Google Tracks What You Buy Online With Gmail
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Adobe fixes, an executive order, and more of the week’s top security news.
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The False Promise of “Lawful Access” to Private Data
Credit to Author: Andrew Sullivan| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 21:00:09 +0000
Opinion: As online extremism migrates to real-world violence, some suggest letting law enforcement intercept encrypted messages. But that’s a dangerous proposition.
Read MoreThis Week in Security News: Unsecured Servers and Vulnerable Processors
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 14:14:56 +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 vulnerabilities that can allow hackers to retrieve data from CPUs and mine cryptocurrency. Read on: May’s Patch Tuesday Include Fixes for ‘Wormable’ Flaw in…
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Read MoreGoznym Takedown Shows the Anatomy of a Modern Cybercriminal Supply Chain
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 15:58:33 +0000
Charges against 10 men across Eastern Europe associated with the Goznym malware crew reveal global law enforcement’s reach—and its limits.
Read MoreThe FCC’s Robocall Plan Sounds Awfully Familiar
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 22:07:24 +0000
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has proposed a set of rules to combat robocalls. Don’t get your hopes up quite yet.
Read MoreMicrosoft sets post-retirement patching record with Windows XP fix – 5 years after support ended
Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 10:03:00 -0700
Microsoft on Wednesday resurrected Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 long enough to push patches to the long-dead products. It was the first time since 2017 that Microsoft deemed the situation serious enough to warrant a security fix for XP.
Windows XP fell off the public support list in April 2014, while Windows Server 2003 was removed in July 2015.
“If you are on an out-of-support version, the best way to address this vulnerability is to upgrade to the latest version of Windows,” Simon Pope, director of incident response at the Microsoft Security Response Center, asserted in a post to a company blog. “Even so, we are making fixes available for these out-of-support versions of Windows.”
Why You Should Pick a Leader for Your Enterprise Email Security
Credit to Author: Joyce Huang| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 14:30:38 +0000
Email is a mature technology, but threats targeting email are evolving and getting more sophisticated. 97%1 of ransomware attacks come from email. That’s why there are so many email security vendors and solutions in the market offering different types of technologies and coverages. Picking the best email security solution for an organization can be overwhelming….
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Read MoreDo Apple devices need anti-virus software?
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 06:03:00 -0700
Apple’s devices are far better defended against malware and viruses than other platforms, but does this mean they don’t need anti-virus software?
No, yes and maybe
I’ve lost track of the number of times Mac users have told me Macs don’t need virus protection because they are inherently more robust against such attacks.
I’ve also lost count of how many security researchers have said that Apple devices are becoming more liable to being attacked as their market share grows.
Both are right. Both are wrong.