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S2 Ep22: Word doc stops fraud, bye bye Python 2, latest from the ransomware swamp – Naked Security Podcast

January 9, 2020 0 Comments fraud, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, python, Ransomware

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 12:25:50 +0000

We discuss the latest cybersecurity news and advice in our latest podcast. Listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/dxdFXkYo_F0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple’s scanning iCloud photos for child abuse images

January 9, 2020 0 Comments Apple, ces, child abuse imagery, child porn, consumer electronics show, hashing, icloud, image matching, jane horvath, Law & order, photodna, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 12:22:36 +0000

It isn’t new, all the tech giants do it, and your privacy’s intact – unless you’re dealing in illegal imagery with telltale hashing.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Z3fh0bRjivU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google voice Assistant gets new privacy ‘undo’ commands

January 9, 2020 0 Comments AI, Alexa, Android, bixby, Cortana, Google, google voice assistant, ok google, Privacy, Siri, smart speakers, voice control

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 12:02:58 +0000

Google’s controversial voice Assistant is getting a series of new commands designed to work like privacy-centric ‘undo’ buttons.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/suVe_eSbeHg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI asks Apple to help it unlock iPhones of naval base shooter

January 9, 2020 0 Comments #nobackdoors, Apple, cellebrite, Cryptography, dana boente, FBI, Forensics, iOS, iPhone, iphone cracking, Law & order, Mobile, mobile phone data, mohammed saeed alshamrani, murder, murderers, pensacola, Privacy, saudi royal air force, us naval base

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:41:31 +0000

This could signal a renewed war between Apple and law enforcement over breaking encryption.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/TYQ-v0iT5FM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google’s Project Zero highlights patch quality with policy tweak

January 9, 2020 0 Comments bug bounty, bug disclosure, bug-hunting, Google, Project Zero, responsible disclosure, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:26:07 +0000

Google’s Project Zero bug-hunting team has tweaked its 90-day responsible disclosure policy to help improve the quality and adoption of vendor patches.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/45XsE2-NHPY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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REvil ransomware exploiting VPN flaws made public last April

January 8, 2020 0 Comments bad packets report, malware, pulse secure, Ransomware, revil, security threats, Sodinokibi, vpn, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:39:53 +0000

Researchers report flaws, vendors issue patches, organisations apply them – and everyone lives happily ever after. Right? Wrong!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FOp5i99FBQk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable

January 8, 2020 0 Comments children online, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Coppa, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Google, kids, Law & order, Privacy, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:29:40 +0000

The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_7NLfWyE57Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US warns of Iranian cyber threat

January 8, 2020 0 Comments cyberattackers, department of homeland security, Government security, iran, nation state hacking, qasem soleimani, security threats, US, us-iran tensions

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:40:47 +0000

The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jQIIJJ29FVQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook bans deepfakes, but not cheapfakes or shallowfakes

January 8, 2020 0 Comments cheapfakes, deepfakes, facebook, fake news, Machine Learning, Mark Zuckerberg, shallowfakes, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 11:20:02 +0000

Quick-n-sleazy edits are still OK, such as the 75% slowdown that made Nancy Pelosi slur or the edit that turned Joe Biden into a racist.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/7w8AhUNJatM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The Achilles heel of next-gen firewalls

January 7, 2020 0 Comments Corporate, encryption, Network, XG Firewall, xg firewall v18

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 17:07:12 +0000

We’re shedding light on network security’s downfall – the struggle to balance performance, privacy and protection.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/n13iBVJ2T5A” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>