Perhaps I should have been born the Queen of Dragons. Or, at the very least, in another era. When quills were used to correspond, horses to travel. You know, so long as I didn’t have to give up penicillin or my dental hygienist.
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Nasty VirLocker Ransomware Returns
VirLocker, a nasty piece of ransomware that has been making the rounds for a few years, has recommenced its nefarious activity, Malwarebytes Labs researchers warn.
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WordPress 4.7.2 Patches Three Vulnerabilities
The developers of WordPress have released version 4.7.2 on Thursday to address three vulnerabilities affecting earlier versions of the content management system (CMS).
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Does Trump Executive Order Threaten EU/US Business? Probably Not.
U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order titled 'Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States' appears to threaten the future of the EU/US Privacy Shield, but that may not be the case.
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Cisco Starts Patching Critical WebEx Flaw
Cisco has released a proper fix for the critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the WebEx browser extension, but the patch is currently only available for the Chrome version.
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Law Enforcement Raid Blamed For LeakedSource Shutdown
The controversial data breach notification service LeakedSource has been down for nearly 24 hours and it is rumored that the website has gone offline following a law enforcement raid.
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Chrome 56 Patches 51 Vulnerabilities
Google this week released Chrome 56 in the stable channel, patching no less than 51 vulnerabilities in the popular browser.
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4.2 Billion Records Exposed in Data Breaches in 2016: Report
2016 was a record year for data breaches, as the number of exposed records exceeded 4.2 billion, nearly four times than the previously set record.
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The Application Security Testing Conundrum
It is my humble opinion that we have allowed our daily rush into an increasingly digital world to negatively affect our ability to address challenges. We look at the world in the sharp, square and discreet lens of digital and ignore the smooth and contiguous thinking of analog.
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Facebook Offers FIDO-based Authentication Option
Facebook is adding support for a FIDO-based Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) authentication key to its multi-factor authentication process. This does not replace Facebook's existing SMS-based second-factor option, but adds a more secure alternative for the security-conscious user.
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