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Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000
The messenger protocol had gained popularity for its robust security, but vulnerabilities allowed attackers to decrypt messages and impersonate users.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:00:00 +0000
For decades, security researchers warned about techniques for hijacking virtualization software. Now one group has put them into practice.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:00:26 +0000
Damage to the pipeline that runs between Russia and Germany is being treated as deliberate. Finding out what happened may not be straightforward.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0000
In recent months, Microsoft detected weaponization of legitimate open-source software by an actor the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) tracks as ZINC, targeting employees at media, defense and aerospace, and IT service provider organizations in the US, UK, India, and Russia.
The post ZINC weaponizing open-source software appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined big-name banks and brokerages a collective $1.8 billion over workers’ use of private texting apps to discuss work and for not always saving those messages. The fines include $1.1 billion assessed by the SEC and a $710 million fine from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
The SEC investigation uncovered what the agency called “pervasive off-channel communications,” that were collected by the firms themselves from employee devices. The employees included senior and junior investment bankers and debt and equity traders.
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:05:42 +0000
The internet infrastructure company has an alternative tool to check whether you’re human—and it doesn’t force you to pick out buses in tiny boxes.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0000
Pornhub is trialing a new automated tool that pushes CSAM-searchers to seek help for their online behavior. Will it work?
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Vira Tkachenko, CTO at Ukraine software developer MacPaw, spoke remotely to Apple admins at Jamf’s JNUC event. A real-world example of a woman in a leadership position in tech, she explained how her company planned for business continuity during the war in Ukraine.
It’s an excellent lesson in crisis management and planning for any business leader. Here are some of the insights shared during her session.