Unknown to vendors but exploited by cybercriminals, zero-day vulnerabilities are the most threatening security issues, but Microsoft's Windows 10 can block exploitation of these vulnerabilities before they are even patched, Microsoft says.
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App Stores Must Register With State: China
Shanghai – App stores in China must register with the state from Monday, a government statement said, as China tightens its control over the internet.
App stores are "not strict" when they examine and approve apps, the China Cyberspace Administration, the country's internet watchdog, said in a statement.
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Security Audit Finds No Major Flaws in Dovecot
Germany-based security services provider Cure53 has conducted a security audit of Dovecot and determined that the software lives up to its reputation of being highly secure.
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McDonald’s Website Flaws Allow Phishing Attacks
A researcher has disclosed a couple of unpatched vulnerabilities affecting the official McDonald’s website after the company ignored his attempts to responsibly report the issues.
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Google Shares Details of Its Security Infrastructure
Google Designs Its Own Custom Hardware Security Chips to Securely Identify and Authenticate Legitimate Google Devices at the Hardware Level
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CryptoSearch Lets Users Move Ransomware-Encrypted Files
Being hit by ransomware usually means that you no longer have access to your files unless you pay a ransom or find another way to decrypt them, but a newly released tool allows users to move encrypted files to a new location.
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Flaws Found in Carlo Gavazzi Energy Monitoring Products
Swiss-based industrial and building automation solutions provider Carlo Gavazzi has released firmware updates for some of its energy monitoring products to address potentially serious vulnerabilities that could expose devices to remote cyberattacks.
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Many Mobile Apps Unnecessarily Leak Hardcoded Keys: Analysis
Some third-party applications unnecessarily store keys or secrets that could be abused to leak a variety of user credentials and other type of sensitive data, software security startup Fallible warns.
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These Were the Most Common Passwords Used in 2016
Although weak and commonly used passwords have long been one of the most used venues to compromise accounts, they remain at the top of the most popular passwords charts, a recent Keeper Security report reveals.
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Russian State Television Blames Hackers for BBC Sherlock Finale Leak
A Russian state-controlled broadcaster on Monday blamed hackers for the embarrassing leak online of the final episode of the BBC drama Sherlock a day before it was due to air.
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