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Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 03:00:00 -0700

The time is 2001, not long after 9/11, and the place is New York City. Heightened security awareness is the order of the day, and everyone in pilot fish’s office is required to carry an access card that activates the office doors. Look out for tailgaters, they’re all told. Those are people dressed like professionals who slide in behind someone with an access card and then steal wallets, coats and more.

One morning, fish arrives at the office and passes a man in business-casual attire carrying a laptop tucked under his arm and headed for the elevators. Fish doesn’t recognize the fellow, but he does know the co-worker who is running behind him, calling for someone to call building security and the police. The co-worker had returned to an empty desk just seconds after this tailgater had snatched his laptop, well before the tailgater could make a clean getaway.

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ComputerWorld Independent

May 14, 2019 admin

Why Microsoft is building a Bitcoin-based ID verification system

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 03:00:00 -0700

After more than a year in development, Microsoft has chosen Bitcoin as the blockchain platform for a decentralized identification (DID) verification system that will allow users to have secure access to an online persona via an encrypted database hub.

The implications of the new ID network could include the elimination of passwords. A company would be able to verify the background of a new employee and onboard them with the click of a single virtual button, or a banking customer could verify their identity for a loan without exposing personally identifiable information – again with a click of a button.

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Security Wired

May 13, 2019 admin

A Cisco Router Bug Has Massive Global Implications

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 18:24:04 +0000

Researchers have discovered a way to break one of Cisco’s most critical security features, which puts countless networks at potential risk.

Security Wired

May 11, 2019 admin

Robert Mueller Won’t Testify Next Week After All

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 11 May 2019 13:15:43 +0000

Facial recognition run amok, antivirus hacks, and more of the week’s top security news.

Security Wired

May 10, 2019 admin

DOJ Says Chinese Hackers Attacked Anthem, but Not Why

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 17:30:28 +0000

For years, China was rumored to be behind the health insurance company’s massive data breach, but now the Justice Department is noticeably silent on the hackers’ motives and affiliation.

Security TrendMicro

May 10, 2019 admin

This Week in Security News: Skimming Attacks and Ransomware

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 10 May 2019 13:00:42 +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 how credit card skimming attacks can impact businesses and how ransomware can use software installations to help hide malicious activities. Read on: Mirrorthief Group Uses Magecart…

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Security Wired

May 9, 2019 admin

Inside China’s Surveillance Crackdown on Uyghurs

Credit to Author: Isobel Cockerell| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000

In Xinjiang, northwest China, the government is cracking down on the minority Muslim Uyghur population, keeping them under constant surveillance and throwing more than a million people into concentration camps. But in Istanbul, 3,000 miles away, a community of women who have escaped a life of repression are fighting a digital resistance.

Security Wired

May 9, 2019 admin

Feds Dismantled the Dark-Web Drug Trade—but It’s Already Rebuilding

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000

After recent high-profile dark-web drug market takedowns, new vendors are already filling the void.