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Midterm Election Security: Why Patching Is a Critical Issue
2018-09-26 12:18

Many of the computer devices to be used for electronic voting in November's midterm elections have unpatched older operating systems that make them vulnerable, says Darien Kindlund, a data...

The top 10 security challenges SMBs face
2018-09-26 12:00

SMBs are at an increased risk for cyberattacks, including ransomware, DDoS attacks, and insider exfiltration, according to a Cisco report.

Microsoft is killing passwords one announcement at a time
2018-09-26 11:43

Windows 10 and Office 365 users can now log in to Azure AD applications using only the Authenticator App.

Domain flub leaves 30 million customers high and dry
2018-09-26 11:33

Zoho's CEO begged for help on Twitter after his domain registrar effectively took the company offline, stranding millions of users.

Google actually listens to users, hands back cookies and rethinks Chrome auto sign-in
2018-09-26 11:11

Hides don't-be-creepy switch in browser settings as spectre of GDPR looms Stung by criticism over its creepy cookie hoarding and automatic sign-in in Chrome, Google has pulled a swift U-turn. Kind of.…

Facebook scolds police for using fake accounts to snoop on citizens
2018-09-26 10:52

Put down that “Bob Smith” fake account and back off, Facebook told the Memphis Police Department, waving its real-names policy in the air.

Linux Kernel Vulnerability Affects Red Hat, CentOS, Debian
2018-09-26 10:25

Qualys has disclosed the details of an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be exploited by a local attacker for privilege escalation. The flaw, dubbed “Mutagen Astronomy,”...

Millions of Twitter DMs may have been exposed by year-long bug
2018-09-26 10:20

Though the bug was present for over a year, Twitter hasn't found any DMs or protected tweets that were delivered to the wrong developer.

Firefox Monitor tells you whether your email was compromised in a data breach
2018-09-26 09:50

After a few months of user testing, Mozilla has launched Firefox Monitor, a free online service that allows users to check whether their email address was involved in a publicly known data breach...

Canadian security boss ain't afraid of no Huawei, sees no reason for ban
2018-09-26 09:24

They know how to test kit for backdoors, apparently Canadian Center for Cyber Security chief Scott Jones has told a parliamentary committee there's no need for the country to cut Chinese comms...