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Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts

October 10, 2019 0 Comments employment, facebook, job applicants, job candidates, jpd, LinkedIn, online privacy, Privacy, recruiter, social media, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 10:04:24 +0000

Most people nowadays are quite aware that hiring managers put their social media postings under a microscope, a new survey finds.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eFV3-DLwZNg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Microsoft fixes drop in number for October, 2019 updates

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Adobe, chakra, ChakraCore, Edge, elevation of privilege, exploits, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, SophosLabs Uncut, updates, VBscript, vulnerability, Windows

Credit to Author: SophosLabs Offensive Security| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 20:00:31 +0000

A relatively low number of vulnerabilities were addressed in this month’s Windows update rollups<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/kC7qjGbuUh8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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October Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical remote desktop bug

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Azure, cve-2019-1060, cve-2019-1255, cve-2019-1333, cve-2019-1365, cve-2019-1366, cve-2019-1367, cve-2019-1368, CVEs, edge browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Microsoft Edge, Operating Systems, Organisations, Patch Tuesday, Patches, remote code, remote code execution, security threats, Technologies, vulnerability, Web Browsers, Windows

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:14:46 +0000

Microsoft fixed 59 vulnerabilities in October’s Patch Tuesday, including several critical remote code execution (RCE) flaws.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/jWWY6mMadts” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Deepfakes have doubled, overwhelmingly targeting women

October 9, 2019 0 Comments AI, cyberbullying, deepfake audio, deepfake detection, deepfakes, deeptrace, fake news, Law & order, Machine Learning, pornography, Privacy, revenge porn, synthetic media

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:19:18 +0000

Deepfake tech has push-button apps and service portals. Can code commodification do the same for detection, so women can actually afford it?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OKH0ZUc2ZQE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Copy-and-paste sharing on Stack Overflow spreads insecure code

October 9, 2019 0 Comments bad code, c, copy and paste, github, security threats, stack overflow, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:45:30 +0000

It’s the time-saving technique employed by many coders – copy and paste code from crowd-sourcing ‘Q&A’ websites. But is it always secure?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/owsdar3-5Ug” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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TOMS hacker tells people to log off and enjoy a screenless day

October 9, 2019 0 Comments hack, nathan, responsible disclosure, security threats, toms shoes, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:09:06 +0000

TOMS seems like a really nice shoe company, and it just got hacked in a really nice way. But it’s still a hack.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/c6nlBxWC_hA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Icon-hiding Android adware returns to the Play Market

October 8, 2019 0 Comments adware, andr/hiddad, Android, android malware, Google Play, hidden adware, hidden apps, SophosLabs, SophosLabs Uncut

Credit to Author: Pankaj Kohli| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:00:37 +0000

Adware apps attempt to evade easy removal by, literally, hiding their app icons from users<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/CXlzdUIihFw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Signal immediately fixed FaceTime-style eavesdropping bug

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Android, Apple, Bug, eavesdropping, facetime, Google, Google Project Zero, iOS, Mobile, Privacy, security threats, signal, signal bug, vulnerability

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:25:17 +0000

Remember the FaceTime bug that allowed a caller to eavesdrop on your phone? Researchers just discovered another – this time in Signal.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kuYuPSST8YI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters

October 8, 2019 0 Comments cyberstalking, extortion, gps, indictment, Law & order, loansharking, location data, location tracking, mafia, mobster, organized crime, Privacy, racketeering, sports bribery, stalker, stalking, wise guys

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:14:59 +0000

Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/z5Bf3GfVqZ0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Nationwide facial recognition ID program underway in France

October 8, 2019 0 Comments alicem, biometrics, cnil, digital identities, digital identity, facial recognition, france, GDPR, Government security, identity theft, la quadrature du net, Law & order, lqdn, national id card, passports, Privacy, tchap

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:36:10 +0000

It’s coming next month, in spite of a lawsuit and the data regulator’s protests about lack of consent, data security and privacy.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/dDDYjz1VwrY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>