA left an insulin pump with a potentially deadly vulnerability on the market—until researchers who found the flaw showed how bad it could be.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:34:31 +0000
For at least the past decade, a computer crook variously known as “Yalishanda,” “Downlow” and “Stas_vl” has run one of the most popular “bulletproof” Web hosting services catering to a vast array of phishing sites, cybercrime forums and malware download servers. What follows are a series of clues that point to the likely real-life identity of a Russian man who appears responsible for enabling a ridiculous amount of cybercriminal activity on the Internet today.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Kacy Zurkus| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:14:42 +0000
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:00:44 +0000
In a world of booming mobility, Pradeo Security Mobile Threat Defense and Microsoft are partnering together for a brighter and more secure future.
The post How to cost-effectively manage and secure a mobile ecosystem appeared first on Microsoft Security.
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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission hit Facebook with a $5 billion fine for mishandling user data. The fine comes after the FTC’s investigation following the Cambridge Analytica scandal. On this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses the implications of this fine — and how Facebook may (or may not) change its practices.
Credit to Author: Igor Kuksov| Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:19:16 +0000
Hacking security cameras through a smart light switch — and other interesting features of smart homes.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 15:58:30 +0000
The cybercriminals behind the GandCrab ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) offering recently announced they were closing up shop and retiring after having allegedly earned more than $2 billion in extortion payments from victims. But a growing body of evidence suggests the GandCrab team have instead quietly regrouped behind a more exclusive and advanced ransomware program known variously as “REvil,” “Sodin,” and “Sodinokibi.”
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 09:00:00 -0700
If you travel frequently and use an iPhone or iPad then you simply must familiarize yourself with these two tips – they’ll make it much easier to secure your device and its contents when you are on the move.
I’ve become very used to using Face ID. It’s seamless.
On the iPhone, I like that I can pay for groceries with a look and find it much easier to use in the dark than the Home button.
My iPad experience is similar, but I do get annoyed sometimes that I must raise the tablet slightly to get the face angle right – this isn’t always as intuitive as I would like.
All the same, given Apple’s claim that there is a 1 in 50,000 chance that someone else’s fingerprint will unlock your iPhone and a 1 in 1,000,000 chance that it will be unlocked by another person’s face, I’ll always opt for the highly secure choice.