Guardian Firewall iOS App Automatically Blocks the Trackers on Your Phone
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:36:20 +0000
The Guardian Firewall app gives iOS users a reprieve from the scourge of online trackers.
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John Ratcliffe Is a Dangerous Pick for Director of National Intelligence
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:03:24 +0000
The director of national intelligence’s main job is to speak truth to power. Trump’s nominee, John Ratcliffe, seems destined to do the opposite.
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There are a number of ways attackers can exploit public information about your organization's employees. CSO Online's Susan Bradley walks through how an attacker can gain access to your organization's Office 365 accounts and how you can protect your enterprise from these potential attacks.
Microsoft Patch Alert: Welcome to the Upside Down
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:33:00 -0700
This month, Microsoft Patch Land looks like a stranger Stranger Things Upside Down, where Security-only patches carry loads of telemetry, Visual Studio patches appear for the wrong versions… and we still can’t figure out how to keep the Win10 1903 upgrade demogorgon from swallowing established drivers.
As we end the month, we’ve seen the second “optional” monthly cumulative updates for all Win10 versions — the 1903 patch was released, pulled, then re-released — and fixes for Visual Studio’s transgressions. There’s a kludge for getting the Win10 1903 upgrade to work. And BlueKeep still looms like a gorging Mind Flayer.
Win7 Security-only patch brings telemetry
Those of you who have been dodging Windows 7 telemetry by using the monthly Security-only patches — a process I described as “Group B” three years ago — have reached the end of the road. The July 2019 Win7 “Security-only” patch, KB4507456, includes a full array of telemetry/snooping, uh, enhancements.
A Hacker Stole Data From 100 Million Capital One Customers
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:29:02 +0000
In a criminal complaint, the FBI detailed how a hacker allegedly stole data from 100 million people—and how she got caught.
Read moreHow the West Got China’s Social Credit System Wrong
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:25:07 +0000
It occupies a spot next to ‘Black Mirror’ and Big Brother in popular imagination, but China’s social credit project is far more complicated than a single, all-powerful numerical score.
Read moreA Critical Device Hack, China’s Social Credit, and More News
Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:25:39 +0000
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
Read moreMobile Menace Monday: Dark Android Q rises
Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 17:55:12 +0000
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| The Android Q operating system is being developed with privacy and security in mind. We take a look at both, examining new features intended for giving users better control of their devices and data. Categories: Tags: Androidandroid Q betaAndroidQapp permissionsappsBetadeveloper’s cornerGoogleprivacysecurity |
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Read moreTrump’s Cyber Czar Is Back—and He Wants to Make Hackers Suffer
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000
Former White House top cybersecurity official Tom Bossert reveals his new startup, Trinity. Its focus: “active threat inference.”
Read moreA VxWorks Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:04:26 +0000
VxWorks is designed as a secure, “real-time” operating system for continuously functioning devices, like medical equipment, elevator controllers, or satellite modems.
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