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"SaaS Security Fears: Is Your Data Exposed To Potential Risk?"In a new survey, findings prove that IT executives have rising SaaS security fears, and worry about cloud security, proprietary data encryption, as well as the loss of independent control due to access limitations. Nearly all executives surveyed (92…
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"Cyberattacks on Retailers Could Increase 20% this Holiday Season"Findings from the analysis of threat data by VMWare Carbon Black suggest that the number of attempted attacks against retailers will grow by 20% this holiday season. Based on the analysis, ransomware attacks and commodity malware will make up a…
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"Hacked Ring Camera Found In Child’s Bedroom"Another incident further raises a concern about the growing use of inadequately secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices. A video recently surfaced online, in which a hacker is heard to talking to a little girl in her bedroom via her family's Ring…
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"Aviation Industry Playing Catch Up on Cybersecurity"The aviation industry continues to grow in connectivity and digitalization, which increases the risk of cyberattacks on aircraft computer systems. A new report from the Atlantic Council highlights the need to implement cybersecurity into frameworks…
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"IoT Smartwatch Exposes Kids’ Personal, GPS Data"Researchers at AV-TEST have discovered vulnerabilities in the SMA M2 smartwatch, manufactured by Shenzhen Smart Care Technology Ltd. According to researchers, the smartwatch designed for children contains vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to…
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"Chrome 79 Includes Anti-Phishing and Hacked Password Protection"There is a new version of Chrome out, which does a better job protecting the user against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks. The older version of Chrome protected users against phishing by checking the sites they entered their Google…
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"Number-Crunchers Set New Record for Cracking Online Encryption Keys"A team composed of computer scientists from the University of California San Diego, the French National Center for Scientific Research, the University of Limoges, and the French research institute for digital sciences Inria, has set a new record for…
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"New York Water System Audit Finds Cybersecurity Flaws"An audit of the New York water system by the New York State Comptroller's Office revealed cybersecurity flaws associated with policies and procedures. State-hired technology experts discovered vulnerabilities that could have been exploited by hackers to…
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"Smart Lock Has a Security Vulnerability That Leaves Homes Open for Attacks"A vulnerability in the KeyWe smart lock has been discovered by security researchers at F-Secure. KeyWe's smart lock was designed to make it easier for homeowners to lock and unlock their doors by allowing them to do so through the use of an app. However…
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"Hackers Can Mess With Voltages to Steal Intel Chips' Secrets"Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK, TU Graz in Vienna, KU Leuven in Belgium, Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany, and the University of California have discovered a new method that can be used by attackers to steal sensitive…
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"Over 750,000 Applications For US Birth Certificate Copies Exposed Online"A U.K.-based penetration testing company Fidus Information Security found more than 752,000 applications for copies of birth certificates on an Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage bucket. The bucket discovered also had 90,400 death certificate applications…
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"The Drums of Cyberwar"If the U.S. were to experience a major attack on its critical infrastructure, there could be major consequences. Recent studies have shown that a cyberattack on critical infrastructure has the potential to harm public health and significantly reduce…