A new "brain-inspired" computer system promises improved detection of cyber threats by looking for specific patterns that can more efficiently reveal indicators of compromise in a network.
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Senators Reintroduce Bills to Improve Cybersecurity of Vehicles and Airplanes
Legislation Would Protect Drivers From Auto Security and Privacy Risks, Implement Cybersecurity Standards for Aircraft
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Intrusions Without Malware: Don’t Forget the Other Sixty Percent
The time has come to start paying attention to the other sixty percent. No, this isn’t a political piece. Rather, I am trying to call attention to something that, in my opinion, is not high enough on the priority list of many people in the information security profession.
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Vulnerabilities Found in Popular Solar Park Monitoring System
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Continue readingLastPass Flaws Allow Hackers to Steal Passwords
Critical vulnerabilities found in the Chrome and Firefox extensions of the LastPass password manager can be exploited to steal passwords, warned Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy.
The expert has discovered several flaws, but only one of them appears to have been patched by LastPass developers.
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Multiple Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Google Nest Cam
A security researcher took it to GitHub to disclose information on multiple vulnerabilities allegedly affecting Nest Cam and Dropcam Pro devices after receiving no response from Google for several months.
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Malvertising Campaign Targets Adult Websites to Distribute Ramnit Worm
A new malvertising campaign has been discovered using popular adult websites (each with several million visits per month) to target primarily Canadian and UK visitors. Using pop-under ads, victims were ultimately directed to the RIG exploit kit which sought to drop Ramnit.
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“Swearing Trojan” Tactics Could Become Global Threat: Researchers
Check Point security researchers have warned that tactics employed by a mobile Trojan targeting users in China might become a worldwide threat when adopted by Western malware.
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Twitter Suspends More Accounts Linked to ‘Terrorism’
Twitter said Tuesday it suspended 376,890 accounts in the second half of 2016 for "promotion of terrorism," an increase of 60 percent over the prior six-month period.
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Attackers Can Hijack Security Products via Microsoft Tool
Researchers at Cybellum, an Israel-based company that specializes in zero-day prevention, have identified a new technique that can be used by attackers to take full control of security products.
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