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Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:23:00 -0700

Well, gang, it’s here. In case you’ve been hibernating over the past week (or maybe just, ahem, on an unfortunately timed week off), Google brought Android 10 into this wacky ol’ world of ours this past Tuesday.

There’s really only so much to say about the Android 10 basics at this point — because, quite frankly, it’s the same software we’ve seen evolving in plain view over the past several months.

Yes, Android 10 has new gestures for getting around your phone. Yes, it has a new system-wide switch for making the entire operating system dark. And yes, it has a nifty new Focus Mode for limiting distractions on an app-by-app basis.

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Security Wired

September 9, 2019 admin

Red Flag Laws Are Red Herrings of Gun Control

Credit to Author: Joseph Pomianowski, Ling Liang Dong| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Opinion: There’s little data on the effectiveness of mental health reporting laws, and we’re being distracted from measures we know will save lives.

QuickHeal Security

September 9, 2019 admin

The Free Mobile Anti-virus you are using can be a Fake!

Credit to Author: Prachi Sudame| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:10:30 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs recently spotted multiple Fake Antivirus Apps on Google Play Store. What’s more alarming, is that one of these fake AV Apps has been downloaded 100000+ times already. These Apps appear to be genuine Anti-virus/virus-removal Apps with names like Virus Cleaner, Antivirus security, etc., but do not…

Security Wired

September 7, 2019 admin

An Unprecedented Cyberattack Hit the US Power Grid

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

Exposed Facebook phone numbers, an XKCD breach, and more of the week’s top security news.

Security Wired

September 7, 2019 admin

The Windows 10 Privacy Settings You Should Check Right Now

Credit to Author: David Nield| Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Whether you’re new to Windows 10 or have been using it for years, take a minute to lock down your privacy.

Security Wired

September 7, 2019 admin

Supermicro Bug Could Let ‘Virtual USBs’ Take Over Corporate Servers

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:00:00 +0000

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Supermicro hardware brings the threat of malicious USBs to corporate servers.

Kaspersky Security

September 6, 2019 admin

How browser plugins can leak corporate secrets

Credit to Author: Sergey Golubev| Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 02:27:57 +0000

Chrome and Firefox extensions can collect your browsing history. Learn why this is dangerous and how to protect yourself.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 6, 2019 admin

Heads up: A free, working exploit for BlueKeep just hit

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:33:00 -0700

There’s been a lot of discussion about BlueKeep, its ramifications and various strategies for blocking it. In a nutshell, it’s a security hole in the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol that allows a malicious program to enter your machine – if you have Remote Dekstop turned on, it’s accessible directly from the internet, and you haven’t installed the May patches.

Two weeks ago, Susan Bradley posted a CSO article that details ways admins can avoid using RDP. I’ve seen reams of advice about blocking ports, disabling services, setting authentication levels, deploying voodoo dolls, reading chicken entrails…, but the simplest way for almost everybody to avoid the problem is to install the May (or later) Windows patches.

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