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Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:14:43 +0000

This week marked the 11th annual Pwn2Own contest held during the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver and while the contest had fewer entries compared to previous years, it was still an exciting event filled with a little drama. Over the course of two days, the Zero Day Initiative awarded $267,000 for vulnerabilities covering Apple (5), Microsoft…

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Kaspersky Security

March 16, 2018 admin

Your smart camera is not immune to intrusion

Credit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:48:53 +0000

Internet of things is not getting any safer: Our experts analyzed a smart camera and found numerous vulnerabilities.

Security Wired

March 15, 2018 admin

New Sanctions Against Russia Finally Take the Country’s Online Chaos Seriously

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:05:02 +0000

From election meddling to NotPetya to grid hacking, Russia’s digital provocations are no longer being ignored.

Security TrendMicro

March 15, 2018 admin

NIST Cybersecurity Framework Series Part 1: Identify

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:43:11 +0000

Within this series, we’ll take a closer look at each of the functions of the NIST framework and provide tips and optimal processes for CISOs to follow as they implement and improve their cybersecurity using this roadmap.

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Security TrendMicro

March 14, 2018 admin

A View of Upcoming Threat Coverage from Pwn2Own 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 21:18:38 +0000

This blog will be updated throughout the competition so keep tracking for the latest updates on upcoming threat coverage! St. Patrick’s Day is coming up later this week, but the contestants at Pwn2Own 2018 will need more than luck on their side. They will need to dive into their expert hacking skills in the hopes…

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ComputerWorld Independent

March 14, 2018 admin

Massive March Patch Tuesday relaxes antivirus restrictions, but there are problems

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 06:55:00 -0700

On a scale from 1 to 10, Microsoft in March has ratcheted the patching pace up to 11. The good news is that there are no known exploits for any of the “Critical” rated security holes. (Worth repeating: There are still no known exploits for Meltdown or Spectre.) The bad news? Reports of another forced upgrade to Win10 Fall Creators Update. Still waiting for confirmation on that one.

By the numbers

As usual, Martin Binkmann on ghacks.net, has the best summary:

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Security Wired

March 14, 2018 admin

Today’s Debate Over Online Porn Laws Started Decades Ago

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:59:17 +0000

The online porn laws proposed everywhere from Rhode Island to the UK today echo the same concerns as legislation from the 1990s.