This Week in Security News: Fake Apps on iOS and Google Play and Social Media Security Issues

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 13:05:27 +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 the evolution of EDR to XDR (and why your CISO should care), stock trading app attacks and fake gambling apps. Also, read about how Instagram…

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Cheers!

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 03:00:00 -0700

Pilot fish has a sweet deal with one of the owners of a local drinking establishment he frequents. The bar owner is in the habit of using the main office computer for what fish calls “nonstandard business activity.” What does that mean? Suffice to say that that computer gets infected by viruses a couple of times a year. Bar owner would then call fish and ask for expedited service.

Fish stops by on his way home, grabs the tower, and disinfects the hard drive at home. He usually returns the system to the bar late that night or on his way to work the next morning.

Either way, the next time he stops by for an adult beverage, he receives a gift card that usually covers several rounds.

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What do we know about the big, scary, exploited, emergency-patched IE security hole CVE-2019-1367?

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:29:00 -0700

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Apple just made Safari a better fit for the enterprise

Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:15:00 -0700

Enterprise users can now wrap a new layer of security around their web services, thanks to Apple’s introduction of support for USB security keys in Safari 13.0.1.

Enterprise class security

Dongles aren’t a terribly convenient security protection for most people, but government, military and regulated industries are always searching out new ways to secure themselves, and their data.

FIDO2-compliant USB security keys – such as those made by Yubico – add a layer of security to the verification process:

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