A week in security (May 21 – May 27)

Last week we told you about a Mac cryptominer using XMRig, an overview of Dreamcast related scams, part 1 of decoding Emotet, and what to do about bad coding habits that die hard. We also published the results of our second CrackMe contest. Other news How a pioneer of machine learning became one ...

Amazon Comes Under Fire for Facial Recognition Platform

Facial-recognition technology has long been touted as a useful tool for law enforcement, but the ability of systems like Amazon’s Rekognition platform to identify large numbers of people at once in a single video or still frame has raised the hackles of privacy advocates. The American Civil...

A week in security (May 14 – May 20)

Last week, we looked at the deluge of incoming policies caused by GDPR, tackled Adobe Reader zero days, and ran through some iPhone security tips. We also caught some helpline scammers in the act, explored advergaming, got our Senate Bill game face on, and deep dived into Drupal vulnerabilities...

‘Voice-Squatting’ Turns Alexa, Google Home into Silent Spies

A team of academic researchers has tested the phonetic wherewithal of smart-home assistants Amazon Alexa and Google Home, finding it possible to closely mimic legitimate voice commands in order to carry out nefarious actions. The researchers, a composite team from Indiana University in Bloomingto...

The AI’ker’s Guide to the (cybersecurity) Galaxy

As a security veteran I find myself from time to time having to explain to newbies the importance of adopting a ‘hacker’s way of thinking’, and the difference between hacker’s and builder’s thinking. If you can’t think like an attacker, how are you going to build solutions to defend against them?...

Please don’t buy this: smart toys

Smart toys attempt to offer what a lot of us imagined as kids—a toy that we can not only play with, but one that plays back. Many models offer voice recognition, facial expressions, hundreds of words and phrases, reaction to touch and impact, and even the ability to learn and retain new...

Denial of Service Vulnerability in WPS Office ocr Module

WPS Office is an office software suite independently developed by Kingsoft Corporation Limited, which can realize the most commonly used text, table, presentation and many other functions of office software. A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in WPS OFFICE's OCR module Image to Text when...

Recognizing Q3 Top 5 Bounty Hunters

Throughout the year, security researchers submit some amazing work to us under the Microsoft Bug Bounty program. Starting this quarter, we want to give a shout out to and acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the following individuals and companies who have contributed to securing Microsoft...

Police locate suspect from a crowd of 60,000 using Facial Recognition

By Carolina In Southeast China, the police used facial recognition tech to This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police locate suspect from a crowd of 60,000 using Facial Recognition...

Fooling Face Recognition with Infrared Light

Yet another development in the arms race between facial recognition systems and facial-recognition-system foolers. BoingBoing post...

XenMobile Loses Delivery Groups Association After Changing Group Names in Active Directory

After changing Active Directory group names, XenMobile Server can't see the users in the correct groups...

Facial Recognition Is Coming to Retail

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Making Carbon Black a “Top Place to Work” for a Fourth Consecutive Year

Carbon Black is proud to announce we’ve been recognized as a “Top Place to Work” by the Boston Globe for a fourth consecutive year. It’s an honor to receive this award and it’s all thanks to our people who have tirelessly contributed to building the most inspiring, transparent, and positive work...

Trape - People tracker on the Internet (The evolution of phishing attacks) OSINT

Trape is a recognition tool that allows you to track people , the information you can get is very detailed. We want to teach the world through this, as large Internet companies could monitor you, obtaining information beyond your IP. Some benefits One of its most enticing functions is the remote...

About the security content of Xcode 9 - Apple Support

About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security updates page. For more information about security, se...

iPhone Apps With Camera Permissions Can Secretly Take Your Photos Without You Noticing

Are you a proud iPhone owner? If yes, this could freak you up. Trust me! Your iPhone has a serious privacy concern that allows iOS app developers to take your photographs and record your live video using both front and back camera—all without any notification or your consent. This alarming privac...

Women in Tech and Career Spotlight: Michal Pal

We continue our articles focusing on the themes of National Cyber Security Awareness Month with the first of a series of articles spotlighting some of the women who work at Imperva. I spoke to Michal Pal, automation group manager for the Imperva Incapsula product line and got to know about what...

Monitor More, Worry Less. Outpace Threats With Machine Learning.

In the past two years, enterprises have created more data than has been created in the entire history of humankind. At scale, securing this amount of data requires a re-think of how we grant and revoke access to sensitive files and, more importantly, how we identify and track the inevitable acces...

Facebook will use facial recognition to unlock your account

By Carolina Facebook is known for tracking users even when they log This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Facebook will use facial recognition to unlock your account...

Cardiac Scan Authentication — Your Heart As Your Password

Forget fingerprint authentication, retinal scanning or advanced facial recognition that has recently been implemented by Apple in its iPhone X—researchers developed a new authentication system that doesn't require any of your interaction, as simply being near your device is more than enough. A...