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Police interrogate Alexa for clues in fatal spear-stabbing

November 5, 2019 0 Comments Alexa, amazon, echo, Florida, IoT, Law & order, murder, recordings, smart speakers

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:26:53 +0000

A friend heard a couple arguing but couldn’t make out what it was about. Police hope that Alexa might have a better idea.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/ml8LXjIH9qE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple developers – get this update to protect the rest of us!

November 4, 2019 0 Comments Apple, iOS, MacOS, rce, Software Development, xcode

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:43:48 +0000

Know any Apple developers? Make sure they’re signed up to Apple’s security advisories, and getting their developer updates.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FxxcQ0wOZOo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Russia’s sovereign internet law comes into force

November 4, 2019 0 Comments bgp, censorship, deep packet inspection, dns, dpi, Government security, Law & order, Privacy, russia, sovereign internet law

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:45:04 +0000

The new law compels the country’s ISPs to forward all data arriving and departing from their networks through special gateway servers.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/twD2GGWkqxs” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Pentagon publishes AI guidelines

November 4, 2019 0 Comments AI, ai weapons, Artificial intelligence, attack robots, defense innovation board, Government security, Machine Learning, pentagon, security threats, us military

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:43:59 +0000

As the specter of warrior robots looms large, the Pentagon has published a set of ethical guidelines for its use of artificial intelligence.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/QVzJCPZlr9g” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm

November 4, 2019 0 Comments cat@net, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, epr, facebook, fake accounts, fake discussions, fake news, fundacja reporterow, Instagram, internet research agency, investigate europe, IRA, katarzyna pruszkiewicz, kulawa rebelia, macedonia, media monitoring, operation lame rebellion, poland, rebellion on crutches, russia, smear campaigns, Social networks, support campaigns, troll farm, trollery, trolls, twitter, undercover reporter, veles

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:58:41 +0000

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C6Rb8RS3-Z8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US grounds Chinese-made drones as part of security review

November 4, 2019 0 Comments american security drone act of 2019, china, doi, drones, Government security, grounded drone, interior department, Law & order, Privacy, spying, uas, uav, uavs, unmanned aircraft systems

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:14:55 +0000

The exception: drones being used in emergencies, such as fighting wildfires, search and rescue, and dealing with natural disasters.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_3c5fdPKPRI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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S2 Ep15: City under attack! VPN hacked, floppies nixed

November 1, 2019 0 Comments floppy disk, Naked Security Podcast, Podcast, Ransomware, vpn

Credit to Author: Mark Stockley| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:49:40 +0000

A latest episode of the Naked Security podcast is out now!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/a-WrPg31fv8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Apple props up macOS Catalina with 10.15.1 update

November 1, 2019 0 Comments 32-bit, Apple, macos catalina, security updates, vulnerability, windows vista

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 15:01:56 +0000

A vocal minority of the committed Apple base has been quick to express dissatisfaction at the move to Catalina from macOS 10.14 Mojave.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Q6JmalYHavU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Happy Birthday, CVE!

November 1, 2019 0 Comments cna, common vulnerabilities and exposures, cve numbering authority, CVEs, mitre, mitre corporation, national vulnerabilities database, nist, security threats

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 12:49:16 +0000

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system is 20 years old this week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/vrPGAuEivhc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter bans political ads

November 1, 2019 0 Comments AI, facebook, fake news, Machine Learning, misinformation, political ads, Social networks, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:24:43 +0000

Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/4ojwnOWi26U” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>