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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Researchers have found a potential silver lining in so-called adversarial examples, using it to shield sensitive data from snoops.

Security TrendMicro

October 2, 2019 admin

In Identity Theft the Target is You!

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 13:52:23 +0000

The hard truth is that identity data is the new gold—and criminal panhandlers are mining it for sale and distribution on the Dark Web. Indeed, the internet provides ways for big data breaches to result in disastrous leaks of huge databases of personal information, resulting in detailed profiles of individuals—based on their internet behaviors, including…

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Kaspersky Security

October 2, 2019 admin

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 112

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 15:15:29 +0000

On this podcast, Jeff is joined by Oksana, Kate, Julia and Anya in Moscow to discuss what privacy means to them.

Security Wired

October 1, 2019 admin

Decades-Old Code Is Putting Millions of Critical Devices at Risk

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:12:30 +0000

Nearly two decades ago, a company called Interpeak created a network protocol that became an industry standard. It also had severe bugs that are only now coming to light.

Microsoft Security

October 1, 2019 admin

Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in 2019 Endpoint Security Suites Wave

Credit to Author: Eric Avena| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:30:05 +0000

Microsoft is positioned as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Suites, Q3 2019, receiving among the second highest scores in both the strategy and market presence categories.

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MalwareBytes Security

October 1, 2019 admin

For Cybersecurity and Domestic Violence Awareness months, we pledge to fight stalkerware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:00:14 +0000

Starting today, two hallmark holidays are upon us. No, it’s not Halloween and Thanksgiving. It’s both Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s no coincidence these two awareness campaigns overlap. What were once seen as separate realities—the physical and the digital—are increasingly blurred as our offices, schools, and hospitals move from paper to…

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Microsoft Security

October 1, 2019 admin

Rethinking how we learn security

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:00:24 +0000

To keep pace with cyberthreats and attract critical talent, we need to change the cyber learning paradigm.

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Security Sophos

October 1, 2019 admin

Lemon_Duck PowerShell malware cryptojacks enterprise networks

Credit to Author: rajeshnataraj| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 04:01:09 +0000

SophosLabs are monitoring a significant spike in crypto mining attacks, which spread quickly across enterprise networks. Starting from a single infection, these attacks use a variety of malicious scripts that, eventually, turn an enterprise’s large pool of CPU resources into efficient cryptocurrency mining slaves. The threat actors behind these campaigns have been using an array […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jF91Bgk0dso” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>