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A new senate bill would create a US data protection agen

Europe's data protection laws are some of the strictest in the world, and have long been a thorn in the side of the data-guzzling Silicon Valley tech giants si…

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Firefox 73 Released With Security Fixes, New DoH Provider, Mo

Are you a Firefox user? Mozilla has released Firefox 73 to the Stable desktop channel for Windows, macOS, and Linux with bug fixes, new features, and security …

Linux Windows Apple

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U.S. Officials Say Huawei Can Covertly Access Telecom Networ

HuaweiÂcan covertly access mobile networks through back doors meant for law enforcement, the U.S. has told allies in a bid to show that the firm poses a securi…

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Download: Definitive 'IR Management and Reporting' Presentation Template

The realistic approach to security is that incidents occur. While ideally, the CISO would want to prevent all of them, in practice, some will succeed to a cert…

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Emotet Malware Now Hacks Nearby Wi-Fi Networks to Infect New Victims

Emotet, the notorious trojan behind a number of botnet-driven spam campaigns and ransomware attacks, has found a new attack vector: using already infected devi…

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New Ransomware Attacks Install Malicious Gigabyte Drivers To Disable Antivirus

Another wave of ransomware attacks are targeting systems with a novel strategy. As discovered by researchers, the new ransomware campaignNew Ransomware Attacks…

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Update Microsoft Windows Systems to Patch 99 New Security Flaws

A few hours after Adobe today released security updates for five of its widely-distributed software, Microsoft also issued its February 2020 Patch Tuesday edit…

Windows

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South Korea's government explores move from Windows to Linux deskt

In what may prove to be the biggest migration from Windows to the Linux desktop, the South Korean government is looking into shifting from Windows 7 to a trio …

Linux Windows

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5 Cybersecurity Misconceptions Most Linux Users Still Believe

Linux has managed to build a reputation around being one of the most secure operating systems available today. But too many people tend to take its built-in se…

Linux

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BRIGHTNESS Attack Can Takeover Air-Gapped Systems To Steal Data

Researchers have devised a new strategy to target air-gapped systems. Dubbed BRIGHTNESS, the attack method exploits the screen brightness settingsBRIGHTNESS At…

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App Used by Israel's Ruling Party Leaked Personal Data of All 6.5 Million Voters

An election campaigning website operated by Likud'the ruling political party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu'inadvertently exposed personal inform…

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U.S. Charges 4 Chinese Military Hackers Over Equifax Data Breach

The United States Department of Justice today announced charges against 4 Chinese military hackers who were allegedly behind the Equifax data breach that expos…

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Five Open-Source Projects AI Enthusiasts Might Want to Know Abo

Linux is arguably software developers' favorite OS. Over 14,000 contributors have invested countless hours in developing the Linux Kernel. With Linux becoming …

Linux

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Android Bluetooth Vulnerability Allowed Exploit Without User Interaction

Google has revealed a serious security flaw affecting its Android OS. As disclosed, a Bluetooth subsystem vulnerability affected the AndroidAndroid Bluetooth V…

Android

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Open-Source Security in 2020: Myths and Fac

Open-source software isn't a completely chaotic and breached wasteland of vulnerabilities. It's a global effort to make the development lifecycle faster.

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Google Chrome to start blocking downloads served via HT

Are you a Google Chrome user? Have you heard that Google has announced a timetable for phasing out insecure file downloads in the Chrome browser, starting with…

Chrome

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Realtek Patched DLL Hijacking Vulnerability In HD Audio Driver

Realtek has recently confirmed a serious vulnerability in its HD Audio Driver Package for Windows. Upon exploit it could allowRealtek Patched DLL Hijacking Vul…

Windows

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How the Iowa caucus app went wrong and how open source could have help

Opinion: It was incompetence, not politics, that led to the Iowa caucus app misfiring. Above all, it was poor programming. Open-source software techniques coul…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Best Open Source VPN For 2020 ' 5 Choices To Consid

We're living in times where internet privacy could soon become a myth with companies putting in their best foot to get hold of our data for advertising and oth…

VPN

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WhatsApp Desktop Platform Security Flaw Allowed Access To Local File System

A researcher found numerous security flaws in the WhatsApp Desktop platform for both Windows and macOS. The vulnerabilities could allowWhatsApp Desktop Platfor…

Windows Apple

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What Makes An Anti-Malware App Suitable For You

An anti-malware is nothing but a software program that our computer needs in order to prevent, find out, and tossWhat Makes An Anti-Malware App Suitable For Yo…

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Patches to make Sudo utility less open to abu

A flaw that gave out root privileges gets patched. It is a utility that,ÂsaidDan Goodin inÂArs Technica,Âcan be found in "dozens of Unix-like operating systems…

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Intel Open-Source Developer Has Been Working On "FGKASLR" For Better Kernel Securi

As another step towards tightening up the Linux kernel security, Intel's Kristen Carlson Accardi has proposed "FGKASLR" as a significant step forward for bette…

Linux

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Facebook's Messenger Kids App to Allow Parents to Peer into Their Childs Inbox

Last year, Facebook's Messenger Kids made it to the news due to serious security issues. This year, Messenger Kids isFacebook's Messenger Kids App to Allow Par…