The Infrastructure Mess Causing Countless Internet Outages
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 16:38:21 +0000
You may not have heard of the Border Gateway Protocol, but you definitely know when it goes wrong.
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This Week in Security News: Malvertising and Internet of Things Malware
Credit to Author: katerid| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:24:11 +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 a new Internet of Things malware that’s bricked thousands of devices. Also, read about a ransomware family that’s using malvertising to direct victims to a…
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Read MoreHow Hackers Turn Microsoft Excel’s Own Features Against It
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0000
A pair of recent findings show how hackers can compromise Excel users without any fancy exploits.
Read MoreHackers Are Poking at a MacOS Gatekeeper Flaw Apple Left Unfixed
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 21:16:33 +0000
The clock’s ticking to fix a Gatekeeper bug that would let hackers slip malware onto your computer undetected.
Read MoreMozilla takes swipe at Chrome with 'Track THIS' project
Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 04:28:00 -0700
Mozilla this week touted Firefox’s anti-ad tracking talents by urging users of other browsers to load 100 tabs to trick those trackers into offering goods and services suitable for someone in the 1%, an end-times devotee and other archetypes.
Tagged as “Track THIS,” the only-semi-tongue-in-cheek project lets users select from four personas – including “hypebeast,” “filthy rich,” “doomsday prepper,” and “influencer” – for illustrative purposes. Track THIS then opens 100 tabs “to fool trackers into thinking you’re someone else.”
How updates to MongoDB work to prevent data breaches | TECH(talk)
CSO senior writer Lucian Constantin and Computerworld Executive Editor Ken Mingis talk database security and how MongoDB's new field-level encryption takes security to the next level.
Microsoft beefs up OneDrive security
Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:49:00 -0700
Microsoft today announced changes to its OneDrive storage service that will let consumers protect some or even all of their cloud-stored documents with an additional layer of security.
The new feature – dubbed OneDrive Personal Vault – was trumpeted as a special protected partition of OneDrive where users could lock their “most sensitive and important files.” They would access that area only after a second step of identity verification, ranging from a fingerprint or face scan to a self-made PIN, a one-time code texted to the user’s smartphone or the use of the Microsoft Authenticator mobile app. (The process is often labeled as two-factor security to differentiate it from the username/password that typically secures an account.)
Three Network Security Questions with CEITEC’s CIO
Credit to Author: TJ Alldridge| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 18:16:22 +0000
Ireneo Demanarig is the Chief Information Officer at CEITEC S.A. located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. CEITEC is a microelectronics manufacturer that specializes in solutions such as automatic identification (RFID and smartcards), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) aimed at identifying animals, and much more. Recently, I jumped on the phone with Ireneo and…
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