Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the (ISC)² Security Congress 2020 , November 16, 2020. I’ll be on a panel at the OECD Global Blockchain Policy Forum 2020 on November 17, 2020. The panel is called “Deep Dive: Digital Security and Distributed Ledger Technology: Myths and Reality.” I’m speaking on “ Securing a World of Physically Capable Computers ” as part of Cary Library’s Science & Economics Series on Novem

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

As Covid-19 rise across the country, public health officials are starting to ramp up contact tracing efforts. . Among other issues, tracking the spread of the disease has been stymied by widespread confusion and misinformation about what kind of data is being collected, and by whom. . Misconceptions about Covid-19 tracking have yielded fertile ground for scammers, who have used phone calls, text messages, and even malicious apps to collect sensitive personal information and spread malware. .

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

FBI and Spokane police are investigating an incident in which the Gonzaga University Black Student Union was hacked during a Zoom meeting. The FBI and Spokane police are investigating the hack of Gonzaga University Black Student Union. The hackers broke into a Zoom meeting and bombarded participants with racial and homophobic slurs. The attackers have hacked a virtual meeting among members of the Black Student Union, they broke into the call using offensive screen names and offending participant

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Covid-19 research hacking, the Pentagon's Photoshop antics, and more of the week's top security news.

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Ransomware Hacking 104

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How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Biotech research firm Miltenyi Biotec disclosed a ransomware attack that took place in October and affected its IT infrastructure worldwide. Biotech research firm Miltenyi Biotec was hit with a ransomware attack that took place in October and affected its IT infrastructure worldwide. The company announced that it has fully restored systems after the attack, anyway in some countries local employees are still facing problems with mail and telephone systems.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

The issues affected users that didn't upgrade their software, and other Apple services, too.

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Software 94

Notice Bored

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

I literally don’t understand a question that came up on the ISO27k Forum this week. A member asked: ‘Should a control be discontinued because a reassessment showed a lower acceptable risk score?’ I find it interesting to pick apart the question to explore the reasons why I don't understand it, and the implications. See what you think. Any control may legitimately be ‘discontinued’ (removed, unimplemented, retired, replaced, modified etc.) provided that change has been duly thought-through, asses

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

With more online shoppers this year due to COVID-19, cybercriminals are pulling the trigger on new scams ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Chris Krebs, the director of DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, expecting to be fired as White House frustrations hit agency protecting elections. Chris Krebs, the director of DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) expects the White House to fire him, as the Trump administration continues a purge of officials that are considered disloyal to the former President Trump.

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