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Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Tags: CVE-2018-16858 exploit libreoffice openoffice python rce

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February 6, 2019 admin

Google Chrome announces plans to improve URL display, website identity

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:16:47 +0000

The search giant isn’t “killing” (a.k.a. getting rid of) the URL, unlike some sensationalist and eye-rolling headlines have put it. They are slowly giving it a facelift.

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Tags: chrome improvement timeline Google google changes url presentation Google Chrome google kills the url phishing url display

Security Wired

February 6, 2019 admin

What It Takes to Pull Off the Country’s First Online Census

Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:07:52 +0000

Going digital could make the 2020 census more inclusive and efficient, but experts fear the Census Bureau is also opening itself up to new risks.

Security Wired

February 6, 2019 admin

There’s No Good Reason to Trust Blockchain Technology

Credit to Author: BRUCE SCHNEIER| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Opinion: Cryptocurrencies are useless. Blockchain solutions are frequently much worse than the systems they replace. Here’s why.

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February 6, 2019 admin

New critical vulnerability in open-source office suites

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Tags: CVE-2018-16858 exploit libreoffice openoffice python rce

Security TrendMicro

February 6, 2019 admin

The Fileless, Non-Malware Menace

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:00:16 +0000

There’s an old expression: if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck. What happens, though, if the duck in question is malware that doesn’t behave like typical malware? Namely, it doesn’t drop a file on your disk to infect your computer, hijack…

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Security Wired

February 5, 2019 admin

A New Google Chrome Extension Will Detect Your Unsafe Passwords

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0000

“Password Checkup” isn’t a password manager but a simple tool that warns you if you’re using a password that’s been exposed in data breaches.

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February 5, 2019 admin

How to browse the Internet safely at work

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:00:44 +0000

This Safer Internet Day, we’re presenting a guideline to employees on how to navigate the online trenches safely, whether they’re on their desktop computers, company-owned laptops, or mobile devices. Who wants to be the one responsible for a breach? No one.

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Tags: browser-based attacks detectify ethical hackers hackers internet safer internet day web browsers web security

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