Update now! Popular WordPress plugins have password bypass flaws

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:47:38 +0000

Researchers have discovered bad authentication bypass vulnerabilities affecting two WordPress plugins which should be patched as soon as possible.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qhJn8G3sG5M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:43:44 +0000

Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/NPeC4ksaHAY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:20:59 +0000

Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Wd6Jr8cQUKg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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College students call for ban on facial recognition on campus

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:57:59 +0000

Fight for the Future is building on its success in pressuring concert promoters to back off of plans to use the technology at festivals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cPl_2EJ8pSY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How to implement Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Credit to Author: Elizabeth Wolk| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 17:00:21 +0000

The goal of MFA implementation is to enable it for all your users, on all of your systems, all of the time. Learn how to successfully roll out and support MFA in your organization.

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Windows 7 end of support: Separating the bull from the horns

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:20:00 -0800

No, Windows 7 isn’t dead.

No, you don’t need to buy a Win10 computer. 

No, you don’t need to upgrade.

No, you don’t need to install the latest Win7 patches right away.

No, Microsoft isn’t withdrawing its unofficial nod-and-a-wink free upgrade from Win7 to Win10. At least, not right away.

No, the old Win7 patches aren’t disappearing.

No, your Internet Service Provider won’t kick you off your network for using Win7.

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Rules on deepfakes take hold in the US

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:59:33 +0000

Rather than creating new policies or crimes for deepfakes—like making it illegal to use them to deceive—the NDAA seeks a better understanding to the burgeoning technology.

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