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Study explores clickjacking problem across top Alexa-ranked websites

August 27, 2019 0 Comments advertising, Alexa, alexa-ranked websites, chromium, clickjacking, clickjacking attacks, clickjacking research, observer, ranking, research, study, Web threats, websites

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:36:52 +0000

We look at recent research exploring the threat of clickjacking, along with other solutions considered by site owners and analysts for protecting users against these online attacks.

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Nextdoor neighborhood app sends letters on its users’ behalf

August 27, 2019 0 Comments invitations, Marketing, neighborhood, neighborhood apps, nextdoor, nextdoor app, Privacy, Scam, scams, targeted marketing, user awareness, user privacy

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:35:31 +0000

The Nextdoor neighborhood app sends out snail mail letters to neighbors on behalf of its users. Is this a scam—or an ill-conceived marketing plan?

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Improve security and simplify operations with Windows Defender Antivirus + Morphisec

August 27, 2019 0 Comments Endpoint security, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), Threat protection, Windows Security

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 16:00:04 +0000

Learn how Towne Properties uses Windows Defender Antivirus and Morphisec to protect against advanced memory-based attacks while simplifying operations.

The post Improve security and simplify operations with Windows Defender Antivirus + Morphisec appeared first on Microsoft Security .

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A History of Plans to Nuke Hurricanes (and Other Stuff Too)

August 27, 2019 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:46:23 +0000

If you think dropping a nuclear bomb into the eye of a hurricane is a bad idea, wait’ll you see what they had in mind for the polar ice caps.

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OpenAI Said Its Code Was Risky. Two Grads Re-Created It Anyway

August 27, 2019 0 Comments Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Security

Credit to Author: Tom Simonite| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000

The artificial intelligence lab cofounded by Elon Musk said its software could too easily be adapted to crank out fake news.

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GitHub joins WebAuthn club

August 27, 2019 0 Comments FIDO2, Microsoft, Organisations, two-factor authentication, Web Authentication, WebAuthn, Yubikey

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:33:09 +0000

GitHub is the latest company to support WebAuthn, a new standard that makes logging into online services using a browser more secure.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pL1_CDzIPLA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hostinger upgrades password security after 14m accounts breached

August 27, 2019 0 Comments 000Webhost, account breach, data breach, data loss, Hostinger, Password Hashing, security threats, sha-1

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:08:02 +0000

Millions of customers of web hosting company Hostinger have received emails bearing the bad news of a data breach.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/rmG_gn8oMZQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Court squeezes $1 million back from convicted phisher

August 27, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Alpha bay, Courvoisier, cryptocurrency, dark web, data loss, Grant West, Law & order, MFA, Operation Draba, password reuse, passwords, phishing, security threats, strong passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:56:31 +0000

Prolific phishing scammer Grant West has been sentenced to 10 years, 8 months, and reimbursement for victims.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/sHYkSkwLCAs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Weekly review – the hot 21 stories of the week

August 27, 2019 0 Comments computer security, infosec, monday review, news, security news, weekly roundup, Weekly Summary

Credit to Author: Naked Security writer| Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 08:26:54 +0000

From Chrome users ignoring password warnings to the jailbreaking iOS update, and everything in between. It's weekly roundup time.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gyjdZVM8aG8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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