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Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:25:00 -0700

A mobile device forensics company now says it can break into any Apple device running iOS 12.3 or below.

Israeli-based Cellebrite made the announcement on an updated webpage and through a tweet where it asserted it can unlock and extract data from all iOS and “high-end Android” devices.

On the webpage describing the capabilities of its Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) Physical Analyzer, Cellebrite said it can “determine locks and perform a full file- system extraction on any iOS device, or a physical extraction or full file system (File-Based Encryption) extraction on many high-end Android devices, to get much more data than what is possible through logical extractions and other conventional means.”

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June 18, 2019 admin

How Not To Prevent a Cyberwar With Russia

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 15:30:29 +0000

Former cybersecurity officials warn against a path of aggression that could inflame cyberwar rather than deter it.

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June 18, 2019 admin

A Plan to Stop Breaches With Dead Simple Database Encryption

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Database giant MongoDB has a new encryption scheme that should help slow the scourge of breaches.

Security Wired

June 18, 2019 admin

US to Russia on Nuke Experiments: Do as We Say, Not as We Do

Credit to Author: Patrick Malone| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The US is quietly ramping up its plutonium experiments even as Washington raises concerns about Russian testing.

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June 18, 2019 admin

Your Google Calendar Isn’t Safe, an Eye-Controlled TV, and More News

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 22:09:58 +0000

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

ComputerWorld Independent

June 18, 2019 admin

How the Huawei ban could become a security threat | TECH(feed)

We’ve already talked about how the Huawei ban may affect business, but how will it affect security? Google has already warned of security threats should the company be unable to send updates to Huawei’s Android-powered devices. And even if Huawei responds with its own OS, will people trust it? In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses those security implications and what some people think the U.S. should do instead.

ComputerWorld Independent

June 18, 2019 admin

Time-Machine Tuesday: Get a room!

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0700

This security pilot fish is a big believer in automated systems. And he’s very impressed when his company moves into new offices where the meeting rooms take the manual labor out of scheduling meetings.

“There are room wizards outside every door to assist in scheduling,” fish says. “And there’s full integration with Microsoft Exchange, so that your meeting information is accurate and timely and always shows the proper room.”

One of fish’s most important meetings is a committee meeting every month on the day after Patch Tuesday to consider how to handle that batch of Microsoft updates. It’s been a regular meeting for years, and after the move the new scheduling system seems to handle it fine.

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June 17, 2019 admin

Tricky Scam Plants Phishing Links in Your Google Calendar

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Scammers are taking advantage of default calendar settings to try to trick users into clicking malicious links.