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S2 Ep20: Why don’t they send ransomware on floppies anymore?

December 12, 2019 0 Comments Apple, iPhone, Podcast, Ransomware, snatch, supply chain

Credit to Author: Alice Duckett| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:05:21 +0000

New episode available now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/L395T7rUrqk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain

December 12, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, chrome, Intel, intel sgx, lazarus group, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, Patching, plundervolt, RDP, security threats, vulnerability, Windows, windows xp, zero day, zero-day vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:42:32 +0000

December 2019’s Patch Tuesday updates are, including a fix for the Windows flaw used in recently discovered WizardOpium attacks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/PoQEqUB0h3I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple iOS 13.3 is here, bringing support for keyfobby authentication

December 12, 2019 0 Comments 2-factor Authentication, 2fa, Apple, Apple Safari, data loss, fido, fido u2f, Google, Incognito mode, iOS, ios 13.3, ios update, ipados 13.3, lightning, Mobile, nfc, security threats, sim swap fraud, titan key, tvos 13.3, usb, watchos 6.1.1, yubico, Yubikey

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:27:30 +0000

Bullet-proof authentication is just a tap away!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/I3Xzl-C4fcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Windows 10 Mobile receives its last security patches

December 11, 2019 0 Comments bill gates, CVEs, end-of-life, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Patch, Patching, Windows, windows 10 mobile, windows for mobile, windows phone, windows update

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:24:08 +0000

If you’re one of the tiny hardcore still using Windows 10 Mobile, 10 December 2019 is probably a day you’ve been dreading for nearly a year.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/w-H0FgJ8FqU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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DoItForState domain name thief gets 14 years for pistol-whipping plot

December 11, 2019 0 Comments data loss, do it for state!, doitforstate.com, domain name, domain name transfer, ethan deyo, facebook, influencer, Instagram, iowa state university, Law & order, pistol whipping, polo, rossi lorathio adams ii, security threats, sherman hopkins, Social networks, state snaps, taser

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:18:02 +0000

He hired his cousin to break in, hold the rightful domain holder at gunpoint, and force a transfer to his own GoDaddy account.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_zSeajgNmp8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk

December 11, 2019 0 Comments children's privacy, Coppa, FTC, kids, Privacy, security threats, smart toys, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:22 +0000

Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/t82KjRHVgzo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Ad industry groups ask that the CCPA keep its mitts off their cookies

December 11, 2019 0 Comments adchoices, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, Law & order, PII, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:56:06 +0000

Ad-blocking technologies can block the cookies that record consumers’ privacy choices, they claim.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SmRFSPB5ipA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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A Lighter-than-normal Patch Tuesday for December, 2019

December 10, 2019 0 Comments acrobat, adobe reader, Edge, flash, hyperv, lync, Microsoft Office, skype, SophosLabs Uncut, sql server, VBscript, visual studio, Windows, windows server

Credit to Author: alexandrebecholey| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:36:22 +0000

There may be a smaller overall tally of things to fix this month than in recent update cycles, but at least one bug is being exploited in the wild<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/gu6tev4DC1Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Three-peat: Intercept X wins Best Endpoint Security again

December 10, 2019 0 Comments Awards, Corporate, crn awards, enduser, Intercept X, intercept x with edr

Credit to Author: Seth Geftic| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:33:08 +0000

For the third year in a row Sophos has been recognized as a winner in the CRN Tech Innovators Awards.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/7oJQqfgNOiE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Snatch ransomware pwns security using sneaky ‘safe mode’ reboot

December 10, 2019 0 Comments Ransomware, RDP, security threats, snatch ransomware, SophosLabs

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:17:58 +0000

The Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) team has warned the industry of a dangerous new ransomware trick.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Yn1KNlHf434″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>