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Apple engineers think they've come up with a simple way to make SMS two-factor authentication one-time codes less susceptible to phishing attacks: agree a common text format so their use can be automated without the need for risky user interaction. The concept proposed by the company's Safari WebKit team is that apps such as mobile browsers will automatically process SMS text codes as they are received, submitting them to the correct website.
Kali Linux 2020.1 released: New tools, Kali NetHunter rootless, and more!Offensive Security have released Kali Linux 2020.1, which is available for immediate download. You can upgrade Windows 7 for free! Why wouldn't you?Windows 7 has been Microsoft's most successful operating system and, it's safe to say, one of the most loved. How industries are evolving their DevOps and security practicesThere's significant variation in DevOps maturation and security integration across the financial services, government, retail, telecom, and technology industries, according to Puppet's report based on nearly 3,000 responses.
Adobe-owned Magento has plugged multiple critical vulnerabilities in its eponymous content management system, the most severe of which could be exploited by attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution. According to the newest Magento-themed security bulletin, three of the six fixed flaws are critical and three are important.
Businesses continuing to run Windows 7 should tread carefully and keep Windows 7 at their peril. Compatibility should not be a big issue as Windows 10 can run on most systems that supported Windows 7.
P&N Bank in Perth, Australia, says a server upgrade gone wrong led to the breach of sensitive personal information in its customer relationship management system. The CRM system contains names, mailing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, customer numbers, ages, account numbers, account balances and what the bank described as other "Nonsensitive" data related to interactions with customers.
The smartphone will remain the dominant consumer device into the new decade, but the arrival of 5G will not guarantee a surge in device upgrades, according to a GSMA Intelligence research. Only 30-40 per cent of survey respondents in significant markets such as the US, Europe and Australia said the arrival of 5G is likely to result in a smartphone upgrade in the short term.
Malware hunters are sounding the alarm over a new, more effective version of the North Korean "Apple Jeus" macOS software nasty. "To attack macOS users, the Lazarus group has developed homemade macOS malware, and added an authentication mechanism to deliver the next stage payload very carefully, as well as loading the next-stage payload without touching the disk."
The platform is a favorite target for the Magecart collective of card-skimming threat groups.
Fyde, the new standard for Zero Trust, announced Fyde Enterprise, a continuous, adaptive secure access solution that mitigates risk while protecting privacy and increasing performance. As digital...
Wake-on-LAN and ARP pinging have expanded Ryuk's reach into corporate LANs -- and its operators' monetization abilities.