IT Security News Daily Summary 2020-11-12

• Watch out: Fake celebrity endorsements advertising Bitcoin scam

• SASE consolidated integrated platform

• How COVID is driving smart city plans, budgets

• BlackBerry discovers new hacker-for-hire mercenary group

• Animal Jam Hacked, 46M Records Roam the Dark Web

• Swedish court suspended the ban on Huawei equipment

• Mac Apps Not Opening Due to Apple Server Issues: How to Fix For Now

• Apple Seeds First Beta of tvOS 14.3 Update to Developers

• Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 7.2 to Developers

• Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X for Apple Silicon Macs Ahead of M1 Launch

• Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3 to Developers

• How China’s Control of Information is a Cyber Weakness

• Tell Trump’s Patent Office Director: Don’t Make Permanent Rule Changes Now

• Hat trick for Google as it patches two more zero-days in Chrome

• How to Configure and Use Control Center in macOS Big Sur

• Understanding User Accounts in macOS

• How to Prepare Your Mac to Upgrade to macOS Big Sur: the Ultimate Guide

• A Biden-Harris ‘reset’ for feds

• Smart concrete could pave the way for high-tech, cost-effective roads

• Hackers for hire target victims with cyber espionage campaign

• New ‘CostaRicto’ Hack-for-Hire Group Targets Global Businesses

• Apple Silicon M1 Mac Mini vs. Intel Mac Mini Buyer’s Guide

• Rosetta Mac App Translation Process Can Take 20 Seconds on First Launch

• Plague Inc. Gets New Game Mode That Lets You Save the World From a Pandemic

• New 2020 Duo Trusted Access Report Examines Securing Remote Work

• How and when to change your Google password

• Ethical Hacker’s Comic Dream Gets Backing

• Happy Birthday, Marine Corps!

• Employee Spotlight: From Building Code to Building Teams

• Popular iOS Camera App Darkroom Expands to Macs With Universal App Support

• One Step Beyond: Using Threat Hunting to Anticipate the Unknown

• Innovating for IT Specialists

• Google makes app to lock devices if users default on payment

• Data Security: Building for Today’s Hybrid Cloud World

• A Quick Guide to Effective SIEM Use Cases

• How Federal Agencies Can Reduce Cyber Risk Posed by Contractors

• DNS cache poisoning poised for a comeback: Sad DNS

• Digging into the Dark Web: How Security Researchers Learn to Think Like the Bad Guys

• Finland Fast-Tracks ID Code Law Change After Hacking Case

• Most Americans Reuse Passwords for Work Devices

• Cyber-Mercenaries Sell Espionage Campaigns

• Hackers Use Bugs To Attack iOS and Android Devices; Google Doesn’t Disclose Details

• Here’s why a Greece Hacker Easily Hacked Croatian University?

• DARPA and Academia Jumpstart 5G IoT Security Efforts

• Mcafee Announces Mvision Marketplace And Mvision Api To Enable Organizations To Quickly And Easily Adapt To Security Gaps

• The Hard Truth About Federal 2021 Bid Deadlines for Cloud-Based Software Vendors

• Apple Releases macOS Big Sur With Fresh Design, Control Center, Safari Privacy Report, Messages Updates, Maps Overhaul and More

• Apple Execs Talk M1 Chip, Touchscreen Macs and More in New Interview

• Researchers simulate privacy leaks in functional genomics studies

• Introducing “How to Fix the Internet,” a New Podcast from EFF

• Podcast Episode: Why Does My Internet Suck?

• Podcast Episode: The Secret Court Approving Secret Surveillance

• ModPipe Backdoor Targets Oracle Point of Sale System

• Comodo Releases Open Source EDR Solution

• Decompiled Source Code of Cobalt Strike Released on GitHub

• DEF CON 28 Safe Mode Ham Radio Village – Eric Escobar’s ‘Talking To Satellites’

• 46M accounts were impacted in the data breach of children’s online playground Animal Jam

• Apple Says HomePod Mini Won’t Leave Marks on Waxed or Oiled Wood Surfaces

• System Management Mode deep dive: How SMM isolation hardens the platform

• Kids’ gaming website Animal Jam breached after miscreants spot private AWS key on pwned Slack channel

• Apple Launches New Macs, and Big Sur Arrives – Intego Mac Podcast Episode 161

• Public Sector Leaders Admit Personal Toll From Pandemic

• Animal Jam data breach – Hacker leaks database with millions of accounts

• API Security Weekly: Issue #109

• Surviving college distance learning during the pandemic: a cybersecurity guide

• Check Point Software Technologies recognized as Leader in the 2020 Gartner Network Firewall Magic Quadrant

• Bugs in Critical Infrastructure Gear Allow Sophisticated Cyberattacks

• S3 Ep6: How not to get scammed [Podcast]

• Recommendations Accepted in Advancement for EU Data Protection Transfers

• Google Releases Security Updates for Chrome

• 3 Must-dos to Secure Your Applications

• Palo Alto Networks a Nine-Time Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader

• New Pay2Key Ransomware linked to Iran

• Microsoft November Patch Tuesday Comes With Much-Awaited Zero-Day Fix

• Introducing NetApp SnapCenter 4.4

• IBM Warns Global Business Services Staff Of Redundancies

• Querying Windows Event Logs for Faster Investigation and Response

• Menlo Security raises $100 million to beat back malware with algorithms

• Trump Administration Says Still Searching for TikTok Resolution

• The Term “Threat Intelligence” is Poisoned. It Does Not Mean What You Think it Means.

• #EdgeLive: The Emerging Role of SASE in Organizational Security

• KnowBe4’s Security Awareness Essentials Course Certified by the NCSC

• 5 Steps Every Company Should Take to Avoid Data Theft Risk

• Security in the Cloud: IAM and Data Access Control

• Managing Your Security Product in the Cloud, Like a Spartan

• Secure Code Warrior Takes Secure Coding Prowess to New Heights With Missions

• Sonatype and Fugue Partner to Shift Cloud Security Left and Ensure Continuous Policy Compliance

• Costaricto APT: Cyber mercenaries use previously undocumented malware

• Google Patches Two More Chrome Zero Days

• Nvidia Warns Gamers Of GeForce NOW Flaw

• DNS Cache Poisoning Is Back From The Dead

• Now-Patched Ubuntu Desktop Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation

• macOS Big Sur Features: Everything New in Today’s Release

• djay Pro AI for Mac Released With Support for M1 Chip

• First Apple Silicon Macs With M1 Chip Begin Shipping to Customers Ahead of November 17 Launch

• Advanced Bot Protection Handling More Traffic Than Ever

• Cyberattacks increase by 260% in the first nine months of 2020

• UK Conservative Party used 10 million people’s names to derive their country of origin, ethnicity and religion according to ICO report

• Google Photos To End Unlimited Cloud Storage

• Comodo open-sources its EDR solution

• 2 More Google Chrome Zero-Days Under Active Exploitation

• New survey details IT challenges, shadow IT risks, 2021 outlook, and more

• How to combat the latest and most aggressive botnets and malware

• Encryption Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers to Take Control of Schneider Electric PLCs

• Data breach response: How to plan and recover

• Microsoft says it’s time for you to stop using SMS and voice calls for multi-factor authentication

• An Engineer Gets 9 Years for Stealing $10M From Microsoft

• CRAT wants to plunder your endpoints

• Menlo Security Raises $100M for Security Service

• Sectigo Helps DevSecOps Teams Speed Application Deployment Securely with Five More PKI DevOps Integrations

• Security Intelligence Handbook Chapter 2: Examining Operational and Strategic Security Intelligence

• Watch: HomePod Mini Reviews, Sound Quality Tests, and Unboxing Videos

• HomePod Mini Reviews: ‘Remarkably Big Sound’ Despite Compact Design

• Serif Updates Affinity Apps for ‘Superfast Performance’ With M1 Chip

• Mercenary APT group CostaRicto hits organizations worldwide

• From Triton to Stuxnet: Preparing for OT Incident Response

• Menlo Security Raises $100 Million at $800 Million Valuation

• Like the Energizer Bunny, Trickbot Goes On and On

• WOW64!Hooks: WOW64 Subsystem Internals and Hooking Techniques

• CRAT Aims To Plunder Your Endpoints

• JumpCloud’s Zero Day macOS Big Sur Support Gives Admins Options & Advantages

• Menlo Security Raises $100 Million in Latest Financing

• Experts Reacted Microsoft’s New Patch Tuesday Format: “A Bad Move” And “Disappointing”

• (ISC)2 Study Reveals The Cybersecurity Workforce Has Grown To 3.5 Million Professionals Globally

• Want To Avoid Ransomware Attacks? Start By Fighting Your Shadow IT

• Microsoft advises users to stop using SMS- and voice-based MFA

• Swiss spies knew about Crypto AG compromise – and kept it from govt overseers for nearly 30 years

• 2020 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study: Skills Gap Narrows in an Unusual Year

• Focus On Cyber Defence Rather Than Cyber Attack – Former NCSC Head

• KuCoin CEO says 84% of stolen cryptocurrency has been recovered

• Webinar Today: Strengthening Industrial Cybersecurity With Internal Segmentation

• Google Patches Two More Chrome Zero-Days Exploited in Attacks

• Huawei Wins Stay Against Exclusion From Sweden 5G

• ICO Demands Urgent Data Protection Changes from UK Parties

• #EdgeLive: Phishing Attacks Now Targeting Enterprise Specifics

• Uncovered: APT ‘Hackers For Hire’ Target Financial, Entertainment Firms

• New modular ModPipe POS Malware targets restaurants and hospitality sectors

• “Privacy Nutrition Labels” in Apple’s App Store

• Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Beta With Apple Silicon Compatibility

• Philips Hue Adds Support for HomeKit Adaptive Lighting to Ambiance Lights

• CEO Perspective On Muhstik IoT Botnet Infecting Cloud Servers & Mining Crypto

• Research Shows Why You Should Keep Your Netflix Password To Yourself

• People who have WOWED us over 25 years

• The rise of stalkerware

• Google Critics Urge EU Antitrust Action

• Implement Cloud Security Best Practices With This Guide

• Microsoft Urges Firms to Hang Up on Phone-Based MFA

• Update Your Chrome Browser Now! Google Says These High-Severity Bugs Have Exploits in the Wild

• 355 protected reptiles saved in Spain in hit against wildlife traffickers

• COVID-19 chiefs of police working group: fighting the pandemic and criminals together

• Managing Scans using Bash and the Acunetix API

• Advancing Security Leadership with $100M in Additional Funding

• Preventing Exposed Azure Blob Storage, (Thu, Nov 12th)

• Take Care – The Gin Is Circa 1984

• Zoom/FTC Settlement – Expert Source

• How A Delayed Presidential Transition Threatens US Cybersecurity

• Passage of California privacy act could spur similar new regulations in other states

• Assessing Security Operation Centers Using a Balanced Scorecard

• FCW Insider: Nov. 12

• New ModPipe malware targets hospitality, hotel point of sale systems

• Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Attack Surface Management Firm Expanse in $800 Million Deal

• Hackers Steal 46 Million Records from Kids’ Game Developer

• MISSIONS — The Next Level of Interactive Developer Security Training

• New ModPipe Point of Sale (POS) Malware Targeting Restaurants, Hotels

• Here’s When You Can Download macOS Big Sur in Time Zones Around the World

• Apple TV App Now Available to Download on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5

• Things 3.13.2 Update Brings Support for macOS Big Sur, Including New Widgets and Rich Notifications

• Ransomware Gang Hacks Facebook Account To Run Extortion Ads – Expert Comments

• Ransomware attacks targeting Israel are thought to be linked to Iranian threat actors

• Microsoft calls for users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication

• Former NCSC cyber-chief, Ciaran Martin, says ‘Don’t weaponise the net’

• Researchers discover POS backdoor targeting the hospitality industry

• #EdgeLive: Defending Against the Growing Threat of DDoS Attacks

• Ransomware gang takes out Facebook ads to apply pressure on victim

• Spam and phishing in Q3 2020

• 6 Ways to Reduce Your Cloud Attack Surface

• Google addresses two new Chrome zero-day flaws

• Perception Point X-Ray

• (IN)SECURE Magazine issue 67 released

• One Key Cyber Security Fact

• DOD to focus on Cybersecurity of Connected Weapons

• Ransomware attack on Timberline Billing Service

• Microsoft urges users to stop using phone-based multi-factor authentication

• The security consequences of massive change in how we work

• Cybersecurity workforce gap decreases, job satisfaction rates increase

• Samsung finally admitted to Google’s Enterprise Android Recommended club

• In Zero we trust

• Avionics Safety and Secured Connectivity: A Look at DO-326A/ED-202A, DO-355 and DO-356

• SAP Patches Several Critical Vulnerabilities With November 2020 Security Updates

• ISC Stormcast For Thursday, November 12th 2020 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=7250, (Thu, Nov 12th)

• Q&A session: Examples of what it takes to achieve DevSecOps maturity

• Fraudsters increasingly creative with names and addresses for phishing sites

• Holiday gifts getting smarter, but creepier when it comes to privacy and security

• Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 17 critical flaws, Windows zero‑day

• Two New Chrome 0-Days Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser

• Lumu Agent for Windows: Measuring remote worker compromise levels in real time

• Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in World’s Largest Android TVs Manufacturer

• Exposed Blob Storage in Azure, (Thu, Nov 12th)

• Imperva SD-SOC: How Using AI and Time Series Traffic Improves DDoS Mitigation

• HPE GreenLake for VDI cloud services provides solutions optimized for each type of remote worker

• Kount Event-Based Bot Detection protects the end-to-end customer journey from fraud

• Datadog’s new capabilities for monitoring DNS provide visibility into the health of business-critical apps

• Keyavi Data launches four apps that enable customers to transform any type of data file into intelligent data

• Animal Jam – 7,104,998 breached accounts

• Apple Silicon M1 Chip in MacBook Air Outperforms High-End 16-Inch MacBook Pro

• Ontic and DarkOwl provide Fortune 500 clients with the ability to surface actionable insights from dark net data

• ThreatQuotient and Infoblox enable orgs to accelerate response to emerging threat vectors

• What’s New In OAuth 2.1?

• Google patches two more Chrome zero-days

• Changes to Microsoft Security Bulletins

• Security Hiring Plans Remain Constant Despite Pandemic

• Want to Avoid an Extreme Cyberloss? Focus on the Basics

• NSF-Funded Research Aims to Help Disrupt Cybercrime Supply Chains

• Nexus Repository Helps Developers Overcome New Docker Hub Rate Limits

• Contrast Security’s Approach to SCA Enables Vulnerability Prioritization and Faster Remediation

• New to Identity Governance? Here’s What to Look for in a Modern Identity Governance Solution

• The alleged decompiled source code of Cobalt Strike toolkit leaked online

• Barack Obama Interview Airing November 17 on Apple TV+ Show ‘The Oprah Conversation’

• DataVisor appoints Steve Knopf and Jamshed Patel to its executive leadership team

• AnimalJam – 7,104,998 breached accounts

• IT Security News Daily Summary 2020-11-11

• Silver Peak SD-WAN Bugs Allow for Network Takeover

• How do VPN vs. cloud services compare for remote work?

• 3 Tips For Successfully Running Tech Outside the IT Department

• Former Microsoft worker sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing $10+ million

• Microsoft warns against SMS, voice calls for multi-factor authentication: Try something that can’t be SIM swapped

• Common Ways to Avoid Hacking Your Personal Data on the Internet

• How Does Military Communicate on a Battlefield Today

• Black Friday vs Cyber Monday: Best Time to Buy a VPN Service

• Barracuda to Acquire Fyde for Zero-Trust Capabilities

• How Hard Is It to Overturn an American Election?

• RegretLocker, new ransomware, can encrypt Windows virtual hard disks

• Malicious Minecraft apps on Play Store scamming millions of users

• Nvidia Warns Windows Gamers of GeForce NOW Flaw

• Ransomware Attack on Medical Billing Company

• 9 New Tactics to Spread Security Awareness

• Google and Mozilla fixed issues exploited at 2020 Tianfu Cup hacking contest

• TestFlight App Gains Automatic Update Support

• AirBuddy App for Easily Connecting AirPods to Macs Gets Redesign and New Features

• Exploring the Exploitability of “Bad Neighbor”: The Recent ICMPv6 Vulnerability (CVE-2020-16898)

• Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Software Fixed in November 2020 Patch Tuesday

• Ghimob – New Infostealer in the Cyber Arena

• Scammers Impersonating IRS to Steal Money

• Ransomware Group Used Facebook Ads to Pressure Victim

• Microsoft names former McAfee CEO Christopher Young as new Business Development chief

• Recent ransomware wave targeting Israel linked to Iranian threat actors

• Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Takes Out Facebook Ads in Key New Tactic

• TikTok Files Last-Minute Petition Against Trump Order

• Windows zero-day shut down on November Patch Tuesday

• Vatican Brings in Bots to Protect World’s Oldest Bible

• Gartner 2020 CASB Magic Quadrant – CipherCloud’s Visionary Performance

• How 2020 became Dana Deasy’s year of delivery

• Minecraft Apps on Google Play Fleece Players Out of Big Money

• IoT Security Foundation launches vulnerability platform

• “Instant bank fraud” hoax is back – don’t spread fake news!

• EC Finds Amazon Breached Antitrust Rules

• Walleon Smart Wallet – where Elegance, Fashion, and Innovation meet

• Former Microsoft Software Engineer Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison

• Muhstik botnet adds Oracle WebLogic and Drupal exploits

• Deals: Save Across Apple’s Entire iPad Lineup With Up to $166 Off iPad mini, iPad Pro, iPad Air, and iPad

• Apple Silicon MacBook Air vs. MacBook Pro Buyer’s Guide

• Future-proof attack protection

• This risk threatens retirees’ nest eggs. Here’s how advisors are protecting them

• Empowering employees to securely work from anywhere with an internet-first model and Zero Trust

• Facebook Extends US Political Ad Ban For Another Month

• #EdgeLive: Security Pros Can Harness Paul Rudd’s Superpower of Adaptation

• Patch Tuesday Update – November 2020

• The Predictions Dilemma

• The Security Failures of Online Exam Proctoring

• Future Apple Silicon Macs Rumored to Include Redesigned 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro, 24-Inch iMac, and Smaller Mac Pro

• Try to avoid thinking of the internet as a flashy new battlefield, warns former NCSC chief

• Ragnar Locker team promotes its activities through Facebook Ads

• The source of truth – customers

• ByteDance Challenges Trump Over TikTok Ban

• Play Store identified as main distribution vector for most Android malware

• DDoS attacks are cheaper and easier to carry out than ever before

• Czech Republic’s Intelligence Agency Reveal on Russian And Chinese Spies Posing an Imminent Threat to The EU Member’s Security

• How to Avoid Getting Killed by Ransomware

• WhatsApp Using Up Your Phone Storage? Here’s How to Fix It

• Encryption to Double Extortion: Ransomware’s Rapid Evolution

• Enhancing internet and cloud security with Red Hat's contribution the Guide to IPsec VPNs

• Deals: Expercom Introduces First Discounts on M1-Enabled MacBook Pro, Air, and Mac mini

• AirPlay 2 and HomeKit Rolling Out to Select Roku Streaming Players and TVs

• September 2020 Cyber Attacks Statistics

• Elon Musk’ Starlink to Deliver Relatively Inexpensive Satellite Internet

• BrandPost: Fortinet Veterans Program Connects Participants to Employers

• Honda To Mass Produce Level 3 Self Driving Cars

• Ring Recalls 350,000 Smart Doorbells Over Fire Risk

• Ragnar Locker ransomware gang using Facebook ads to extort victims

• High-Severity Cisco DoS Flaw Can Immobilize ASR Routers

• SentinelOne Raises $267 Million at Valuation Exceeding $3 Billion

• CREST and CMMC Center of Excellence Partner to Validate DoD Contractor Security

• Understanding Bot Mitigation Limitations

• Redundant, Secure, and Open Short Domains: A Vision for Multi-Provider Apex Domain Aliases to Enable DNS Diversity

• Ragnar Locker ransomware gang advertises Campari hack on Facebook

• The Third-Party Ransomware Attack You Never Saw Coming

• Mysterious Bugs Were Used To Hack iPhones and Android Phones And No One Will Talk About It

• New Platypus Attack Can Steal Data From Intel CPUs

• Dutch Gov’t Orders Further Anti-Spying Measures For Telecoms

• Microsoft November 2020 Patch Arrives With Fix For Windows Zero Day

• COVID-19 Data Sharing App Leaked Healthcare Worker Info

• Patch Tuesday (November 2020): Microsoft Releases Fix for Zero-Day Vulnerability Found in Windows

• Apple Announces First Macs with Apple Silicon

• Palo Alto Networks acquires attack surface manager Expanse in $800m deal

• COVID-19 Data-Sharing App Leaked Healthcare Worker Info

• Vulnerabilities Exploited at Chinese Hacking Contest Patched in Firefox, Chrome

• Barracuda Acquires Zero-Trust Network Access Innovator Fyde

• A High-Level View of Today’s Cyber Threat Landscape

• Apple on Veterans Day: Apple Watch Activity Challenge, Extended Apple Music Trial, and More

• Now-patched Ubuntu desktop vulnerability allows privilege escalation

• Avast warns of Minecraft skin, mod apps fleecing ‘millions’ of Android users

• Microsoft Issues Security Warning on SMS Multi-Factor Authentication

• Antivirus Software Flagging Dell Drivers as Malware

• #EdgeLive: Stopping API Attacks with Bot Mitigation

• Federal Judge Tosses Apple’s Theft Claims in Ongoing Epic Games Legal Fight

• Fraudulent Minecraft-Related Apps Deceive Millions Of Google Play Users, Avast Warns

• Virtual Networking Lounges and Engagement Activities at #ISC2Congress

• 4 top deception tools and how they ensnare attackers

• How to take better control of applications running on your network

• 4 steps to DevSecOps in your software supply chain

• GNAP: OAuth the next generation

• Western Digital Finds Replay Attack Protection Flaw Affecting Multiple Vendors

• Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Falls for First Time

• Patch Tuesday: Dangerous Zero-Day Hides Among Another 100+ CVEs

• Hotel Reservation Platform Leaks 7 Years’ Worth of Customer Records, Exposes Millions to Fraud and Extortion

• Bravo-Cado: Cloud Forensics Defying COVID-19

• ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, November 11th 2020 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=7248, (Wed, Nov 11th)

• HomePod Mini Repair Fee is Only $20 Cheaper Than Buying a New One Without AppleCare+

• Apple Watch Cellular Models Now Available in Belgium, Telenet Exclusive Provider

• EU retailers are less vulnerable to web app attacks than US counterparts

• Facebook’s link preview feature abused for website-scraping scheme

• The Department of Work and Pensions leaves citizens personal data exposed for over 2 years

• Apple Unveils Mac Computers Powered By M1 Chip

• Fifth of UK Firms Planning to Downsize Security Teams

• Microsoft Releases Windows Security Updates For Critical Flaws

• Build Your 2021 Cybersecurity Plan With This Free PPT Template

• Over 2800 e-Shops Running Outdated Magento Software Hit by Credit Card Hackers

• EU bodies agree on new EU export rules for dual-use technology

• AnandTech Calls Apple’s Fastest CPU Core Claim for M1 ‘Extremely Plausible’

• Security Expert Re: Scammers Impersonate IRS, Threaten Legal Action As Tax Payment Deadline Looms

• EU Paper Hints At Further Steps Towards Banning Encryption

• Experts On 5.8 Million RedDoorz User Records For Sale On Hacking Forum

• Almost Four-In-Ten Data Breaches Are Caused By Stressed, Tired Employees

• Malicious Use Of SSL Increases As Attackers Deploy Hidden Attacks

• Decrypting OpenSSH sessions for fun and profit

• Czech Intel Report Targets Russian, Chinese Spies

• #EdgeLive: DDoS Attacks Are Evolving into Extortion-Led RDoS Campaigns

• United States Veteran’s Day 2020

• Canada Remembrance Day 2020 / Jour du Souvenir du Canada 2020

• Targeted ransomware: it’s not just about encrypting your data!

• Adobe releases new security fixes for Connect, Reader Mobile

• Widely used illegal streaming platform switched off from Switzerland

• Interview with Shanmugavel Sankaran, founder of FixNix – The Entrepreneur who sold his house

• Secure Enclaves: Data Protection So Secure, No One Knows About It

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes CVE-2020-17087 currently under active exploitation

• Operation Tovar: What It Was and How A Key Botnet Was Eliminated

• Europe clamps down on cybersurveillance exports, pushes human rights focus

• Facebook link preview feature used as a proxy in website-scraping scheme

• Stop thinking of cybersecurity as a problem: Think of it as a game

• Ransomware Attack on Brazil Court System

• Tips to prevent Cyber Attack risks

• Encryption-based threats grow by 260% in 2020

• Finding 365 bugs in Microsoft Office 365

• SecTor 2020, Canada’s biggest cybersecurity event: Day one

• Attackers vs. Hackers – Two *Very* Different Animals

• Apple debuts M1, the first in a family of Mac-specific ARM processors

• Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak

• Report: Only 51% Of Facebook Employees Believe The Company Has A Positive Impact On The World

• BotRx widgets provide analytical context on how attacks impact business operations

• ZeroNorth unites security and DevOps teams with Defect Density Dashboard

• xHunt Hackers Uses New Backdoor to Attack Exchange Servers

• Apple Selling New Solo Loop and Sport Bands in Kumquat, Northern Blue and Plum

• Palo Alto Networks introduces Enterprise Data Loss Prevention

• New Kasada API protects from botnet attacks and targeted fraud

• Patch Tuesday, November 2020 Edition

• Traffic Analysis Quiz: DESKTOP-FX23IK5, (Wed, Nov 11th)

• Nanoleaf Launches HomeKit-Compatible ‘Essentials’ LED Bulb and Lightstrip

• Viavi enables installation and maintenance of 5G NR and legacy 4G-LTE cell sites

• ADTRAN announced Mosaic One, a cloud-based network and service optimization platform

• Microsoft emits 112 security hole fixes – including the cure for a Google-disclosed kernel vuln exploited in the wild

• Guardsquare Releases 2020 Global Report Highlighting Mobile Application Insecurity Across Operating Systems

• Apple’s New M1 Chip Brings 6K Display Support to Mac Mini and Base 13-Inch MacBook Pro For the First Time

• Jim Barkdoll becomes CEO of Stealthbits Technologies

• PKWARE acquires Dataguise to expand global footprint

• Election Security: When to Worry, When to Not, and the Takeaway from Antrim County, Michigan

• Microsoft emits 112 security hole fixes – including the cure for a Google-disclosed vuln exploited in the wild

• Cyber and AI investments could trend up in defense spending

• VA reports smooth go-live from $16B electronic health record system

• VERT Threat Alert: November 2020 Patch Tuesday Analysis

• Malware Hidden in Encrypted Traffic Surges Amid Pandemic

• Flaws in Privileged Management Apps Expose Machines to Attack

• 12th November 2020: Identity Methods partners with ColorTokens to Provide UK Enterprises with Industry-Leading Zero Trust Security in the Cloud

• Apple Launches Extended Holiday Return Policy, Returns Accepted Until January 8 in U.S.

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