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Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 14:36:55 +0000

Una de las vulnerabilidades que Apple corrigió en la actualización de la aplicación iTunes para Windows de la semana pasada fue un día cero utilizado para difundir el ransomware BitPaymer, según la empresa de seguridad Morphisec Labs. Esta amenaza se menciona brevemente al final de las notas de la versión 12.10.1 de Apple para iTunes […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/SLqVNenxyQ0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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US nuclear weapons command finally ditches 8-inch floppies

October 22, 2019 0 Comments floppy disk, Government security, IBM, icbm, nuclear missile, saccs, strategic automated command and control system, us military

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:24:52 +0000

The disks are part of the command centres that run the country’s nuclear missile deterrent on behalf of SACCS.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/v_9AgmOao9c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Storing your stuff securely in the cloud

October 22, 2019 0 Comments backups, Cloud Security, cloud storage, data access, data loss, data security, Rogue insider, security threats

Credit to Author: Maria Varmazis| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:24:10 +0000

How much of our stuff is going to the cloud? Probably a lot more than you realize. Let’s look at the risks and how to mitigate them.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/27shf2RZHS8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Vatican launches smart rosary – complete with brute-force flaw

October 22, 2019 0 Comments brute force, click to pray, erosary, fidus information security, Government security, security threats, vatican, vulnerability, wearables, worldwide prayer network

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:40:16 +0000

Now fixed, the Vatican’s new fitness-and-prayer eRosary and its accompanying app, Click to Pray, were found to have a serious privacy bug.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/U2BKBl-hm44″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Woman ordered to type in iPhone passcode so police can search device

October 22, 2019 0 Comments 5th amendment, appeals court, Apple, compelled unlock, constitution, fifth amendment, forced unlock, foregone conclusion, iOS, iPhone, Law & order, passcodes, passwords, Privacy, unlock

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 11:41:03 +0000

It’s not a violation of her Fifth Amendment rights, the court said, because it’s a “foregone conclusion” that she knows her phone passcode.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/DdWnZ_mEEBY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google chief warns visitors about smart speakers in his home

October 22, 2019 0 Comments Alexa, amazon, amazon echo, eavesdropping, Google, google nest, IoT, Privacy, recordings, smart speakers, surveillance

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:37:52 +0000

Rick Osterloh says he discloses smart speaker use when someone enters his home, and the products should probably do so themselves.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qRZbDKOCYpk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Don’t look now, but Pixel 4’s Face Unlock works with eyes closed

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Android, biometrics, face ID, face unlock, facial recognition, Google, google pixel, Mobile, pixel 4, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:47:32 +0000

There’s a risk that someone might get hold of a device and unlock it by holding the screen to the face of its sleeping or unconscious owner.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AneJMxh1HJk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Samsung Galaxy S10 fingerprint reader beaten by $3 gel protector

October 21, 2019 0 Comments biometrics, fingerprint reader, Samsung, samsung note 10, samsung s10, security threats, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:22:01 +0000

The fingerprint reader on Samsung’s flagship S10 and Note10 smartphones can be spoofed with a $3 screen protector.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/aBFtLqNUr_M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Mind your own business! CEOs who misuse data could end up in jail

October 21, 2019 0 Comments ceos, data protecttion, Law & order, mind your own business act, Privacy, ron wyden, us senate

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 10:35:05 +0000

US CEOs who lie about misusing consumers’ data could face up to 20 years in prison under a new piece of legislation proposed last week.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/AriST-U1iaQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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La mayoría de los estadounidenses no tienen idea de lo que significa https://

October 21, 2019 0 Comments actualidad, https

Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 07:54:46 +0000

El 55% de los adultos estadounidenses no pudo identificar un ejemplo de 2FA, y solo el 30% sabía que una URL que comience por https:// significa que la información enviada a ese sitio está cifrada, y el Centro de Investigación Pew descubrió muchos otros datos aleccionadores sobre lo que los estadounidenses saben y no saben […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/3uSFI0xfJy0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>