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December 9, 2019 admin

This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Unveils New Cloud Security Platform, plus Thousands of Disney+ Accounts are Compromised

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:05:44 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about Trend’s new Cloud One platform that provides workload, container, file object storage, serverless and application, and network security. Also, read about the recent Disney+ account…

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December 7, 2019 admin

Why the iPhone 11 Tracks Your Location Even When You Tell It Not To

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000

Russian disinformation, a VC hack, vulnerable VPNs, and more are in the week’s top security news.

Security Wired

December 7, 2019 admin

Meet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +0000

This animal liberation group actually wants to be put on trial. Their goal: force jurors to wear VR headsets and immerse them in the suffering of animals bound for slaughter.

Security Wired

December 6, 2019 admin

Alleged Russian Hacker Behind $100 Million Evil Corp Indicted

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:20:15 +0000

The US is charging Maksim Yakubets over two of the biggest cybertheft campaigns of the last decade, and offers a record reward for information on the case.

ComputerWorld Independent

December 6, 2019 admin

All about the latest iPhone location privacy scare

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:05:00 -0800

That story going round that claims iPhone 11 devices are secretly harvesting your location information even though you’ve told them not to do so? You don’t need to worry about it, and here’s why:

What’s the story?

The tale begins when a security researcher noticed the devices seemed to be sending out location data even when Location Services were switched off on the iPhone.

He thought this was weird, but Apple reassured him that this was “expected behaviour” – and while the company took a little time to figure out what to say about this, it’s answer is convincing, once you know what it means.

What Apple said

The matter relates to iPhone 11’s U1 chip, which brings in an exciting (yet veteran) technology called Ultra Wideband (UWB).

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December 6, 2019 admin

This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Selected as Launch Partner for AWS Ingress Routing Service and Stalkerware on the Rise

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:30:18 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about stalkerware and why it’s on the rise. Also, read about Trend Micro’s selection as a launch partner for the new Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon…

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December 5, 2019 admin

The RCS Texting Protocol Is Way Too Easy to Hack

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:40:04 +0000

Rich Communication Services promises to be the new standard for texting. Thanks to sloppy implementation, it’s also a security mess.

ComputerWorld Independent

December 5, 2019 admin

All’s clear to install Microsoft’s November patches

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 07:46:00 -0800

The November passel of patches didn’t include anything earth-shattering; there were no emergency security breaches storming the gates, but good patching hygiene dictates that you get your machine braced for the next round.

If you install patches manually one by one (“Group B,” which I don’t recommend for mere mortals), you need to make sure you have the proper Servicing Stack Updates in place. They’ve all changed in the past month.

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