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Emerging threats fuel public threat intelligence sharing
Concerns around emerging threats such as ransomware and polymorphic malware have sparked a significant increase in collaboration by the cyber security industry, according to …
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Skilled security staff are hard to find, security teams need to be creative
A study conducted in July by Dimensional Research examined how organizations are addressing the cybersecurity skills gap. Study respondents included 315 IT security …
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Security flaw affects 750,000 Estonian ID cards
An international group of cryptographers has flagged a serious security vulnerability in the chip embedded in Estonian ID cards, the country’s Information System …
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Axonius announces $4M seed round to secure the explosion of connected devices
Israeli startup Axonius today announced $4 million in seed funding for its mission to secure and manage the growing billions of connected devices in use by businesses. Backing …
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Easily exploitable Apache Struts vulnerability opens businesses to attack
A critical vulnerability in Apache Struts, a popular open source framework for developing web applications, opens any server running an app built using it to remote attackers. …
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European court says workplace surveillance must not violate workers’ privacy
European companies must strike a fair balance between workplace surveillance and their employees’ right to privacy, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled. …
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Hacking virtual and augmented reality: Short-term FUD, long-term danger
I believe virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are on the cusp of mass success, and will dramatically change the way we use technology. However, with new technology …
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GDPR awareness: 1 in 5 businesses claim a fine wouldn’t bother them
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect May 25, 2018, businesses around the globe should be preparing accordingly. However, through a recent survey, …
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Lenovo settles FTC charges it harmed consumers with preinstalled software
Lenovo has agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission and 32 State Attorneys General that the company harmed consumers by pre-loading software on some laptops …
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Researchers reverse 320 million hashed passwords
CynoSure Prime, a “password research collective”, has reversed the hashes of nearly 320 million hashed passwords provided by security researcher Troy Hunt through …
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Hackers stole contact info of 6 million Instagram users and are selling it online
Last week, Instagram pushed out a patch for a bug in the service’s API that allowed attackers to discover users’ email address and/or phone number. Facebook-owned …
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Consumers need to stay alert as skimming grows
The number of cards compromised at U.S. ATMs and merchants rose 39 percent in the first six months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016, according to new data from …
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