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Severe flaws patched in libarchive, dependent projects urged to follow

Three severe bugs that could be easily exploited to perform arbitrary code execution have been patched with version 3.2.1 of the libarchive open source multi-format archive …

(IN)SECURE Magazine 50
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 50 released

(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 50 has been released today. Table of contents …

cloud
Cloud-first is replacing the defensive no-cloud stance

By 2020, a corporate “no-cloud” policy will be as rare as a “no-Internet” policy is today, according to Gartner. Cloud-first, and even cloud-only, is …

Drone
FAA finalizes operational rules for drones

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS …

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ApocalypseVM ransomware decrypter released

AV company Emsisoft has added yet another ransomware decrypter tool to its stable: a decrypter for ApocalypseVM. The tool works on the latest versions of the ransomware in …

fake tech support isp
Tech support scammers impersonate victims’ ISP

Tech support scammers have switched from cold calls to pop-ups ambushing users online, seemingly coming from the victims’ ISP. In the US and Canada, Verizon, AT&T …

google prompt
Google’s new authentication option: a tap on the screen

Google knowns that usability is a pre-requisite for security, so they’ve come up (yet again) with a new option within the 2-step verification feature for Google …

security camera
Unsecured security cameras lead to privacy erosion

The results of a recent analysis of some 6,000 open security cameras across the United States has shown that 15 percent of them are located in users’ private homes. Open …

ransomware
Most businesses would not pay in the event of a ransomware attack

Business owners in the U.S. recognize the severity of ransomware and the potential disruption to business operations, yet 84 percent say they would not pay in the event of a …

Rule 41
Changes to Rule 41 will increase law enforcement hacking, surveillance

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the Tor Project, and dozens of other organizations are calling on citizens and website operators to take action to block a new rule …

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Supporting the IT edge is expensive, full of potential security risks

Organizations are facing multiple challenges when managing the IT edge – at remote and branch offices. A Riverbed survey asked IT professionals about the various challenges …

SilentCircle Privacy Meter
Blackphone users get a virtual privacy assistant

Silent Circle has pushed out a new version of Silent OS, the operating system running on Blackphone 2 devices, and it comes with several privacy and security enhancements, …

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