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macOS High Sierra Logs External Volume Passwords in Plaintext
2018-03-29 04:10

In macOS High Sierra, the passwords used for Apple File System (APFS)-encrypted external drives are logged and kept in on-disk log files, a security researcher has discovered. The APFS file system...

Facebook Limits App Access to Users Data
2018-03-29 04:01

Facebook has announced a series of changes to its developer platform to implement tighter user privacy controls and limit how apps can access to user data. The changes were initially mentioned...

Cisco Patches Two Critical RCE Bugs in IOS XE Software
2018-03-28 21:35

Cisco releases 22 patches as part of its semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE software security advisory.

OCR Considering HIPAA Privacy Rule, Enforcement Changes
2018-03-28 19:33

But Agency Will Seek Public Input FirstFederal regulators are considering potential changes to HIPAA privacy rule and enforcement regulations, but aim to first engage the healthcare sector and...

Breaking the Anonymity in the Cryptocurrency Monero
2018-03-28 19:25

Researchers have exploited a flaw in the cryptocurrency Monero to break the anonymity of transactions. Research paper. BoingBoing post....

The Big Business of Bad Bots
2018-03-28 16:41

Bad bots are big news largely because of the FBI investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 presidential election. But bad bots are a bigger problem than automated tweeting: 42.2% of all...

Bad Microsoft Meltdown Patch Made Some Windows Systems Less Secure
2018-03-28 16:25

Researcher finds Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday release included a fix for the Intel Meltdown bug, however the update opened up a new vulnerability.

Webinar Today: Inside the Cyber Underworld
2018-03-28 15:47

Inside the Cyber Underworld: Armor's Black Market Report From credit card data to counterfeit passports, just about anything is available for the right price on the Dark Web. For three months,...

Risky Business: The Fifth Element
2018-03-28 15:31

Last month, I talked about the elegant beauty in offloading parts of your risk portfolio in four distinct ways.  The logic is to streamline the company’s mitigation efforts and allow you to focus...

Fileless Crypto-Mining Malware Discovered
2018-03-28 15:25

Malicious crypto-miners have invaded the threat landscape over the past year, fueled by a massive increase in the value of crypto-currency.  A recent attack discovered by security researchers...