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15 hours ago FEMA Exposed 2.3 Million Disaster Victims' Private Data
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Fraud and Identity Theft Risk Follows Bank Account and Postal Address ExposureVictims of hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters now face a second hit: The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency inadvertently shared 2.3 million disaster survivors' personal data of with an agency contractor, leaving victims at increased risk from fraud and identity theft.
2 days ago FEMA 'unnecessarily' shared data of 2.3 million disaster victims with contractor
ZDNet View Synopsis+1FEMA says accidental data leak has been dealt with and user data removed from contractor's systems.
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1 day ago Commonwealth floats increased penalties for privacy breaches
ZDNet View Synopsis+1Consultation pencilled in for second half of 2019 -- on the other side of the upcoming federal election.
12 hours ago Why site reliability engineers face more security incidents and higher stress levels
TechRepublic View Synopsis+1Half of SREs have worked on outages lasting longer than a day, according to a Catchpoint report.
1 day ago Slack slings crypto-keys at big biz, union gets worked over, VPN owners probed, trolls trouble vets, and more
The Register View Synopsis+1Plus, two crooks craft a veritable fraudocopiaRoundup This week we got freaked out about heart implant hacks, welcomed a new Microsoft security tool, and endured yet another Facebook fsck up.…
1 day ago Watchdog: FEMA Wrongly Released Personal Data of Victims
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported Friday.
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12 minutes ago LockerGoga bug crashes ransomware before encrypting files
ZDNet View Synopsis+1Bug could be used to create (temporary) LockerGoga vaccines.
1 hour ago Huge news from Apple: No, not mags, games or TV - more than 50 security bugs to patch
The Register View Synopsis+1Apple rolls out repairs for 51 iOS flaws, including nasty ones, plus fixes for macOSIn addition to teasing the world with a glimpse of subscriptions services for newspapers and magazines, gaming, and video entertainment, Apple on Monday released iOS 12.2, which patches 51 security vulnerabilities.…
1 hour ago Huge news from Apple: No, not mags, games or TV - more than 50 patched security bugs
The Register View Synopsis+1Apple rolls out repairs for 51 iOS flaws, including nasty onesIn addition to teasing the world with a glimpse of subscriptions services for newspapers and magazines, gaming, and video entertainment, Apple on Monday released iOS 12.2, which patches 51 security vulnerabilities.…
3 hours ago One reason why you shouldn't allow your web browser to save your passwords
TechRepublic View Synopsis+1Jack Wallen explains why you should never allow your web browser to save passwords--and what you should do instead.
3 hours ago Android ecosystem of pre-installed apps is a privacy and security mess
ZDNet View Synopsis+1Extensive academic study finds data-harvesting and malware-laced pre-installed apps.
3 hours ago Why Simpler is Better for CISOs
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Trend Micro's Steve Neville on Managing Today's Complex Technical LandscapeSimpler is better. While that might be a frequent truism in life, it's especially applicable to the technology landscape facing organizations, as CISOs attempt to manage cloud services, 5G and other emerging technologies, says Steve Neville, director of corporate marketing at Trend Micro.
4 hours ago Enterprise Security in the Era of Digital Transformation
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Stan Lowe of Zscaler on How CISOs Can Help Drive Revenue Growth SecurelyDigital transformation is having a significant impact on enterprise security. Zscaler's Stan Lowe describes the evolving role of the CISO in the age of cloud and connectivity.
4 hours ago Inside Netscout's Threat Report
InfoRiskToday View Synopsis+1Hardik Modi of Netscout Analyzes the Latest Cybercrime TrendsNetscout is out with its latest threat report, and the research offers some startling new insights into DDoS, advanced threats and the commercialization of cybercrime. Hardik Modi offers analysis.
5 hours ago Which are the most insecure languages?
ZDNet View Synopsis+1WhiteSource review of programming language security errors reveal, which languages have the most security holes. The "winner?" C. But that's only the start of the story.
5 hours ago Spyware sneaks into 'million-ish' Asus PCs via poisoned software updates, says Kaspersky
The Register View Synopsis+1Hackers were interested in 600 or so targets, it is claimedA million or so Asus personal computers may have downloaded spyware from the computer maker's update servers and installed it, Kaspersky Lab claims.…
6 hours ago Microsoft Finds Privilege Escalation, Code Execution Flaws in Huawei Tool
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1Microsoft researchers have identified potentially serious privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in a tool from Huawei. The vendor has released updates that should patch the flaws.
7 hours ago Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in LTE Wireless Protocol
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Constitution (KAIST) say they have discovered 36 previously undisclosed vulnerabilities in the Long Term Evolution (LTE) protocol used by most mobile carriers.
8 hours ago Supply-Chain Attack Used to Install Backdoors on ASUS Computers
SecurityWeek View Synopsis+1Hijacked Software Update Utility Could Have Impacted Over 1 Million ASUS Users
Over 1 million ASUS users may have been impacted after attackers managed to inject a backdoor in the ASUS Live Update utility, Kaspersky Lab reports.
9 hours ago How to install OpenSSH on Windows 10 to encrypt network communications
TechRepublic View Synopsis+1Learn how to use SSH natively within Windows 10 to secure communications between network devices.
10 hours ago Top 5 business concerns about public cloud applications
TechRepublic View Synopsis+1Some 99% of companies receive direct business value from cloud visibility, according to a Keysight Technologies report.
