Security
JavaScript-based address bar spoofing vulns patched in Safari, Yandex, Opera
Are you where you think you are, or are you where I want you to think you are?
24 Oct 07:14 | 6
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Security
Palo Alto Networks threatens to sue security startup for comparison review, says it breaks software EULA
'I'm not going to be bullied by someone with deeper pockets' vows Orca boss
23 Oct 17:58 | 24
Security
EU slaps extra sanctions on Russian spy chief and APT28 malware dev over 2015 Bundestag hack
Better late than never, eh
23 Oct 16:20 | 8
Security
Ed Snowden doesn’t need to worry about being turfed out of Russia any more
Immigration reforms allowing more skilled workers to stay seem to have resulted in permanent residency
23 Oct 06:34 | 39
Security
After Dutch bloke claims he hacked Trump's Twitter by guessing password, web biz says there's 'no evidence'
It's saying something when it's easy to believe the US President's passphrase was maga2020!
23 Oct 05:36 | 32
Security
China reveals audit of 320,000 local apps, with 34 booted from app stores and hundreds of devs warned they could suffer same fate
Privacy crackdown in the land of ubiquitous surveillance, where 5G now blankets all cities
23 Oct 04:27 | 6
Security
After first floating $20bn penalty, DoJ suggests $60m fine for UMC's theft of Micron’s DRAM secrets
Taiwanese chipmaker promises ‘substantial assistance’ in ongoing China IP theft action
23 Oct 02:58 | 4
Security
Is it Iran or Russia's hackers we need to worry about? The Russians, definitely the Russians, says US intelligence
Energetic Bear team caught breaking into govt systems, no harm done to Nov 3 elections
22 Oct 23:39 | 44
Security
French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by 'cyberattack', Ryuk ransomware suspected
You know, the firm that runs half of NHS Business Services
22 Oct 14:37 | 5
Security
Samsung to introduce automatic call blocking on Android 11-capable flagships
Yeah I've heard you were in a car accident that wasn't your fault. Is that right? *Click*
22 Oct 11:44 | 60
Updated
Iran sent threatening pro-Trump emails to American Democrats, Russia close behind, says US intelligence
No, say it ain't so, maga_christ9000@post.ir
22 Oct 02:03 | 77
Security
Thought the FBI were the only ones able to unlock encrypted phones? Pretty much every US cop can get the job done
Massive public records request reveals scale of warrantless surveillance
21 Oct 23:34 | 122
Security
Coronavirus outbreak triggered a rush of online attacks against retail loyalty schemes, Akamai reckons
Digital souks are sitting ducks for identity fraudsters
21 Oct 20:25 | 6
Security
How much does Oracle love you? Thiiiis much: Latest patch bundle has 402 fixes
How many times do you want to read the CVSS rating 9.8 today?
21 Oct 18:32 | 3
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How cybercriminals play the domain game
And why AI tools will make you less vulnerable
21 Oct 06:00 |
Security
OpenStack haven OpenDev yanks Gerrit code review tool after admin account compromised for two weeks
Source warehouse asks users to verify recent project commits to ensure they’re not malicious
21 Oct 02:08 | 1
Security
Top tip, everyone: Chinese hackers are hitting these 25 vulns, so make sure you patch them ASAP, says NSA
Plus this Chrome one being exploited in the wild, we note
20 Oct 23:40 | 13
Security
VMware patches, among other things, ESXi flaw that can be abused by miscreants on the network to hijack hosts
Adobe issues out-of-band patches, too, for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, etc
20 Oct 20:14 |
Security
Remember insider threat? Old news now. Focus on malware detection, says EU infosec agency
ENISA annual report also calls for better use of threat intel by frontline bods
20 Oct 15:25 | 8
Webcast
You’ve open sourced your relational database manager with PostgreSQL – but how can you keep it secure?
We'll help you manage risk while chasing your RDBMS dreams
20 Oct 06:00 |
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If you suddenly can't print to your HP Printer from your Mac, you're not alone: Code security cert snafu blamed
Driver software snubbed by macOS 10.15, 10.14, Amazon Music, too
Software
Ubuntu 20.10 goes full Raspberry Pi, from desktop to micro clouds: Full fat desktop on a Pi is usable
But company also has its eye on Kubernetes at the edge
On Call
The engineer lurking behind the curtain: Musical monitors on a meagre IT budget
The 'S' in SX, stands for 'Sporty', ok?
Security
Palo Alto Networks threatens to sue security startup for comparison review, says it breaks software EULA
'I'm not going to be bullied by someone with deeper pockets' vows Orca boss
Interview
'This was bigger than GNOME and bigger than just this case.' GNOME Foundation exec director talks patent trolls and much, much more
Snaps vs Flatpaks, losing in mobile, Microsoft and Linux, and avoiding another GNOME 2 to 3 disaster
Security
Ed Snowden doesn’t need to worry about being turfed out of Russia any more
Immigration reforms allowing more skilled workers to stay seem to have resulted in permanent residency
Security
After Dutch bloke claims he hacked Trump's Twitter by guessing password, web biz says there's 'no evidence'
It's saying something when it's easy to believe the US President's passphrase was maga2020!
Software
RIAA DMCAs GitHub into nuking popular YouTube video download tool, says it can be used to slurp music
Did 2020 just loop round to 1999?
Artificial Intelligence
IBM: Our AI correctly predicts onset of Alzheimer’s 71% of the time, better than standard clinical tests
IBM: Our AI correctly predicts onset of Alzheimer’s 71% of the time, better than standard clinical tests
Something for the Weekend, Sir?
Ho hum: If you're so artificially intelligent, name this song while my videos go viral
My careful plan to save the economy
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Notpetya, Olympics hacking, Novichok probe meddling... America throws the book at six alleged Kremlin hackers
While the UK says Russia probed 2020 Games systems, too
19 Oct 20:47 | 23
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UK test-and-trace coronavirus data may be handed to police to nab those who aren't self-isolating as required
Plod 'involvement' could deter testing, says doctors' union
19 Oct 15:29 | 52
In brief
First, Patch Tuesday. Now, Oh Hell, Monday: Microsoft emits bonus fixes for Visual Studio, Windows 10 security bugs
Plus: A warning to SharePoint operators
19 Oct 14:43 | 6
Column
Will there be no end to govt attempts to break encryption? Hand over your data or the kiddies get it, threaten Five Eyes spies
The Great Unicorn Prayer of security services: Stay secure, but - ya know - give us backdoors
19 Oct 10:30 | 52
Security
If you want to practice writing exploits and worms, there's a big hijacking hole in SonicWall firewall VPNs
And some 800,000 installations facing the internet, patches are available
16 Oct 20:01 | 6
Column
To stop web giants abusing privacy, they must be prevented from respawning. Ever
History tells us tech companies just get bigger, even after being broken up or battered
16 Oct 15:00 | 102
Security
British Airways fined £20m for Magecart hack that exposed 400k folks' credit card details to crooks
Airline was saving domain admin creds and card details alike in plaintext
16 Oct 12:15 | 39
Security
One alleged Dridex money-launderer set for US extradition, beams UK's National Crime Agency
They nicked six alleged perps last year but only one was charged
15 Oct 19:28 | 3
Security
COVID-19 security tips: Ensure you sack your staff without leaving their IT access enabled, says Secureworks
Infosec biz issues mildly off-the-wall guidance for incident responders
15 Oct 17:30 | 26
Security
Security much? Twitter should have had a CISO to prevent Bitcoin hack, says US state financial body
Plus: Platform 'censors' US newspaper and triggers ordure tsunami
15 Oct 14:15 | 6
Security
Microsoft would love to hear about 'critical bugs' in .NET 5.0 ahead of the 'unified' platform's November launch
Dare ye use RC2 in production?
15 Oct 08:04 |
Security
Remember when Zoom was rumbled for lousy crypto? Six months later it says end-to-end is ready
But it’s a tech preview and requires opt-in for every meeting
15 Oct 07:33 | 17
Security
Intel celebrates security of Ice Lake Xeon processors, so far impervious to any threat due to their unavailability
But when they ship, Chipzilla promises its server silicon will 'double down' on defense mechanisms
14 Oct 19:26 | 22
Sponsored
The rise of fearware and how to fight back
A new kind of email filtering protects against fraud
14 Oct 18:30 |
Security
McAfee rattles tin for $600m+ in fresh IPO filing valuing firm at $3.6bn
That's if shares sell at the high end
14 Oct 15:52 | 7
Security
Brit webcam criminal snared in FBI LuminosityLink creepware sting spared prison
Swindon man walks away with two-year suspended sentence
14 Oct 13:57 | 13
Security
'Facebook simply would not exist today if not for Bletchley Park,' says social network – but don't hold that against it
Zuckerberg and UK government throw code-breaking site funding lifeline
14 Oct 10:29 | 33
Security
Softly-as-a-service: IBM whispers plan for security SaaS based on a Cloud Pak
Appears to cook a new way to shift containerised wares and get you onto OpenShift
14 Oct 08:03 |
Patch Tuesday
It's 2020 and a rogue ICMPv6 network packet can pwn your Microsoft Windows machine
Redmond urges folks to apply update ASAP – plus more fixes for Outlook and software from Adobe, Intel, SAP, Red Hat
13 Oct 20:09 | 76
