Russia Doesn’t Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 01:41:28 +0000
The point of Kremlin interference has always been to find democracy’s loose seams, and pull.
Read moreMonth: February 2020
How Trump Hollowed Out US National Security
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:58:01 +0000
Acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell is just the latest in a cascade of temporary or vacant personnel in critical government positions.
Read moreThe Amazon Prime phishing attack that wasn’t…
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:51:12 +0000
When we followed the phishing trail, we found ourselves at a web page we weren’t expecting…<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9mSp9ocEk8g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreS2 Ep27: Bluetooth holes, dodgy Chrome extensions and forgotten passwords – Naked Security Podcast
Credit to Author: Alice Violet| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:32:45 +0000
New episode – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RNXX7HxPuPc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreThis Week in Security News: LokiBot Impersonates Popular Game Launcher and DRBControl Espionage Operation Hits Gambling, Betting Companies
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:45:26 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about a variant of LokiBot that has been discovered impersonating a popular game launcher, known for Fortnite, to trick users into executing it on their machines….
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Read moreLarry Tesler, of copy-and-paste fame, dies at 74
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 13:11:34 +0000
Larry Tesler, the computing pioneer who insisted that user interfaces should be both comfortable *and* consistent, has died aged 74.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/EMu5ZKWZB4c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreFive steps to avoid a cloud data breach
Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:59:35 +0000
The recent MGM Resort hotels cloud server data breach highlights the need to secure sensitive data held in the public cloud.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/ifst-NkTXmQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreUS and UK call out Russian hackers for Georgia attacks
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 12:43:24 +0000
The US and UK governments have both accused Russia of launching a cyber attack against the Georgian government last year.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k1GSfrG1_cs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreData of 10.6m MGM hotel guests posted for sale on Dark Web forum
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:55:24 +0000
The data dump apparently included PII for Justin Bieber and Jack Dorsey.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Z2tLH5LX16k” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreApple joins industry effort to eliminate passwords
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800
In a somewhat unusual move for Apple, the company has joined the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an authentication standards group dedicated to replacing passwords with another, faster and more secure method for logging into online services and apps.
Apple is among the last tech bigwigs to join FIDO, whose members now include Amazon, Facebook, Google, Intel, Microsoft, RSA, Samsung, Qualcomm and VMware. The group also boasts more than a dozen financial service firms such as American Express, ING, Mastercard, PayPal, Visa and Wells Fargo.
“Apple is not usually up front in joining new organizations and often waits to see if they gain enough traction before joining in. This is fairly atypical for them,” said Jack Gold, president and principal analyst at J. Gold Associates. “Apple is often trying to present [its] own proposed industry standards for wide adoption, but is generally not an early adopter of true multi-vendor industry standards.