Spear phishing 101: what you need to know

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 18:50:01 +0000

We look at the threat of spear phishing, why it’s such a problem, and what organizations can do to lessen the chance of a successful attack.

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Intel promises fix after researchers reveal ‘CacheOut’ CPU flaws

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:11:17 +0000

Forget the infamous Meltdown and Spectre chip flaws from 2018, the problem that’s tying down Intel’s patching team these days is a more recent class of side channel vulnerabilities known collectively as ZombieLoad.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9wzLWKs_aWI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Let’s make ransomware MORE illegal, says Maryland

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:53:54 +0000

… with a clumsily worded proposed bill that wouldn’t protect researchers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d9HY01sLptw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Fraud spike prompts Chrome developer lock-out

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:17:56 +0000

Google Chrome extension developers have been left high and dry for weeks as the company struggles to cope with a spike in fraud on the Chrome Web Store.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/LoRzNY2ZY7s” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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