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Facial recognition surveillance must be banned, says Fight for the Future

donderdag 11 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

“We don’t need to regulate it, we need to ban it entirely.”

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Intel patches SSD firmware and microprocessor diagnostic tool

donderdag 11 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Intel has issued security updates for two of its products which enterprise and expert users will want to patch as soon as possible.

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Cyberattack lands ship in hot water

donderdag 11 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Less than two months after warning of cybersecurity problems on ships, the US Coast Guard has revealed that a large international vessel has suffered a cyberattack.

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GDPR superpowers lead to whopper ICO fines for BA, Marriott

donderdag 11 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

The ICO isn't pulling its punches: The penalty for BA's data breach is about 367 times higher than the previous record-setting fine.

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“Mozilla aren’t villains after all” – ISPs back down after public outcry

donderdag 11 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Mozilla was nominated for an "Internet Villain" award - and The People Of The Internet were not pleased

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Two zero days and 15 critical flaws fixed in July’s Patch Tuesday

woensdag 10 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Patch Tuesday July 2019 offers fixes for a total of 77 vulnerabilities, including 15 marked critical, rounded out by two zero-day flaws.

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Rogue Android apps ignore your permissions

woensdag 10 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

New research has revealed that apps are snooping on data such as location and unique ID number - even when users haven't given permission.

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Instagram asks bullies, ‘Are you sure you want to say that?’

woensdag 10 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

A new anti-bullying feature uses AI to recognize mean words in comments and warns users before they post them.

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Zoom flaw could force Mac users into meetings, expose video feed

dinsdag 9 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Its local web server reportedly also automatically reinstalls Zoom if a user removes the app and joins a meeting.

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Backdoor discovered in Ruby strong_password library

dinsdag 9 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

An eagle-eyed developer has discovered a backdoor recently sneaked into a library (or ‘gem’) used by Ruby on Rails (RoR) web apps to check password strength.

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Google suspends Trends emails after revealing murder suspect’s name

dinsdag 9 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

People subscribed to Google Trends in New Zealand were emailed the murder suspect's name in violation of a New Zealand court's order.

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Firefox to include tracker blocking report feature

dinsdag 9 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Mozilla has introduced a lot of tracker blocking protections into Firefox lately. Now, it is planning a new feature that will let you see how many online snoopers you’ve successfully evaded. A new feature called the Tracking Protections Panel (aka t…

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Apple aims privacy billboard at Google’s controversial smart-city

dinsdag 9 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

It's outside of Sidewalk Labs HQ in Toronto, where Google's sister company is working on stuffing the city with data-collecting sensors.

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Researchers hack VR worlds

maandag 8 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Hackers just infiltrated virtual reality, enabling them to manipulate users' immersive 3D worlds.

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Privacy and security risks as Sign In with Apple tweaks Open ID protocol

maandag 8 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

An open letter from the OpenID Foundation says that Apple introduced potential risks when it diverged from the OpenID Connect protocol.

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ISPs call Mozilla ‘Internet Villain’ for promoting DNS privacy

maandag 8 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

ISPA has shortlisted Mozilla for the sort of award that, on the face of it, no tech company should be keen to win - 2019’s Internet Villain.

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New Year’s eve gaming DDoSer lulz himself into a 27-month sentence

maandag 8 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Back in 2014, @DerpTrolling said he attacked sites simply based on requests from people who tweeted suggested targets.

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Monday review – the hot 23 stories of the week

maandag 8 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

From RDP BlueKeep's message for admins to Medtronic's recall of hackable insulin pumps - and everything in between.

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5 tips to stay secure on social media

vrijdag 5 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Social media isn't for everyone, but lots of us love it - so here's how to be in it and win it.

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OpenPGP experts targeted by long-feared ‘poisoning’ attack

vrijdag 5 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

Somebody out there has taken a big dislike to Robert J. Hansen (‘rjh’) and Daniel Kahn Gillmor (‘dkg’), two well-regarded experts in the specialised world of OpenPGP email encryption.

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Bitcoin eats as much energy as Switzerland

vrijdag 5 juli 2019 inSophos (Backup & Security)

That's around seven gigawatts, equal to 0.21% of the world's supply: as much power as generated by seven Dungeness nuclear power plants.

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