A Costly CIA Mistake, a Campaign Hack, and More Security News This Week
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 13:00:00 +0000
New cyberwar policy, body scanners in Los Angeles, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Taking Away John Brennan’s Clearance Threatens National Security
Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:00:49 +0000
When Trump strips a former CIA director’s security clearance, the impact is more than just symbolic.
Read MoreA Bot Panic Hits Amazon Mechanical Turk
Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:38:35 +0000
Concerned social scientists turned their analytical skills onto one of their most widely used research tools this week: Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.
Read More2 undocumented patches from Microsoft may solve the 1803 TLS 1.2 blocking problem
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 09:42:00 -0700
Microsoft’s KB 4458166, released on Tuesday, explains that the push to Win10 version 1803 has been halted for machines running .Net applications that use the TLS 1.2 security protocol. Presumably, effective Tuesday, if you have a Win10 1709 or 1703 machine that’s running one of those programs (including, notably, QuickBooks Desktop), Microsoft won’t try to push 1803 on it.
IBM, Maersk launch blockchain-based shipping platform with 94 early adopters
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:51:00 -0700
After launching a proof of concept earlier this year, IBM and Maersk have unveiled TradeLens, the production version of an electronic ledger for tracking global shipments; the companies say they have 94 participants piloting the system, including more than 20 port and terminal operators.
The jointly developed electronic shipping ledger records details of cargo shipments as they leave their origin, arrive in ports, are shipped overseas and eventually received.
AV-Comparatives: Trend Micro Mobile Security for Android Provides 100% Malware Protection for Mobile Users
Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 20:13:17 +0000
With the introduction of Android v8.0 (Android Oreo) in August of 2017, among other OS improvements Google introduced its built-in malware protection for Android call Play Protect (dependent on Google Play Services 11 or later). Play Protect checks apps and APK files downloaded from Google Play or third-party sources, using real-time and on-demand scanners, while…
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Read MoreImpostor ‘Fortnite’ Android Apps Are Already Spreading Malware
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000
New analysis from mobile security firm Lookout shows that malware authors are taking full advantage of ‘Fortnite’ ditching the Google Play Store.
Read MoreSaving Lives With Tech Amid Syria’s Endless Civil War
Credit to Author: Danny Gold| Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2018 10:00:00 +0000
A band of activist-entrepreneurs is building a sensor network to warn when and where air strikes will hit—a constant threat under Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
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