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Deus ex hackina: It took just 10 minutes to find data-divulging demons corrupting Pope’s Click to Pray eRosary app

October 18, 2019 TH Author 0

Vatican coders exorcise API gremlins but, we must confess, they missed one little monster…. Exclusive The technology behind the Catholic Church’s latest innovation, an electronic rosary, is so insecure, it can be trivially hacked to siphon off worshipers’ personal information.… READ MORE HERE…

Packet Storm

How The Wheels Came Off Facebook’s Libra Project

October 18, 2019 TH Author headline,government,bank,facebook,social,cryptography

This Week in Security News: Trend Micro Launches its XDR Center in India and EU Reports 5G Cybersecurity Risks

October 18, 2019 TH Author 5G, cryptocurrency miner, Current News, Security, XDR

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about Trend Micro’s new XDR Center in India that will help solve data sovereignty issues. Also, read about 5G network software use being a top security…
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The Register

How does £36m sound, mon CHERI? UK.gov pumps cash into Arm security research

October 18, 2019 TH Author

That’s ‘Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions’ University of Cambridge researchers and UK industry bods have been tossed £36m from the UK government to support their work with Arm to strengthen security by improving memory protection.… READ MORE HERE…

The Register

Google slings websites into Chrome’s solitary confinement on Android to thwart Spectre-style data snooping

October 18, 2019 TH Author

Ignore the overhead, enjoy Site Isolation – a defense against side-channel attacks Last year, Google deployed Site Isolation in desktop versions of its Chrome browser as a defense against CPU side-channel attacks like Spectre. The technique renders websites in separate processes to prevent one from interfering with or snooping on another, augmenting browser sandboxing defenses.… READ MORE HERE…

ZDNet | Security

Samsung admits fingerprint reader flaw, promises software fix

October 18, 2019 TH Author

Samsung has promised to provide a software update to fix the glaring security issue that allows users to bypass the fingerprint reader through using third-party screen protectors.
READ MORE HERE…

Microsoft Secure

Best practices for adding layered security to Azure security with Check Point’s CloudGuard IaaS

October 18, 2019 TH Author Azure Security, Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA)

Learn how Check Point CloudGuard IaaS provides an added layer of security for Azure and aligns with Azure security’s best practices.
The post Best practices for adding layered security to Azure security with Check Point’s CloudGuard IaaS appeared first on Microsoft Security. READ MORE HERE…

Threatpost

Phorpiex Botnet Shifts Gears From Ransomware to Sextortion

October 17, 2019 TH Author Email, email security, GandCrab, Hacks, Phorpiex, ransomware, sextortion, Web Security

A decade-old botnet is using infected computers to send out sextortion emails, in a wide-scale campaign with the potential to reach millions of victims. READ MORE HERE…