You Need to Update iOS, Android, and Chrome Right Now
Credit to Author: Kate O’Flaherty| Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Plus: Microsoft patched some 100 flaws, while Oracle issued more than 500 security fixes.
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Hollywood’s Fight Against VPNs Turns Ugly
Credit to Author: Ax Sharma| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 16:21:42 +0000
Beyond accusations of rampant user copyright infringement, film companies have begun accusing VPNs of enabling a slew of more serious illegal activity.
Read MoreNorth Koreans Are Jailbreaking Phones to Access Forbidden Media
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000
A new report suggests that a small but vibrant group of smartphones hackers may be challenging the world’s most digitally restrictive regime.
Read MoreRussia Is Being Hacked at an Unprecedented Scale
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000
From “IT Army” DDoS attacks to custom malware, the country has become a target like never before.
Read MoreElon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 19:54:55 +0000
The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who’s worried?
Read MoreMicrosoft finds new elevation of privilege Linux vulnerability, Nimbuspwn
Credit to Author: Katie McCafferty| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Microsoft has discovered several vulnerabilities, collectively referred to as Nimbuspwn, that could be chained together, allowing an attacker to elevate privileges to root on many Linux desktop endpoints. Leveraging Nimbuspwn as a vector for root access could allow attackers to achieve greater impact on vulnerable devices by deploying payloads and performing other malicious actions via arbitrary root code execution.
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Read MoreJamf adds network and endpoint security tools for enterprise Macs
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 07:46:00 -0700
Jamf has announced a series of significant updates to Jamf Protect, introducing a unique set of technologies designed to make enterprise devices more secure while also identifying and responding to incoming endpoint threats. The company also introduced, Jamf Trust, which aims to make this kind of security simple to use. (The latter is also available for Android and Windows.)
What’s new in Jamf Protect?
The big news for Mac security, Jamf Protect, now offers a comprehensive endpoint and network security solution, supplementing its existing protections with new tools for:
The US Saw a Spike in Child Sexual Abuse URLs in 2021
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:08:53 +0000
CSAM hosting in the United States rose 64 percent last year, putting the country second in the world, a new report found.
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