July 2019 – Page 16 – PossibleThreat Articles

Zoom fixes webcam flaw for Macs, but security concerns linger

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Collaboration, MacOS, Macs, Security

Credit to Author: Matthew Finnegan| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 11:51:00 -0700

Zoom released a patch this week to fix a security flaw in the Mac version of its desktop video chat app that could allow hackers to take control of a user’s webcam.

The vulnerability was discovered by security researcher Jonathan Leitschuh, who published information about it in a blog post Monday. The flaw potentially affected 750,000 companies and approximately 4 million individuals using Zoom, Leitschuh said.

Zoom said it’s seen “no indication” any users were affected. But concerns about the flaw and how it works raised questions about whether other similar apps could be equally vulnerable.

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What is the dark web? And what will you find there?

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Security

The dark web may sound ominous, but it’s really a catch-all term for the part of the internet that isn't indexed by search engines. Stay tuned for a guided tour of the web's less mainstream regions.

ComputerWorld Independent

How to manage Microsoft Windows BitLocker

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Security, Windows

Use these techniques to inventory your network to determine which devices have BitLocker.

ComputerWorld Independent

How to set up Microsoft Cloud App Security

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Security, Windows

This new add-on will let you set up alerts about suspicious sign-on activity for Office 365 and other cloud apps.

ComputerWorld Independent

New Windows 7 'security-only' update installs telemetry/snooping, uh, feature

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Security, Windows

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 03:16:00 -0700

Back in October 2016, Microsoft divided the Win7 and 8.1 patching worlds into two parts.

Those who got their patches through Windows Update received so-called Monthly Rollups, which included security patches, bug fixes – and we frankly don’t know what else – rolled out in a cumulative stream.

The folks who were willing to download and manually install patches were also given the option of installing “security-only” patches, not cumulative; these were meant to address just the security holes.

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Microsoft delivers Defender ATP security service to Macs

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Enterprise Systems Management, Macs, Mobile, Mobile Management, Security

Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 11:42:00 -0700

Microsoft on Monday made good on a March pledge by announcing that its most sophisticated endpoint security service is now available for Macs.

Microsoft Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) for Mac shifted to what the company calls “general availability” on June 28, wrote Helen Allas, a principal program manager on the enterprise security team, in a July 8 post to a company blog. Core components of Defender ATP, including the latest – “Threat & Vulnerability Management,” which made it to general availability a week ago – now serve Macs.

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How Apple is improving iCloud this year

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Apple, Home Tech, iOS, Security

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 07:06:00 -0700

Apple quite evidently plans many interesting improvements in its iCloud service this year. So, what’s going on?

What we know so far about Apple’s iCloud plans

Apple at WWDC made several announcements that will be reliant on iCloud – these include obvious things like new services and support for new functions, and less evident topics around sync, data, and artificial intelligence (AI).

Most recently, the company began beta-testing Touch ID and Face ID access to iCloud.com online, meaning that if you happen to be using an Apple device (Mac, iPad, iPhone), you can access your online iCloud services with the touch of a finger or a quick eye scan.

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The top 8 problems with blockchain

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Blockchain, Emerging Technology, Financial Services Industry, IDG Insider, Security

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0700

While blockchain holds tremendous potential for creating new financial, supply chain and digital identity systems, it’s often erroneously seen as a panacea for business problems.

The myriad of pilots and proofs of concept by large corporations and government agencies are showing real promise, but those projects don’t always lead to obvious business cases that justify doing something differently. Sometimes a tried and true technology like a relational database can perform the task much more efficiently than a distributed ledger based on peer-to-peer technology that will require complex governance and rules.

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Throwback Thursday: Spoilsport

July 19, 2019 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:00:00 -0700

This IT security pilot fish knows something about audits — and knows what he expects of auditors.

“I have more than 15 years of audit experience in IT,” fish says. “I have written and implemented policy and procedure, and developed incident response plans. I spent the better part of last year making sure that the external auditors could not find any inconsistencies in our control standards.”

Then the internal audit director decides to perform an audit of fish’s group — and sends a young auditor who thinks he knows everything IT.

After three weeks of research and testing, young auditor presents his results in a meeting with his boss the audit director and fish.

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