Researchers pwn Alexa, turning Amazon Echo into covert listening device
A vulnerability in the Amazon Echo device can be exploited to turn it into a covert spying tool, say researchers.
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Enterprises CAN defend against new wave of anti-forensic cyber-attacks
Researchers agree that the trend of fileless malware attacks is increasing, so how easy is it to spot and identify?
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Cyber-criminals can rat on rippers using new reputation service
A special investigation by threat intelligence specialists Digital Shadows has uncovered the existence of a reputational “Rat-as-a-Service” site called Ripper.cc
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Giuliani (still) Down!
The Giuliani Security website is still down, 48 hours after Donald Trump announced Rudy Giuliani will be his cybersecurity advisor
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Project Wycheproof shines light onto dark art of open source crypto
Google has released Project Wycheproof, which aims to make checking for vulnerabilities easier by checking cryptographic libraries for known weaknesses
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Skype backdoor missed by Microsoft development team
Backdoor code discovered hidden in Skype for Mac OSX which may end up embarrassing the call service’s new owners, Microsoft
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NHS trusts fail cyber-security health check
Sky News investigation reveals that seven NHS trusts failed to spend any money at all on cybersecurity defences in 2015
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CryPy Python ransomware: “just let it run” says security expert
Ransomware continues to develop nasty new tricks, one expert reckons you can let it run (with a few virtualized caveats)
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Is Microsoft exposing the supply chain by hardening the enterprise Edge?
Should Microsoft be making this kind of Application Guard ‘defence-in-depth isolation’ through virtualization-based security available to a broader user base?
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