A newly discovered Android ransomware variant that packs speech recognition capabilities demands that victims speak a code provided by the attackers to unlock their devices, Symantec warns.
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Can the World Economic Forum’s Cyber Security Principles Advance Cyber Resilience?
A few weeks ago, the World Economic Forum (WEF) met in Davos, Switzerland where an expert working group issued a report “Advancing Cyber Resilience: Principles and Tools for Boards.” It is touted as a first-of-its-kind resource to support board of directors and CEOs on cyber security and cyber resilience strategy.
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Yahoo Slashes Price of Verizon Deal $350 Million After Data Breaches
NEW YORK – Yahoo slashed the price of the sale of its core Internet business to Verizon by $350 million following a pair of major data breaches at Yahoo, the two companies announced Tuesday.
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Cisco Launches New Firepower Firewalls
Cisco announced on Wednesday the launch of four new threat-focused Firepower next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) designed for banks, retailers and other businesses that conduct a high volume of sensitive transactions.
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Firefox Users Fingerprinted via Cached Intermediate CA Certificates
An attacker can discover various details about Firefox users due to the manner in which the browser caches intermediate CA certificates, a researcher has discovered.
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Three Ways to Combat Shadow IT 2.0
While we can blame the cloud for shadow IT 2.0, SaaS isn’t the culprit this time. New competitive disruptors to our businesses are armed with digital services, making digitalization a mandate for business survival. Digitalization, though, requires agility. Waiting six weeks for new server infrastructure doesn’t work in today’s competitive environment.
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Microsoft Flaws Mitigated by Removing Admin Rights: Avecto
Microsoft patched a total of 530 vulnerabilities in 2016 and many of them were mitigated by the removal of administrator rights, according to a report published this week by endpoint security firm Avecto.
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Serious Breach Linked to Chinese APTs Comes to Light
Several major organizations may have been affected by a breach suffered by an IT services and software provider. The attack, linked to threat actors believed to be located in China, took place in 2015, but it has only now come to light.
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Microsoft Releases Security Update for Flash Player Libraries
While most of this month’s security updates have been postponed to March 14, Microsoft has decided to release one bulletin to address the Flash Player vulnerabilities fixed by Adobe on Patch Tuesday.
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Mirai for Windows Built by Experienced Bot Herder: Kaspersky
The Windows variant of the infamous Mirai Linux botnet is the offspring of a more experienced bot herder, possibly of Chinese origin, Kaspersky Lab security researchers warn.
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