The FCC’s Push to Purge Huawei From US Networks
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000
The rural carriers who rely on Huawei are wary of a costly “rip and replace” effort.
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So Much For the Deep State Plot Against Donald Trump
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 20:44:12 +0000
Inspector general Michael Horowitz’s report shows that the FBI’s investigation of ties between Russia and the Trump campaign was both justified and without political bias.
Read moreAndroid security checkup: 16 steps to a safer phone
Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0800
Android security is always a hot topic on these here Nets of Inter — and almost always for the wrong reason.
As we’ve discussed ad nauseam over the years, most of the missives you read about this-or-that super-scary malware/virus/brain-eating-boogie-monster are overly sensationalized accounts tied to theoretical threats with practically zero chance of actually affecting you in the real world. If you look closely, in fact, you’ll start to notice that the vast majority of those stories stem from companies that — gasp! — make their money selling malware protection programs for Android phones. (Pure coincidence, right?)
Microsoft to end updates to Windows 7's free AV software, Security Essentials
Credit to Author: Gregg Keizer| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:05:00 -0800
Microsoft will not provide new malware signatures for its home-grown Security Essentials software after it retires Windows 7 in five weeks.
“No, your Windows 7 computer is not protected by MSE ((Microsoft Security Essentials)) after January 14, 2020,” the company said in a support document mainly concerned about the Extended Security Updates (ESU) being shilled to enterprises. “MSE is unique to Windows 7 and follows the same lifecycle dates for support.”
Security Essentials, a free antivirus (AV) program that launched in 2008, was originally limited to consumers. However, in 2010, Microsoft expanded the licensing to small businesses, defined as those with 10 or fewer PCs. Two years after that, MSE was replaced by Windows Defender with the launch of Windows 8.
This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Unveils New Cloud Security Platform, plus Thousands of Disney+ Accounts are Compromised
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 14:05:44 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about Trend’s new Cloud One platform that provides workload, container, file object storage, serverless and application, and network security. Also, read about the recent Disney+ account…
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Read moreWhy the iPhone 11 Tracks Your Location Even When You Tell It Not To
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 14:00:00 +0000
Russian disinformation, a VC hack, vulnerable VPNs, and more are in the week’s top security news.
Read moreMeet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +0000
This animal liberation group actually wants to be put on trial. Their goal: force jurors to wear VR headsets and immerse them in the suffering of animals bound for slaughter.
Read moreAll about the latest iPhone location privacy scare
Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 07:05:00 -0800
That story going round that claims iPhone 11 devices are secretly harvesting your location information even though you’ve told them not to do so? You don’t need to worry about it, and here’s why:
What’s the story?
The tale begins when a security researcher noticed the devices seemed to be sending out location data even when Location Services were switched off on the iPhone.
He thought this was weird, but Apple reassured him that this was “expected behaviour” – and while the company took a little time to figure out what to say about this, it’s answer is convincing, once you know what it means.
What Apple said
The matter relates to iPhone 11’s U1 chip, which brings in an exciting (yet veteran) technology called Ultra Wideband (UWB).
This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Selected as Launch Partner for AWS Ingress Routing Service and Stalkerware on the Rise
Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:30:18 +0000
Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about stalkerware and why it’s on the rise. Also, read about Trend Micro’s selection as a launch partner for the new Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon…
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Read moreAlleged Russian Hacker Behind $100 Million Evil Corp Indicted
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:20:15 +0000
The US is charging Maksim Yakubets over two of the biggest cybertheft campaigns of the last decade, and offers a record reward for information on the case.
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