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New IoT legislation bans shared default passwords

In an attempt to make it harder for bots to take over the myriad of connected devices sold in California, the state legislators have pushed through and California Governor …

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China allegedly infiltrated US companies through implanted hardware backdoors

Many US companies, including Amazon and Apple, have been the victims of a clever supply chain attack that resulted in compromised hardware (servers) being installed at some of …

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Jigsaw releases Intra, an Android app that encrypts DNS queries to thwart online censorship

Alphabet subsidiary and tech incubator Jigsaw, which concentrates on creating solutions for “the toughest geopolitical challenges,” has released Intra, an Android …

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APTs are targeting IT service providers

Managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud service providers (CSPs) are under attack by advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security …

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Cisco plugs critical flaws in DNA Center and Prime Infrastructure

A new batch of vulnerabilities in various Cisco products has been fixed, three of which are critical. Cisco DNA Center vulnerabilities Two vulnerabilities affect Cisco Digital …

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The ultimate fallout from the Facebook data breach could be massive

Less than a week ago, Facebook announced that unknown attackers have managed to string together three bugs affecting the social media platform, which allowed them to steal …

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Regularly updating your wireless router is not enough to ward off attacks

Wireless routers are the most often attacked and exploited type of IoT device. They are also one of the rare IoT devices that most of us can’t do without. We need them …

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Popular TP-Link wireless home router open to remote hijacking

By concatenating a known improper authentication flaw with a newly discovered CSRF vulnerability, remote unauthenticated attackers can obtain full control over TP-Link …

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How to minimize the negative effect of mobile device loss or theft

Have you, like me, become inordinately obsessed with the security of your smartphone? And are you forever checking your pockets to make sure you haven’t left it behind …

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Cisco Talos discloses serious vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader

Cisco Talos researcher Aleksandar Nikolic has unearthed one of the critical vulnerabilities fixed in the latest Adobe Acrobat and Reader security updates. He is also the one …

Adobe Reader
Adobe fixes 47 critical flaws in Acrobat and Reader

Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Acrobat and Reader, and they fix a prodigious amount of critical (47) and important (39) vulnerabilities affecting both software …

Google Chrome
Google to make Chrome extensions safer and privacy-preserving

Google has announced a number of security changes in the Chrome extensions system: a more thorough extensions review process, better user controls, and a new manifest that …

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