A Windows 11 Automation Tool Can Easily Be Hijacked
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 11:00:00 +0000
Hackers can use Microsoft’s Power Automate to push out ransomware and key loggers—if they get machine access first.
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Apple wasn’t fooling when it said it wanted to make Macs more secure
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:55:00 -0700
When Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering last year said, “We have a level of malware on the Mac that we don’t find acceptable,” he apparently really meant it. And Apple seems to be doing about something about it.
Apple is giant taking steps to secure the Mac
Federighi characterized Apple as being in an enduring battle against malware on the Mac. He also explained that between May 2020 and May 2021 the company identified 130 types of Mac malware that infected 300,000 systems.
Given the Mac’s reputation for security, that may seem counter intuitive, but maintaining a secure platform requires constant watchfulness.
Apple releases security update for iPhones and iPads to address vulnerability
Categories: News Tags: Apple Tags: iOS 12.5.6 Tags: webkit Tags: CVE-2022-32893 Apple has released a security update for iOS 12.5.6 to patch a remotely exploitable WebKit vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on unpatched devices. |
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Read moreTikTok vulnerability could have allowed hijackers to take over accounts
Categories: News Tags: Exploit Tags: vulnerability Tags: Tik-Tok Tags: Microsoft Tags: JavaScript We take a look at a TikTok exploit discovered by Microsoft and passed on to the social media giant to have fixed. |
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Read moreWhat is a keylogger?
Categories: News People are often confused as to where the security industry draws the line between something that is considered a keylogger and something that is not. Read on to learn what this term means, from a practical perspective. |
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Read moreData broker sued for allegedly selling individuals’ sensitive location data
Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: Kochava Tags: FTC Tags: sensitive locations Tags: data broker The FTC has filed a complaint against data broker Kochava for selling sensitive location data. |
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Read moreControversial Kids’ Code aims to keep children safe online
Categories: News Tags: Legal Tags: child Tags: children Tags: teen Tags: safety Tags: COPPA We take a look at a child safety bill in California which sounds useful, but is raising some concerns related to privacy and security of its own. |
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Read moreAdware found on Google Play — PDF Reader serving up full screen ads
Categories: Android Categories: News A PDF reader found on Google Play with over one million downloads is aggressively displaying full screen ads, even when the app is not in use. |
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Read moreApple pushes out emergency updates to address zero-day exploits
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:46:00 -0700
Apple this week released urgent security updates to address zero-day vulnerabilities on older model iPhones, iPads, and iPods.
The patches, pushed out on Wednesday, address an out-of-bounds write issue that could be exploited by an attacker enabling them to take control of the affected device. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) today encouraged users and IT admins to review Apple’s advisory HT213428 and apply the necessary updates.
S3 Ep98: The LastPass saga – should we stop using password managers? [Audio + Text]
Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:55:43 +0000
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