Fingerprint scanning: Faster, contactless and more precise
Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:15:22 +0000
Two new fingerprint-scanning technologies revealed at Mobile World Congress 2018 use different approaches.
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This Week in Security News: Trends and Tea Parties
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:35:07 +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 U.S. official in charge of election security was replaced, Trend Micro hosted a tea party in rural Taiwan, and a new cryptocurrency minor was discovered through…
FinFisher exposed: A researcher’s tale of defeating traps, tricks, and complex virtual machines
Credit to Author: Windows Defender ATP| Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 22:37:20 +0000
Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (Office 365 ATP) blocked many notable zero-day exploits in 2017. In our analysis, one activity group stood out: NEODYMIUM. This threat actor is remarkable for two reasons: Its access to sophisticated zero-day exploits for Microsoft and Adobe software Its use of an advanced piece of government-grade surveillance spyware FinFisher, also
Read MoreThe anatomy of a hack: James Lyne shows NBC how it’s done
Credit to Author: Matthew Phillion| Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 21:13:26 +0000
Sophos’ James Lyne demonstrates just how quickly major breaches can happen<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/pxvaoHEY-nU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreChrome’s WebUSB Feature Leaves Some Yubikeys Vulnerable to Attack
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:54:04 +0000
While still the best protection against phishing attacks, some Yubikey models are vulnerable after a recent update to Google Chrome.
Read MoreA 1.3Tbs DDoS Hit GitHub, the Largest Yet Recorded
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:01:43 +0000
On Wednesday, a 1.3Tbps DDoS attack pummeled GitHub for 15-20 minutes. Here’s how it stayed online.
Read MoreHow to Turn Off Facebook’s Face Recognition Features
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:05:00 +0000
Facebook recently expanded its face recognition features—and you may have opted in without even realizing it.
Read MoreBlast from the past: stowaway Virut delivered with Chinese DDoS bot
Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| A recent Chinese drive-by attack dropped Virut, an ancient virus that’s been out of commission since 2013. So what was it doing in this modern attack? Categories: Tags: avzhanAvzhan DDoS botChinese drive-by attackDDoS botvirusvirut |
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