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Raspberry Pi Ditches Default Logins to Boost Security
PRIVACY PRIVACY Users asked to choose new username and password on boot-up Read More
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FIN7 Pen Tester Gets Five Years Behind Bars
PRIVACY PRIVACY Carbanak Group specialist coordinated network intrusions Read More
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Friday Squid Blogging: Do Squid Have Emotions?
PRIVACY PRIVACY Scientists are now debating whether octopuses, squid, and crabs have emotions. Short answer: we don’t know, but can’t rule it out. There may be a point when humans can no longer assume that crayfish, shrimp, and other invertebrates don’t feel pain and other emotions. “If they can no longer be considered immune to…
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Northern Ireland TrustFord Sites Hit by Ransomware Gang
PRIVACY PRIVACY The attack is believed to have been committed by Conti ransomware gang Read More
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What the FBI Wants You to Know About the Latest Phishing Scheme
PRIVACY PRIVACY What’s worse than a surprise call from a law enforcement official telling you to pay a fine or be forced to serve time? Providing your personal information and paying that fine only to find out that it was all a scam. You didn’t miss jury duty; you didn’t commit a crime — you were…
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Finland Government Sites Forced Offline by DDoS Attacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY Finnish ministries of foreign affairs and defense forced offline earlier today by DDoS attacks Read More
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#ISC2Events: Supply Chain Security is a Multifaceted Challenge
PRIVACY PRIVACY Orgs must know range of factors when managing supply chain risk, says (ISC)2’s CISO, Jon France Read More
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AirTags Are Used for Stalking Far More than Previously Reported
PRIVACY PRIVACY Ever since Apple introduced AirTags, security people have warned that they could be used for stalking. But while there have been a bunch of anecdotal stories, this is the first vaguely scientific survey: Motherboard requested records mentioning AirTags in a recent eight month period from dozens of the country’s largest police departments. We…
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Fuzzing tool company launches initiative to secure open-source software
PRIVACY PRIVACY ForAllSecure, maker of a next-generation fuzzing solution called Mayhem, announced a $2 million program Wednesday aimed at making open-source software (OSS) more secure. The company is offering developers a free copy of Mayhem and will pay them $1,000 if they integrate the software into a qualified OSS GitHub project. “We’re on a mission…
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Qualys Multi-Vector EDR update prioritizes alert response
PRIVACY PRIVACY Cloud security and compliance software company Qualys has announced the latest version of its Multi-Vector endpoint detection and response (EDR) platform, with added threat hunting and risk mitigation capabilities and a clear focus on alert prioritization and reducing the time needed to respond to threats. “Qualys Multi-Vector EDR acts as a force multiplier…