Former HBO CEO and chairman Richard Plepler has signed a five year deal with Apple to produce content for Apple TV+, reports The New York Times. Under the terms of the deal, Plepler’s newly formed company, Eden Productions, will make…
phishing
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Oddly specific ‘cyber attack’ hits Alaskan airline RavnAir and one plane type
Dash 8? More like dash for the maintenance hangar A small Alaskan airline has suffered a curiously specific “cyber attack” that mostly affected its De Havilland Dash 8 airliners.… Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Oddly…
Python 2.7 Reaches End of Life After 20 Years of Development
As of January 1st, 2020, Python 2.7 has officially reached the end of life and will no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or other improvements going forward. […] Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Python…
How to install and use git-secret
Learn how to gain more security in your git repository with the help of the git-secret tool. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: How to install and use git-secret
Cyber Security Roundup for January 2020
Cyber Security Roundup for January 2020 Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Cyber Security Roundup for January 2020
Cloud Hopper Campaign Broader Reaching Than Previously thought
China (APT10/Cloud Hopper): In 2016 an investigation uncovered an operation, dubbed Cloud Hopper, being carried out by the threat group APT10, which is believed to be linked to the Chinese intelligence service. Recent breakthroughs in the investigation have revealed that…
7 key developments to expect from SD-branch in 2020
7 key developments to expect from SD-branch in 2020 Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: 7 key developments to expect from SD-branch in 2020
Noticing More Robocalls? Governments, Service Providers and Consumers Take Action
Robocalls are an incessant headache from which we all suffer. In fact, they have become so frequent (Americans received 5 billion robocalls during the month of November 2019 alone) that most people have simply stopped answering calls from unknown numbers…
bbPress WordPress Plugin Vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery
The WordPress plugin “bbPress Members Only” was recently found to be vulnerable to CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks. This affects versions before 1.2.1. CSRF attacks are a type of attack that forces an authenticated user to perform an action on…
Landry’s restaurant chain disclose POS malware incident
POS malware found on the network of 63 Landry’s bar and restaurant brands. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Landry’s restaurant chain disclose POS malware incident
Private Crypto Keys Being Stolen by Malicious Chrome Extension
Harry Denley, the Director of Security for MyCrypto platform, discovered a malicious Chrome browser extension that claims to help its users manage cryptocurrency, but actually steals crypto wallet private keys and passwords for several cryptocurrency management websites. The extension, named…
DEF CON 27, Ham Radio Village, Jason’s ‘The RF Dark Arts: How I Went From Total Ignorance To Receiving 1000+ Mile Contacts In 6 Months’
Thanks to Def Con 27 Volunteers, Videographers and Presenters for publishing their superlative conference videos via their YouTube Channel for all to see, enjoy and learn. Permalink The post DEF CON 27, Ham Radio Village, Jason’s ‘The RF Dark Arts:…
Develop for Safety and Protect User Privacy through Geofencing
Do you allow your spouse or partner to track your location? Your parents? Your extended relatives? Your friends? Hyperconnectivity has lent a sense of normalcy to the concept of sharing locations with multiple applications and people with varying degrees of…
3 security tips to protect yourself from skimming attacks
E-commerce sites are trying to keep up with sophisticated skimming schemes, but chances are your credit card information will still be compromised. A security expert offers advice. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: 3 security tips…
XKCD, New Year’s Eve
via the comic delivery system monikered Randall Munroe at XKCD! Permalink The post XKCD, New Year’s Eve appeared first on Security Boulevard. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: XKCD, New Year’s Eve
Making Container Deployment and Analysis Self-Service for Development
Team Riptide was tasked with creating an environment for our developers that removes operational burdens. We wanted to provide them with infrastructure, best practices, automation, and self-service tooling so that they could focus on innovation. The result is an internal…
US Military Bans TikTok over privacy concerns
By Waqas No more cringy TikTok videos for the American military? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Military Bans TikTok over privacy concerns Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: US Military…
TikTok boom: US Army bans squaddies from using trendy app on govt-issued phones
Guess they’ll have to attract new recruits on the ‘Gram TikTok is one of the fastest growing social apps, with more than 1.5 billion downloads. However, its Chinese origins have caused controversy in the US, leading some lawmakers to declare…
Mariah Carey’s Twitter Account Hacked
Hackers take over singer’s Twitter and post sexy messages aimed at rapper Eminem Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Mariah Carey’s Twitter Account Hacked
California Adopts Strictest Privacy Law in U.S.
On Wednesday California adopted the strictest privacy law in the United States. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: California Adopts Strictest Privacy Law in U.S.
Mysterious Drones are Flying over Colorado
No one knows who they belong to. (Well, of course someone knows. And my guess is that it’s likely that we will know soon.)… Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Mysterious Drones are Flying over Colorado
Unprotected Database Leaks Data of Wyze Users
An unprotected database was found to have exposed the data of all Wyze users who created an account before December 26, 2019. read more Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Unprotected Database Leaks Data of Wyze…
How Cybersecurity’s Metrics of Misery Fail to Describe Cybercrime Pain
Dollars lost and data records exposed are valuable measurements, but the true pain of a cybersecurity incident goes far beyond that. We asked infosec pros how they put words to the pain they feel when their defenses fall apart. …
Landry’s Restaurant Chain Discloses Payment Security Incident
Some payment cards were mistakenly swiped on order-entry systems that lacked the security of its point-of-sale terminals. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: Landry’s Restaurant Chain Discloses Payment Security Incident
Top Free Security Testing Tools
Sometimes, considered as hard to automate, security testing lacks the resources and tools that assist in making it simple to learn. We have found many testers unaware of the free and open source security testing tools that are available to…
TikTok Banned By U.S. Army Over China Security Concerns
The U.S. Army this week has banned TikTok from government-owned devices as scrutiny over the platform’s relationship with China grows. Advertise on IT Security News. Read the complete article: TikTok Banned By U.S. Army Over China Security Concerns