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Credit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:00:34 +0000

Hackers can make a number of easily identifiable mistakes. Hide your phones, hide your laptops ‘cause they’re hackin’ everyone out here! For the 20th year, on July 26 and 27, thousands of cybersecurity executives, researchers and enthusiasts will descend upon Las Vegas for Black Hat 2017, including some of Trend Micro’s finest. Throughout the week, Trend Micro experts and researchers can be found sharing…

Security Wired

July 23, 2017 admin

Ethereum Thefts Cost Investors Millions

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000

Ethereum thefts, an Ashley Madison settlement, another leaky Amazon S3 bucket, and more of this week’s top security news.

Security Wired

July 23, 2017 admin

Antivirus for Android Has Terrible Track Record

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 12:00:00 +0000

A new study shows that 94 percent of Android antivirus failed to stop a comprehensive set of malware attacks.

Security Wired

July 23, 2017 admin

Letting Cyberattack Victims Hack Back Is a Very Unwise Idea

Credit to Author: Greg Nojeim | Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 11:00:00 +0000

Opinion: Retaliating against hacks is the wrong way to prevent them.

Security Wired

July 21, 2017 admin

A GAO Sting Scored $1.2 Million in Weapons From an Unsuspecting Department of Defense

Credit to Author: Eli Hager| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 21:33:05 +0000

A federal sting reveals lax oversight in the Defense Department’s gear giveaway program.

Fortinet Security

July 21, 2017 admin

The Evolution of the Firewall

Credit to Author: Phil Quade| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:06:05 +0000

As the Internet and Digital Economy have grown up, the humble Firewall has continued to serve as their go-to security appliance. In this first of a two-part series, we will examine how, in spite of the evolution of the Firewall through a number of shapes, functions, and roles, it remains the security foundation for implementing the strategic pillars of Segmentation, Access Control, and Real-time analytics/action now and into the future. Change is a fact of life; what doesn’t change usually withers and dies. This is true for both the biological…

MalwareBytes Security

July 21, 2017 admin

Play Protect: Android’s new security system is now available

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:04:56 +0000

Google Play Protect has just rolled out to Android user devices, further beefing up their security.

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Security Sophos

July 21, 2017 admin

Sophos at Black Hat USA 2017 and BSidesLV

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:25:54 +0000

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