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- December 21, 2018
21 Dec'18
Microsoft patches Internet Explorer zero-day bug under attack
News roundup: Microsoft issues an emergency patch for an Internet Explorer bug exploited in the wild. Plus, authorities indict three individuals for 'stresser' services, and more.
- December 20, 2018
20 Dec'18
McAfee: When quantum computing threats strike, we won't know it
Quantum computing systems may not be powerful enough to break current encryption protocols, but McAfee CTO Steve Grobman says it will be tough to tell when that day arrives.
- December 20, 2018
20 Dec'18
NASA data breach included employee Social Security numbers
Limited details leave questions surrounding a possible NASA data breach that could have compromised Social Security numbers for current and former employees.
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- December 20, 2018
20 Dec'18
Twitter bugs expose user data and direct messages
Two Twitter bugs led to questions about the platform's user privacy and security, while the company said one of the bugs opened the door to possible state-sponsored attacks.
- December 19, 2018
19 Dec'18
Risk & Repeat: Lessons from the Equifax breach report
This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report on the Equifax breach and the infosec lessons to be learned from it.
- December 18, 2018
18 Dec'18
Huawei bans set to continue, despite lack of supporting evidence
While the number of countries with Huawei bans in place grows and more issue warnings, a German investigation found no evidence of spying to support the fear.
- December 18, 2018
18 Dec'18
Why McAfee CTO Steve Grobman is wary of AI models for cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence has become a dominant force in the cybersecurity industry, but McAfee CTO Steve Grobman said it's too easy to make AI models look more effective than they truly are.
- December 17, 2018
17 Dec'18
Marriott Starwood data breach notification de-values customers
The Marriott Starwood data breach exposed half a billion customers' data, but the hospitality giant seems to have learned from recent megabreaches that the standard response to a breach can be the ...
- December 14, 2018
14 Dec'18
Facebook API bug exposed photos of 6.8 million users
GDPR regulators are already investigating a new Facebook API bug the social media giant announced Friday that might have exposed photos belonging to up to 6.8 million users.
- December 14, 2018
14 Dec'18
Mozilla distrusts all Symantec certificates with Firefox 64 release
News roundup: Mozilla finally removes trust for Symantec certificates with Firefox 64. Plus, Supermicro's investigation challenges Bloomberg Businessweek's report, and more.
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- December 14, 2018
14 Dec'18
Initial RSA Conference 2019 keynote lineup released
RSA Conference 2019's diversity and inclusion initiative appears to be paying off, as the initial keynote speaker lineup has equal representation for men and women speakers.
- December 13, 2018
13 Dec'18
Project Zero finds Logitech Options app critically flawed
Tavis Ormandy of Google's Project Zero discovered a serious authentication vulnerability in Logitech's Options application, but the peripheral device maker has yet to address the flaw.
- December 13, 2018
13 Dec'18
Risk & Repeat: NRCC breach stokes election security fears
This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at the recently disclosed cyberattack on the National Republican Congressional Committee and the questions that remain about it.
- December 13, 2018
13 Dec'18
Operation Sharpshooter targets infrastructure around the world
Operation Sharpshooter is a recently discovered global cyberattack campaign targeting critical infrastructure organizations, including nuclear, defense and financial companies.
- December 12, 2018
12 Dec'18
Equifax breach report highlights multiple security failures
An Equifax breach report, based on a government investigation, blamed the incident on multiple security failures and concluded the breach was preventable.