Cybersecurity News
Processor Vulnerabilites Put Virtual Workloads at Risk
Meltdown, Spectre exploits will likely lead to customers making tradeoffs between performance and security of applications, especially virtual and cloud-based apps14 January 2020
Industrial Control System Features at Risk
How some ICS product functions can be weaponized by altering their configurations.14 January 2020
How to Keep Security on Life Support After Software End-of-Life
It's the end of support this week for Windows 7 and Server 2008. But what if you truly can't migrate off software, even after security updates stop coming?
14 January 2020
Apple Denies FBI Request to Unlock Shooter’s iPhone—Again
Refusal to unlock the phones of a Florida shooter could set up another legal battle between Apple and the Feds over data privacy in the case of criminal investigations.
14 January 2020
Russia responsible for hacking gas firm tied to Trump impeachment: report
The cyberattack bears similar hallmarks to the 2016 DNC hack.14 January 2020
49 million user records from US data broker LimeLeads put up for sale online
Data from an exposed LimeLeads Elasticsearch server ends up on a hacking forum.14 January 2020
This Trojan hijacks your smartphone to send offensive text messages
The feature is certainly one way to advertise a malware infection.14 January 2020
Windows 7 end of life: Time to move on
Today, Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on its support for Windows 7. What’s your plan?
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14 January 2020
Windows 7 end of life: Time to move on
Today, Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on its support for Windows 7. What’s your plan?
The post Windows 7 end of life: Time to move on appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
14 January 2020
Smart Home Devices
Now adays most of us have numerous devices in our homes connect to the Internet. From thermostats and gaming consoles to baby monitors, door locks or even your car. Ensure you change the default passwords on these devices and enable automatic updating.14 January 2020
Cryptic Rumblings Ahead of First 2020 Patch Tuesday
Sources tell KrebsOnSecurity that Microsoft Corp. is slated to release a software update on Tuesday to fix an extraordinarily serious security vulnerability in a core cryptographic component present in all versions of Windows. Those sources say Microsoft has quietly shipped a patch for the bug to branches of the U.S. military and to other high-value customers/targets that manage key Internet infrastructure, and that those organizations have been asked to sign agreements preventing them from disclosing details of the flaw prior to Jan. 14, the first Patch Tuesday of 2020.13 January 2020
Microsoft to Officially End Support for Windows 7, Server 2008
Windows 7 and Server 2008 will continue to work after Jan. 14, 2020, but will no longer receive security updates.13 January 2020
Website Collecting Australian Fire Donations Hit by Magecart
The attack may have compromised donors' payment information.13 January 2020
Exploits Released for As-Yet Unpatched Critical Citrix Flaw
Organizations need to apply mitigations for vulnerability in Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix Gateway ASAP, security researchers say.13 January 2020
What Questions Should I Keep in Mind to Improve My Security Metrics?
If you can answer these six questions, you'll be off to a great start.13 January 2020
Microsoft spots malicious npm package stealing data from UNIX systems
Malicious JavaScript package was only active on the npm repository for two weeks.13 January 2020
Scammers Dupe Texas School District Out of $2.3M
The wide-scale phishing scam reportedly started in early November and continued through December, before it was discovered by the Texas school district.
13 January 2020
Joker Android Malware Snowballs on Google Play
Google has removed 17,000 Joker-infested apps from the Play store to date.
13 January 2020
CES Surveillance Hype Worries Privacy Advocates
CES wiz-bang surveillance tech gives privacy advocates the willies.
13 January 2020
An Identity Management Spin on Shaggy's Hit Song
Wondering how this guy could be so clumsy? So is he.13 January 2020