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Google fixes no-user-interaction bug in Android's Bluetooth component

Fixes are available via the Android Security Bulletin for February 2020.

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Researchers Reveal How Smart Lightbulbs Can Be Hacked to Attack

New exploit builds on previous research involving Philips Hue Smart Bulbs.

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90% of CISOs Would Cut Pay for Better Work-Life Balance

Businesses receive $30,000 of 'free' CISO time as security leaders report job-related stress taking a toll on their health and relationships.

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Phishing Personified

What makes these scams so completely obvious in the physical form?

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Google to block some HTTP file downloads starting with Chrome 83

Google will block files from being downloaded via HTTP when the website domain shows HTTPS.

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Cybersecurity Vendor Landscape Transforming as Symantec, McAfee Enter New Eras

Two years ago, Symantec and McAfee were both primed for a comeback. Today, both face big questions about their future.

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Forescout Acquired by Private Equity Team

The deal, valued at $1.9 billion, is expected to close next quarter.

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Women in Payments: Q&A with Amy Zirkle

We at the PCI Security Standards Council believe strongly that there is a need for more women in cybersecurity and in 2020 we are pleased to be launching the second blog post in the Women in Payments: Closing the Gender Gap in Payment Security series. This series will profile a different woman in our industry each month and highlight their remarkable career as well as their guidance and advice to other women on how to develop a career path in cybersecurity. Today we profile Amy Zirkle, Vice President, Industry Affairs at Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) .

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Facebook Tops Imitated Brands as Attackers Target Tech

Brand impersonators favor Facebook, Yahoo, Network, and PayPal in phishing attempts to steal credentials from victims.

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Facebook now lets parents monitor their children’s chats

The feature is part of expanded parental controls on the Messenger Kids app aimed at children under 13

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Facebook now lets parents monitor their children’s chats

The feature is part of expanded parental controls on the Messenger Kids app aimed at children under 13

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Metamorfo Returns with Keylogger Trick to Target Financial Firms

The malware uses a tactic to force victims to retype passwords into their systems - which it tracks via a keylogger.

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U.S. Finance Sector Hit with Targeted Backdoor Campaign

The powerful Minebridge backdoor gives cyberattackers full run of a victim's machine.

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Poll: A Matter of Trust

Has working in the cybersecurity industry affected your ability to trust? Take the poll now.

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A Matter of Trust

Has working in the cybersecurity industry affected your ability to trust? Take the poll now.

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Invisible Pixel Patterns Can Communicate Data Covertly

University researchers show that changing the brightness of monitor pixels can communicates data from air-gapped systems in a way not visible to human eyes.

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Wacom drawing tablets track every app you open

But there's a way to disable it.

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How Can We Make Election Technology Secure?

In Iowa this week, a smartphone app for reporting presidential caucus results debuted. It did not go well.

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The RSAC 2020 Trend Report

What’s trending in cybersecurity? This year’s session submissions tell us.

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Dutch court rules AI benefits fraud detection system violates EU human rights

SyRI was used to predict who may be at high risk of conducting housing or social security fraud.