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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:59:38 +0000
Amazon has marketed its Rekognition facial recognition system to law enforcement. But in a new ACLU study, the technology confused 28 members of Congress with publicly available arrest photos.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 15:30:02 +0000
In 2017, more than 700 million malware specimens were discovered. In this type of environment, it can be a considerable challenge for enterprises to keep up with the ever-changing threat landscape and ensure their internal protections are sufficient for safeguarding their most critical IT assets and data. After all, with each new day comes a sophisticated…
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:00:31 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, the EU and Japan finalized an agreement enabling the cross-border transfer of data. Also, businesses are turning to machine learning to combat data threats. Read on to…
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:00:54 +0000
We’re at the end of July and the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) has published 873 advisories so far. That’s 273 advisories this month alone – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Earlier this week, ZDI announced the Targeted Incentive Program, which brings over $1,500,000 USD in special bounty awards for specific targets. With…
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Credit to Author: Andrew Brandt| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 06:01:24 +0000
A sophisticated spearphishing attack targets construction contractors in Boulder County, Colorado in the latest iteration of a months-long campaign.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jUtfsWaE0Zc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 21:00:22 +0000
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| Threat actors switch to the Hidden Bee miner as a payload for this unusual and complex drive-by download campaign. Categories: Tags: bootkitcryptominerdrive-by attackexploithidden beehidden bee minerMBR |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:21:22 +0000
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| Malwarebytes Browser Extensions (BETA) are available in the official web stores for Chrome and Firefox. Read what they can do for you, and try one, if you haven’t already.. Categories: Tags: ad blockersad blockingblockchromeclickbaitfirefoxMalwarebytes Browser Extensionsspeed up browsertech support scams |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:30:37 +0000
Now that corporate activities are increasingly taking place outside of the office, technology that enables real-time communication and collaboration among office workers and telecommuters is absolutely essential. Elements like file sharing, video conferencing and cloud access have quickly become imperative. However, few solutions address the challenges that can come up with geographically dispersed workers like…
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