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What’s behind Putin’s old-school operating system?

December 20, 2019 0 Comments Microsoft, Operating Systems, putin, russia, Windows, windows xp, xp

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:52:40 +0000

Reports surfaced this week that the president of Russia is still using Windows XP as his primary operating system.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qLEmcJPcH-g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hello ‘123456,’ my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again

December 20, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, bad passwords, data breach, data loss, how to choose a good password, password security, password strength, rate limiting, security threats, splashdata, worst passwords

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:34:49 +0000

Once again, it reins supreme as the #1 smelliest old fish of a password on the list of ones that most frequently turn up in data breaches.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6BuJWYChc5Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Unlocking the power of Sophos Central API

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, Sophos Central, sophos central api

Credit to Author: Mark Lanczak-Faulds| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:51:36 +0000

We’ve waved farewell to unsupported data gathering; the Sophos Central API is here!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/bWg8vKglVVk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Los aeropuertos en el punto de mira de los cibercriminales

December 19, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, consejos, Corporate, nota de prensa

Credit to Author: Sophos Iberia| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:34:02 +0000

Se acerca una fecha del año en la que muchos pasajeros cogerán un avión, ya sea para visitar a sus familiares o para aprovechar las vacaciones navideñas haciendo alguna escapada. La seguridad presente en los aeropuertos no solo se ha de limitar a la inspección de los pasajeros o al control del acceso, ya que […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/2X8RDoSLAFs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Hiding malware downloads in Taylor Swift pics! New SophosLabs report

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Botnet, cryptocurrency, Cryptomining, malware, mykings, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 16:03:43 +0000

Just because a malware family isn’t all over the headlines doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting… or important… or dangerous!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Axkezd1BhWc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Chrome 79 patched after Android WebView app chaos

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Android, android webview, Bug, chrome, chrome 79, chromium, data loss, Google, Google Chrome, Operating Systems, Patch, security threats, Web Browsers, webview

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 12:01:28 +0000

Google has rushed out a fix for a bug in the Android version of Chrome that left some app users unable to access accounts or retrieve stored data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/gdacxbn3fBw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep21: Plundervolt, domain name gunfight, Facebook snubs Congress – Naked Security Podcast

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Audio and Video, Cybercrime, encryption, facebook, plundervolt, Podcast

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:28:36 +0000

Latest podcast episode – listen now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ginNM4Lr290″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Get in line! 38,000 students and staff forced to queue for new passwords

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Antivirus, german national research and education network, germany, justus liebig university, malware, password security, passwords, queue, security threats, stand in line, standing in line

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:25:53 +0000

It’s not a bread line, and it’s not a line to see Santa – it’s an analog response to a nasty cyber attack.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Iubgv-x9nTA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Proposed standard would make warrant canaries machine-readable

December 19, 2019 0 Comments Apple, EFF, Electronic Frontier Foundation, patriot act, Privacy, reddit, security threats, warrant canary

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:20:22 +0000

For years, organisations have been using a common tactic called the warrant canary to warn people that the government has secretly demanded access to their private information. Now, a proposed standard could make this tool easier to use.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/CmOKFRN2Bk4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Instagram hides ‘false’ content, unless it’s from a politician

December 19, 2019 0 Comments facebook, fact checking, fake news, Instagram, international fact-checking network, misinformation, political propaganda, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 10:50:00 +0000

Instagram’s expanding its fact-checking program but, like Facebook, says it won’t keep political speech away from “public debate and scrutiny.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/zAu2kI-UzaU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>