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Chrome 69 is out, includes many functional and security changes
Ten years ago Google released the first iteration of its Chrome browser. On Tuesday, the company pushed out version 69. It comes with a number of design and functional …
Social Mapper: A free tool for automated discovery of targets’ social media accounts
Trustwave has released Social Mapper, an open source tool that automates the process of discovering individuals’ social media accounts. How Social Mapper works The tool …
Chrome users get Site Isolation by default to ward off Spectre attacks
Site Isolation, the optional security feature added to Chrome 63 late last year to serve as protection against Spectre information disclosure attacks, has been enabled by …
Gargoyle: Innovative solution for preventing insider attacks
A group of researchers from UNSW Sydney, Macquarie University, and Purdue University has released a paper on a new and very promising network-based solution for preventing …
Android devices with pre-installed malware sold in developing markets
New low-end Android smartphone devices being sold to consumers in developing markets, many of whom are coming online for the first time, contain pre-installed malware, …
91% of critical incidents involve known, legitimate binaries like PowerShell
Opportunistic threat actors are leveraging trusted tools, like PowerShell, to retrieve and execute malicious code from remote sources. According to eSentire, 91% of endpoint …
Researcher hacks smart fingerprint padlock in mere seconds
The Tapplock one “smart” padlock, which received many rave reviews by tech-focused news sites and YouTubers, can be forced to open in under two seconds with a …
High-level vulnerabilities discovered in 84% of Android shopping apps
More than 84% of the shopping apps have three or more high-level security vulnerabilities, according to a security assessment by Appknox and Seworks. A total of 274 …
Chrome to dynamically point out “Not secure” HTTP sites
Google expects HTTPS to become the default, and is preparing users for it by slowly moving Chrome towards showing only negative security indicators. Google’s own numbers …
Google will force Android OEMs to push out security patches regularly
Android P, the ninth major version of the widely-used mobile OS, is expected to be released later this year. Google has already announced a slew of security and privacy …
How consumers are embracing IoT
A CSG survey, which polled more than 2,000 consumers between the ages of 18 and 64, evaluated consumer understanding, usage and sentiment about current and future IoT …
First biometric authentication solution for consumer augmented reality headsets
Redrock Biometrics and Epson have partnered to bring PalmID to the MOVERIO Smart Glasses Platform as the first biometric authentication solution for a consumer AR headset. …
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