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- January 17, 2018
17 Jan'18
Skygofree Android spyware is a powerful surveillance tool
A new Android spyware tool called Skygofree was described as one of the most powerful surveillance tools and can even capture encrypted messages from WhatsApp.
- January 17, 2018
17 Jan'18
Risk & Repeat: Let's Encrypt certificates offer pros, cons
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss Let's Encrypt certificates and weigh the positives and negatives the free certificate authority provides.
- January 16, 2018
16 Jan'18
CIA attributes NotPetya attacks to Russian spy agency
The CIA reportedly concluded that Russia's foreign intelligence agency created and was responsible for the NotPetya attacks against Ukraine in June.
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- January 12, 2018
12 Jan'18
Intel Meltdown patch causes issues with Broadwell and Haswell
Customers reported the firmware Intel Meltdown patch caused reboot issues on Broadwell and Haswell chipsets, leading to a patch review by Intel.
- January 12, 2018
12 Jan'18
AMD backtracks on Spectre vulnerabilities, plans microcode updates
AMD initially believed the Spectre vulnerabilities posed "near zero risk" to its chip, but the company this week reversed course and is planning microcode updates for its products.
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- January 12, 2018
12 Jan'18
Fancy Bears hackers target International Olympic Committee
News roundup: The hacking group called Fancy Bears claims to have hacked the Olympics again. Plus, a former NSA contractor pleads guilty to stealing government data, and more.
- January 11, 2018
11 Jan'18
WPA3 Wi-Fi protocol aims to improve security in 2018
The new WPA3 Wi-Fi protocol aims to improve security for IoT devices and strengthen password security with protections against brute force attacks.
- January 11, 2018
11 Jan'18
Risk & Repeat: Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities shake industry
In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the discovery of the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities and their effect on information security.
- January 10, 2018
10 Jan'18
Spectre patches highlight January 2018 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft's January 2018 Patch Tuesday brings Meltdown and Spectre patches to users, except those on AMD chipsets or those with incompatible antivirus.
- January 09, 2018
09 Jan'18
NIST botnet security report recommendations open for comments
Federal agencies opened public comments on a draft botnet security report born from the 2017 White House cybersecurity executive order, and experts are generally favorable.
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- January 09, 2018
09 Jan'18
Intel keynote misses the mark on Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities
With CEO Brian Krzanich's keynote at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, Intel missed an opportunity for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.
- January 05, 2018
05 Jan'18
Huge coordinated vulnerability disclosure needed for Meltdown
Unprecedented Spectre and Meltdown CPU flaws required a vast coordinated vulnerability disclosure effort over six months and across dozens of organizations.
- January 05, 2018
05 Jan'18
A DHS data breach exposed PII of over 250,000 people
News roundup: A DHS data breach exposed PII of 250,000 federal employees, as well as investigative data from 2002 to 2014. Plus, a new bill aims to nix paperless voting, and more.
- January 04, 2018
04 Jan'18
Meltdown and Spectre patches and mitigations released
Vendors released the vulnerability disclosures and patches for the new Meltdown and Spectre CPU attacks as the infosec industry begins mitigating risks.
- January 03, 2018
03 Jan'18
Intel CPU flaw gets third-party patch but no details
Release of a third-party patch for a mysterious Intel CPU flaw led to many questions but few answers, and details on the issue may not be imminent.