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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:54:06 +0000

Advancements in biotech could save thousands, if not millions of lives. But what security and privacy challenges do they introduce? We take a close look at recent innovations.

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Vital infrastructure

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Magazine Security VirusBulletin

February 25, 2020 admin

VB2019 paper: Static analysis methods for detection of Microsoft Office exploits

Today we publish the VB2019 paper and presentation by McAfee researcher Chintan Shah in which he described static analysis methods for the detection of Microsoft Office exploits.

Security Wired

February 25, 2020 admin

Nintendo Cracks Down After High-Profile Leaks

Credit to Author: Cecilia D’Anastasio| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000

With the highly anticipated *Animal Crossing: New Horizons* and E3 on the horizon, Nintendo has become “increasingly aggressive” combating leaks over the last couple of months.

Security Wired

February 25, 2020 admin

North Korea Is Recycling Mac Malware. That’s Not the Worst Part

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000

Lazarus Group hackers have long plagued the internet—using at least one tool they picked up just by looking around online.

MalwareBytes Security

February 25, 2020 admin

Introducing Lock and Code: a Malwarebytes Labs podcast

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:27:17 +0000

Malwarebytes is launching a podcast, called Lock and Code, on Monday, March 2, breaking down cybersecurity headlines and diving into complex issues with guest interviews. Tune in every two weeks.

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Podcast

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Security Sophos

February 25, 2020 admin

New Sophos Central management and reporting for XG Firewall

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:20:00 +0000

Sophos Central now includes group firewall management and flexible, cloud-based firewall reporting – for free.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/RElydU5nWoY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security TrendMicro

February 25, 2020 admin

Hackers Expand Their Repertoire as Trend Micro Blocks 52 Billion Threats in 2019

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:56:29 +0000

Variety is welcome in most walks of life, but not when it comes to the threat landscape. Yet that is unfortunately the reality facing modern cybersecurity professionals. As Trend Micro’s 2019 roundup report reveals, hackers have an unprecedented array of tools, techniques and procedures at their disposal today. With 52 billion unique threats detected by…

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Security Sophos

February 25, 2020 admin

How I learned to stop worrying and love ‘grey hat’ tools

Credit to Author: Tad Heppner| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 13:45:19 +0000

A comprehensive security solution needs a sense of subtlety: not all machine code lends itself to be classified easily as malicious. As with most things in life, there’s a grey area in malware detection that includes hacking tools, poorly designed or easily exploitable applications, or borderline adware that provides little benefit to the unfortunate user […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/TR1pieWZO1k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>