Independent – Page 151 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:13:00 -0800

Blockchain, which began to emerge as a real-world tech option in 2016 and 2017, is poised to change IT in much the same way open-source software did a quarter century ago. And in the same way Linux took more than a decade to become a cornerstone in modern application development, Blockchain will likely take years to become a lower cost, more efficient way to share information and data between open and private business networks.

Based on a distributed, peer-to-peer (P2P) topology, blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) allows data to be stored globally on thousands of servers – while letting anyone on the network see everyone else’s entries in real-time. That makes it difficult for one user to gain control of, or game, the network.

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ComputerWorld Independent

January 29, 2019 admin

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Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:35:00 -0800

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January 29, 2019 admin

Apple’s Group FaceTime: A place for spies?

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:30:00 -0800

Apple has disabled Group FaceTime following discovery of a flaw that could potentially let people hear audio from other people’s devices without permission. What’s going on and what can you do about it?

The bug, in brief

A 9to5Mac report based on a video published to Twitter by @BmManski revealed that this flaw lets a user listen to audio captured using another person’s device before they accept or reject the call requesting a FaceTime chat. The problem only affects iOS devices running iOS 12.1 or later (pending an update).

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ComputerWorld Independent

January 29, 2019 admin

The race to lock down industrial control systems | Salted Hash Ep 44

Guest host Juliet Beauchamp and CSO senior writer J.M. Porup talk about the challenges around securing the systems and networks used to control industrial plants and infrastructures.

ComputerWorld Independent

January 28, 2019 admin

Sharding: What it is and why many blockchain protocols rely on it

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:00:00 -0800

As blockchains are being rolled out in an increasing number of pilot programs for everything from cross-border financial transactions to supply chain management, one persistent issue remains: a lack of scalability.

As more computers join the peer-to-peer network, the efficiency of the whole system typically degrades.

Scalability has already been identified as an issue with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and Ethereum’s Ether. If a distributed ledger is to achieve adoption by financial technology (FinTech) companies and compete with payment networks hundreds of times faster, it must find a way to boost scalability and throughput and address latency problems.

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Independent Krebs

January 25, 2019 admin

Three Charged for Working With Serial Swatter

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 18:24:00 +0000

The Justice Department has filed criminal charges against three U.S. men accused of swatting, or making hoax reports of bomb threats or murders in a bid to trigger a heavily armed police response to a target’s address. Investigators say the men, aged 19 to 23, all carried out the attacks with the help of Tyler Barriss, a convicted serial swatter whose last stunt in late 2018 cost an Oklahoma man his life. FBI agents on Wednesday arrested Neal Patel, 23, of Des Plaines, Ill. and Tyler Stewart, 19 of Gulf Breeze, Fla. The third defendant, Logan Patten, 19, of Greenwood, Mo., agreed to turn himself in. The men are charged in three separate indictments with conspiracy and conveying false information about the use of explosive devices.

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January 24, 2019 admin

Developing an IR Process and Team

Credit to Author: brycecolquitt| Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 22:01:48 +0000

In our world today, we have an abundance of many things, among which are –unexpected events. Falling meteorites, terrorist attacks, hacktivist demonstrations, blackouts, tsunamis…. well, you get the point.Now, although the majority of events I just mentioned probably fall into a Disaster Recovery category, they are nonetheless events that greatly impact our personal lives and … Continue reading Developing an IR Process and Team

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January 23, 2019 admin

How the U.S. Govt. Shutdown Harms Security

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:51:22 +0000

The ongoing partial U.S. federal government shutdown is having a tangible, negative impact on cybercrime investigations, according to interviews with federal law enforcement investigators and a report issued this week by a group representing the interests of FBI agents. Even if lawmakers move forward on new proposals to reopen the government, sources say the standoff is likely have serious repercussions for federal law enforcement agencies for years to come. One federal agent with more than 20 years on the job told KrebsOnSecurity that the shutdown “is crushing our ability to take the fight to cyber criminals.”