Your Facebook Password Isn’t Safe. Neither Is Your Android Phone
Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 00:19:57 +0000
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This Week in Security News: Radio Frequency Technology and Telecom Crimes
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:00:51 +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 radio frequency technology is putting industrial organizations at risk. Also, understand the threat landscape of telecommunications and how to prepare for future threats. Read on:…
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Read MoreFacebook Stored Millions of Passwords in Plaintext—Change Yours Now
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:16:17 +0000
Facebook has disclosed that it stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plaintext, where employees could search them.
Read MoreResearchers Built an ‘Online Lie Detector.’ Honestly, That Could Be a Problem
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:00:00 +0000
Critics point out serious flaws in a study promising an “online polygraph,” with potential to create deep biases.
Read MoreIn the Face of Danger, We’re Turning to Surveillance
Credit to Author: Rose Eveleth| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 11:00:00 +0000
From the Rose Bowl to upstate New York, people are turning to surveillance systems in the face America’s inability to meaningfully address gun violence.
Read MoreAn Android Vulnerability Went Unfixed for Over Five Years
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 20:18:15 +0000
Older Android devices—of which there are over 100 million still in use—will remain exposed.
Read MoreThird Party Testing of Security is a Very Big Deal for Customers
Credit to Author: Greg Young (Vice President for Cybersecurity)| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 13:00:27 +0000
User Reviews + Test Results Peer reviews are an important part of product selection. Everything I buy on Amazon and most other things I buy I check for reviews first. That’s the “do I like it” or the test-drive part of the selection. But the “how well does it work” part is lab testing. I’m…
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Read MoreHow to audit Windows Task Scheduler to detect attacks
Learn how to prevent attackers from using Task Scheduler to hide and set up tasks to access Windows systems.