Facebook: send nudes and we'll protect you against revenge porn
Revenge porn is one of the latest online problems, and it's one to which it would seem difficult to come up with a solution. Facebook, however, thinks it has the answer. If you're willing to share your nude photos with the social network, it will use them to protect you against revenge porn attacks.
It's an idea that sounds like utter madness, but Facebook is at pains to convince users that it's actually a brilliant solution. Compromising images that are shared with Facebook will be hashed to create a digital fingerprint which the company can then use to identify the same images if they are uploaded by someone else.
Enterprises are risking an IoT technology time bomb
The increased use of connected devices leads to significant security challenges for 77 percent of enterprises, according to a new survey.
The study conducted by Forrester for IoT security company ForeScout Technologies also reveals that 82 percent struggle to identify all of their network-connected devices, and when asked who is primarily responsible for securing IoT, IT and line of business (LoB), leaders don't have a clear answer or measure of ownership.
90 percent of IT pros worry about public cloud security
New research commissioned by network testing, visibility, and security vendor Ixia reveals that more than 90 percent of respondents are concerned about data and application security in public clouds.
In addition nearly 60 percent report that public cloud environments make it more difficult to obtain visibility into data traffic.
New endpoint protection platform aims to stop targeted attacks
Increasingly attacks against businesses and government organizations are targeted against a specific entity.
The latest platform from endpoint protection specialist Endgame uses enhanced attack mapping and automated guidance to empower users of any skill level to stop even the most aggressive attacks.
More than seven billion records exposed in 2017 data breaches
The first three quarters of 2017 have seen 3,833 breaches reported, exposing over seven billion records, according to a new report.
But the study by Risk Based Security reveals that 78.5 percent of all records exposed came from just five breaches. Compared to the same period in 2016, the number of reported breaches is up 18.2 percent and the number of exposed records is up 305 percent.
The myth of cloud insecurity
It’s not exactly clear when the term "cloud" was first used to describe shared pools for configurable IT resources. However, it’s safe to say that it started creeping into our lexicon less than ten years ago.
Back then, the official definition of cloud was even less clear than it is today. Regardless of what the cloud actually was, this mysterious cloud entity was widely assumed to be unsafe.
Ethereum wallet vulnerability freezes hundreds of millions of dollars
Ethereum is a hugely promising blockchain technology which has really taken off this year, thanks in no small part to the backing of major companies like Microsoft, Intel and Cisco. It is also super valuable as a cryptocurrency, being worth around $28 billion, and a great platform for ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings).
So, many startups are now turning to Ethereum to raise money, and the way that they are doing it is through smart contracts. Only problem is, they are not bullet-proof, as a newly-uncovered vulnerability in a popular wallet puts hundreds of millions of dollars at risk.
Public cloud and SaaS monitoring added to security operations platform
The use of SaaS applications and cloud infrastructure is becoming more widespread, but robust cyber security operations policies are often lacking for these environments.
The proliferation of these services has blurred the traditional security perimeter of the enterprise, creating a growing need to unify the security and operational policies of on-premises, SaaS and public cloud infrastructure to ensure visibility into systems and data.
One in five security professionals still uses paper to manage privileged passwords
A new study from identity management company One Identity reveals a worrying level of mismanagement of privileged accounts.
The survey of over 900 IT security professionals carried out by Dimensional Research finds 18 percent of respondents admit to using paper-based logs, and 36 percent are using equally inadequate spreadsheets for tracking privileged accounts.
Threat intelligence platform adds analyst assessments to machine learning
Companies are increasingly turning to AI and machine learning solutions to combat cyber threats, but sometimes there is no substitute for the insight that comes with human analysis.
Threat intelligence specialist Recorded Future recognizes this and is expanding its platform to give security operations centers access to analyst-originated intelligence to offer relevant expert insights and analysis needed for operational improvements and targeted risk reduction.
New partner program lets service providers offer erasure as a service
One of the areas that can often be overlooked when companies are formulating data protection strategies is what happens to information at the end of its life.
It's important to dispose of unneeded information securely and data erasure specialist Blancco Technology Group is offering a new erasure as a service (EaaS) process. It's making this available through a partner program so that managed service providers can integrate it into their IT service offerings.
New router-based solution protects home IoT devices
As we bring more and more smart devices into our homes, we potentially open ourselves up to a variety of new risks with devices opening back doors into networks or falling prey to botnets.
German antivirus company Avira is launching a new approach to home security which needs no new infrastructure on the domestic network and no configuration done by the user.
One in four UK workers maliciously leaks business data via email
New research into insider threats reveals that 24 percent of UK employees have deliberately shared confidential business information outside their company.
The study from privacy and risk management specialist Egress Software Technologies also shows that almost half (46 percent) of respondents say they have received a panicked email recall request, which is not surprising given more than a third (37 percent) say they don’t always check emails before sending them.
All you need to know about IoT Botnets [Q&A]
Connected devices like smart TVs and webcams aren't new -- but since their inception 30 years ago, the number of humans connected to the internet has been surpassed by the number of devices connected to it.
In fact, industry analysts estimate the number of connected devices will reach 50 billion by 2020. And as the number of connected devices increases exponentially, so the number of security risks grows as well.
Google Issue Tracker bug database found to have its own security vulnerability
Google's bug-tracking database -- the Google Issue Tracker which is known as the Buganizer System within the company itself -- had its own security holes which left it vulnerable to hackers.
Researcher Alex Birsan was able to exploit vulnerabilities so he could gain wider access to Google's database than he should have been able to. The trick was a simple matter of fooling the system into letting him register a @google.com email address that would ordinarily be reserved for Google employees.
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