Japanese government’s cybersecurity strategy chief has never used a computer
The Japanese government’s cybersecurity strategy chief Yoshitaka Sakurada is in the middle of a heated debate due to his admission about his cyber capability.
Yoshitaka Sakurada admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life, despite the Japanese Government,...
Congress passes bill that create new Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CISA bill that creates a new cybersecurity agency at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the CISA bill that creates a new cybersecurity agency at the Department...
Kaspersky Lab opens first Transparency Center in Zurich
Kaspersky Lab starts data processing for European users in Zurich and also launched the first Transparency Cente under the announced Transparency Initiative
From today, malicious and suspicious files shared by users of Kaspersky Lab products in Europe will start to...
Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for November 2018 fix known Acrobat flaw
Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for November 2018 addresses three flaws in Flash Player, Acrobat and Reader, and Photoshop CC.
Adobe Patch Tuesday updates for November 2018 fixes three flaws in Flash Player, Acrobat and Reader, and Photoshop CC.
The most severe issue...
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2018 fix actively exploited Windows flaw
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2018 fixed more than 60 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows flaw.
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2018 addressed 63 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows privilege escalation vulnerability.
Twelve of the flaws were...
Snowden speaks about the role of surveillance firm NSO Group in Khashoggi murder
Snowden warns of abuse of surveillance software that also had a role in the murder of the Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The popular US whistleblower Edward Snowden has reported the abuse of surveillance made by many governments, he blamed...
Compliance to Cybersecurity Requirements and False Claims Act
There’s a growing risk of companies receiving substantial fines for not complying with cybersecurity standards under False Claims Act.
However, an emerging concern for businesses that act as contract-based service providers for government entities is that those establishments could also be...
Group-IB and CryptoIns introduce the world’s first insurance against cyber threats for cryptocurrency exchanges
Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges
Group-IB, an international company that specializes in preventing cyber attacks, and a Swiss insurance broker ASPIS SA that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model...
IBM Watson will be used by NIST to assign CVSS scores to vulnerabilities
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to use Artificial Intelligence to assign the CVSS scores to reported vulnerabilities.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system provides a reference-method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures.
A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score...
USB drives are primary vector for destructive threats to industrial facilities
USB removable storage devices are the main vector for malware attacks against industrial facilities, states Honeywell report.
According to a report published on by Honeywell, malware-based attacks against industrial facilities mostly leverage USB removable storage devices
Experts from Honeywell analyzed data collected with the Secure...
Apple T2 security chip in new MacBooks disconnects Microphone when lid is closed
Apple has implemented a new feature to protect the privacy of its MacBooks users aimed at preventing malicious software from spying on them.
The Apple T2 security chip installed in the new series of MacBooks includes a new hardware feature that physically disconnects...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 187 – News of the week
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Twitter deletes over 10,000 accounts that aim to influence U.S. voting
Twitter announced to have deleted more than 10,000 accounts managed by bots that were posting messages to influence U.S. Midterm election.
Twitter announced to have deleted more than 10,000 accounts managed by bots that were posting messages to discourage people...
Cyber Defense Magazine – November 2018 has arrived. Enjoy it!
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IBM buys Red Hat for $34 Billion, it is largest software transaction in history
IBM announced it is going to buy the open source company Red Hat for $34bn with the intent to enhance its cloud offerings.
This is the biggest tech merger in history involving a software company. Red Hat was founded in 1993, it currently...
Instagram flaw exposes user passwords
A security flaw in Instagram’s recently released “Download Your Data” tool could have exposed some user passwords, the company reportedly told users.
The tool, revealed by Instagram right before the GDPR regulation went into effect, is designed to let users...
Julian Assange Charges, Japan’s Top Cybersecurity Official, and More Security News This Week
Safer browsing, more bitcoin scams, and the rest of the week's top security news.
SMS 2FA database leak drama, MageCart mishaps, Black Friday badware, and more
Plus, why is Kaspersky Lab getting into chess? Roundup What a week it has been: we had the creation of a new government agency, a meltdown flashback, and of course, Patch Tuesday.…
Is retaining a cybersecurity attorney a good idea for your business?
Cybersecurity is so complicated that businesses, large and small, are retaining legal counsel specializing in security. Learn two more steps businesses should take before a cyberattack hits.
Machine Learning Can Create Fake ‘Master Key’ Fingerprints
Researchers have refined a technique to create so-called DeepMasterPrints, fake fingerprints designed to get past security.
