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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 18:21:24 +0000
A US cybersecurity company became a topic of interest for President Donald Trump in his call with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000
When the company first launched the Warp VPN, “all hell broke loose,” its CEO says. After a few months of tinkering, Cloudflare wants a do-over.
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Credit to Author: Scott Gilbertson| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000
We picked our favorite password managers for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.
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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:29:00 -0700
Microsoft set the patching world on its ear on Monday when it released an “out of band” patch to fix a vulnerability known as CVE-2019-1367. Susan Bradley raised the alarm immediately. I chimed in a few hours later with more details.
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:15:00 -0700
Enterprise users can now wrap a new layer of security around their web services, thanks to Apple’s introduction of support for USB security keys in Safari 13.0.1.
Dongles aren’t a terribly convenient security protection for most people, but government, military and regulated industries are always searching out new ways to secure themselves, and their data.
FIDO2-compliant USB security keys – such as those made by Yubico – add a layer of security to the verification process:
Microsoft is turning off basic authentication, so it’s wise to move mobile users to the Outlook app to better protect them from attackers.
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:13:00 -0700
I’ve seen a lot of confusion about the security hole known as CVE-2019-1367 and what normal Windows customers should do about it. Part of the reason for the confusion is the way the fix was distributed – the patching files were released on Monday, Sept. 23, but only via manual download from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
On a Monday.
In the past few hours, Microsoft released a hodge-podge of patches that seem to tackle the problem. They’re “optional non-security” and “Monthly Rollup preview” patches, so you won’t get them unless you specifically go looking for them.
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:42:28 +0000
The unfolding drama ties two key threads of the Trump era: foreign interference in US elections and the president’s distrust of his own intel agencies.
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