Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000
An innovation agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services will fund research into better defenses for the US health care system’s digital infrastructure.
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Hidden in the basic infrastructure that runs the US military is a powerful piece of Windows-borne Chinese malware that can disrupt the communications systems, power grids, and water supplies at the military’s bases around the world. One US congressional aide calls it a “ticking time bomb” that as The New York Times put it, “could give China the power to interrupt or slow American military deployments or resupply operations by cutting off power, water and communications to US military bases.”
Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 13:19:20 +0000
The wide-ranging scams, often disguised as game promotions, can all be linked back to one network.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 20:23:14 +0000
The macOS Background Task Manager tool is supposed to spot potentially malicious software on your machine. But a researcher says it has troubling flaws.
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Credit to Author: Andrew Couts, Matt Burgess| Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 13:00:00 +0000
A pair of major data breaches rock the UK, North Korea hacks a Russian missile maker, and Microsoft’s Chinese Outlook breach sparks new problems.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:42:08 +0000
GitHub has spent two years researching and slowly rolling out its multifactor authentication system. Soon it will be mandatory for all 100 million users—with no opt-out.
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With its August Patch Tuesday release, Microsoft pushed out 90 updates for the Windows and Office platforms. The latest fixes include another update for Microsoft Exchange (along with with a warning about failed updates to Exchange Server 2016 and 2019) and a “Patch Now” recommendation from us for Office.
The team at Application Readiness has crafted this useful infographic outlining the risks associated with each of the updates for this month.
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 18:43:33 +0000
In 2008, Boston’s transit authority sued to stop MIT hackers from presenting at the Defcon hacker conference on how to get free subway rides. Today, four teens picked up where they left off.
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Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000
As the international tech giant moves toward Russian ownership, the leak raises concerns about the volume of data it has on its users.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2023 22:03:31 +0000
The legacy electronics manufacturer is creating IoT honeypots with its products to catch real-world threats and patch vulnerabilities in-house.
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