I remember my first Kung Fu lesson. It left me almost sick from exhaustion. It also taught me a valuable lesson that proved to be very applicable to information security. In the midst of the all the blocking of his punches and kicks, my instructor mentioned that this was the worst way to deal with an attack, rather, I should focus on not being there when the hit lands.
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Russia Detains Nine ‘Hackers’ Over $17 Million Bank Thefts
Russia has detained nine people alleged to be part of a cybercrime ring accused of stealing some $17 million dollars from bank accounts, the interior ministry said Wednesday.
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Sophos to Acquire Invincea for up to $120 Million
IT security firm Sophos announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire Invincea, a provider of endpoint security solutions that leverage virtual containers to protect against advanced malware and other threats.
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Absolute Extends Self-Healing Capabilities to Third-Party Software
Vancouver, Canada-based endpoint security company Absolute announced this week the launch of a new product that provides self-healing capabilities to third-party security and management applications.
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Iranian Hackers Use Mac Malware to Steal Data
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Continue readingU.S. Could Ask Visa Applicants for Social Media Passwords
US embassies could ask visa applicants for passwords to their own social media accounts in future background checks, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Tuesday.
Kelly said the move could come as part of the effort to toughen vetting of visitors to screen out people who could pose a security threat.
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Google Challenges Search Warrant Ruling
Google is planning to appeal a ruling made Friday that it must comply with search warrants involving customer data stored on servers outside of the United States. The case is similar to an earlier case involving Microsoft. In July 2016, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said Microsoft could not be forced to turn over emails stored on a server outside of the US.
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Palo Alto Networks Unveils Big Product Updates, New Firewalls
Palo Alto Networks on Tuesday announced the launch of PAN-OS 8.0, which brings major improvements to the company’s Next-Generation Security Platform, and several new hardware and virtual firewall appliances.
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Windows SMB 0-Day Risk Downplayed
A 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2017-0016) affecting Windows’ SMBv3 (Server Message Block) protocol that was revealed last week is no longer considered a Critical issue, but High-risk.
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Turla-Linked Group Targets Embassies, Ministries
Researchers at Forcepoint Security Labs have been monitoring the activities of a threat group that has targeted the websites of ministries, embassies and other organizations from around the world in a reconnaissance campaign.
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