An authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the Mac version of Skype could have been exploited by malware installed on the device to interact with the application without the user’s knowledge.
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An Important Security Lesson Taken from the Printing Press
It’s Time to Bring the Capability to Achieve a Mature Security Posture Through a Robust Security Operations Function to the Masses
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Firmware of Dozens Android Device Models Packed with Trojans
Firmware controlling dozens of Android mobile device models incorporates Trojans capable of covertly downloading and installing other programs, security firm Doctor Web has revealed.
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Apple Patches 72 Vulnerabilities in macOS Sierra
Apple announced on Tuesday the availability of macOS Sierra 10.12.2, which patches a total of 72 vulnerabilities affecting various components of the operating system.
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Netgear Starts Patching Critical Router Flaw
Netgear has released firmware updates for several of its routers to address a critical command injection vulnerability that can be exploited to remotely hijack affected devices.
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Facebook Launches Certificate Transparency Monitoring Tool
Facebook has launched a free online tool, named Certificate Transparency Monitoring, that allows users to obtain information on the digital certificates issued for a specified domain.
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Microsoft Patches Several Publicly Disclosed Flaws
Microsoft’s December 2016 Patch Tuesday updates include a total of 12 critical and important security bulletins that resolve vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and Edge.
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SOCs Suffer Under Volume of Data, Alerts: Report
Enterprises Challenged in Ability to Adequately Investigate Security Alerts, Survey Says
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IT Systems Connected to Pagers Leak Valuable Data
IT systems connected to pagers leak data that can be highly valuable to malicious actors looking to gather intelligence on the organizations they want to target, Trend Micro warned on Tuesday.
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New Mirai Variants Have Built-in Domain Generation Algorithm
Newly observed variants of the Mirai botnet pack domain generation algorithm (DGA) features that haven’t been associated with previous Mirai samples, security researchers warn.
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