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  • "Leading Password Managers are Insecure, Say Security Researchers"
    Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) have found popular password managers, including 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass, and LastPass to be insecure on account of poor memory management, which could allow for the exposure of users’ passwords.…
  • "2019 cyber security: More of the same or worse?"
    "Each new year hails the latest slew of predictions for all sectors of business, with cybersecurity becoming one of the hottest topics around the world as companies of all sizes, operating in an array of sectors, scramble not to be the…
  • "ETSI Releases First Globally Applicable Standard for Consumer IoT Security"
    A standard for the cybersecurity of Internet of Things (IoT) has been released by the ETSI Technical Committee on Cybersecurity (TC CYBER). This standard sets a baseline for the security of consumer IoT devices such as connected children's toys, smart…
  • "Multi-Stage Rietspoof Malware Drops Multiple Malicious Payloads"
    A new malware family, called Rietspoof, uses multiple stages for delivery, each of which has specific capabilities. Rietspoof has been found to deliver multiple payloads. This article continues to discuss discoveries made by security researchers…
  • "Spectre Bugs Likely to 'Haunt Us for a Long Time' as Software Alone Can't Fix All of Them, Warn Google Researchers"
    According to Google security researchers, the use of software defenses is not an adequate solution to fixing Spectre vulnerabilities. Spectre attacks abuse the speculative execution capabilities of modern CPUs. Findings of a new study conducted by Google…
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  • "China Abandons Cybersecurity Truce With U.S., Report Says"
    "China largely abandoned a hacking truce negotiated by Barack Obama as President Donald Trump embarked on a trade war with Beijing last year, according to the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike Inc." Bloomberg.com reports: "China Abandons…
  • "Why U.S. Cities Are a Key Target for Cyber Attacks"
    U.S. cities are attractive targets for hackers as an enormous amount of sensitive information can be accessed through the hacking of a city's network. In addition, the difference in systems, policies, and processes used in a city, make them vulnerable to…
  • "UIC to Lead $3M Initiative to Develop System to Identify, Patch Software Security Holes"
    A project aimed at developing a system to identify and patch security vulnerabilities in web software will be led by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Through this project, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), a system…
  • "Altered Data Sets Can Still Provide Statistical Integrity and Preserve Privacy"
    The use of synthetic networks has been proposed as a way to satisfy research needs while preserving the privacy of individuals and institutions. Aleksandra Slavkovic, a professor of statistics and associate dean for graduate education, Eberly College of…
  • "2019’s Top Cybersecurity Challenges to Expect"
    "Cybersecurity is going to be of greater interest in 2019 as private cloud, blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) adoptions are becoming mainstream." Yahoo! News reports: "2019’s Top Cybersecurity Challenges to Expect"
  • "U.S. Senators Announce Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Bills"
    In an attempt to fill the federal cybersecurity workforce gap, a bipartisan bill, called the Cyber Security Exchange Act, has been introduced by U.S. senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD). The bill would allow the development of a public-…