Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The post Apple Enrages IT — 45-Day Cert Expiration Fury appeared first on Security Boulevard. CA/B testing: Ludicrous proposal draws ire from “furious” systems administrators.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2025

The post MITRE Crisis: CVE Cash Ends TODAY CISA says No Lapse appeared first on Security Boulevard. These are interesting times: U.S. government funding for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program expires April 16.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 3, 2025

The post App Stores OKed VPNs Run by China PLA appeared first on Security Boulevard. Bad Apple: Chinese firm banned by the U.S. is the shady entity behind a clutch of free VPN appswith over a million downloads.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

FCC Gets Tough on Robocall Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard. KYC isnt a Thing, claims telco: Commissioner Brendan Carr (pictured) wants $4.5 million fine on Telnyx, for enabling illegal robocall scheme. The post FINALLY!

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 23, 2024

A hack of health care services provider ConnectOnCall exposed the sensitive data of more than 914,000 users, the latest proof point of the growing interest threat actors have in targeting hospitals and other health care organizations.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2025

Bacon Redux: Pig butchering and other serious scams still thriving, despite crackdowns in Dubai and Myanmar The post Asian Scam Farms: Industrial Scale, Warns UN Report appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Learn more about Syxsense Secure. Protect your company computers, laptops and mobile devices with security products all managed via a cloud-based management console. The solution includes cloud sandboxing technology, preventing zero-day threats, and full disk encryption capability for enhanced data protection. Proofpoint.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 21, 2025

A study by cybersecurity startup Harmonic Security found that 8.5% of prompts entered into generative AI models like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini last year included sensitive information, putting personal and corporate data at risk of being leaked.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Dumb Design + Crud Code = Privacy Panic: Its been SEVEN MONTHS, but Tims crew is yet to fix the bugs. The post Apple Lets Stalkers Find YOU nRootTag Team Breaks AirTag Crypto appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 15, 2025

Dont Mess With Texas Privacy: We will hold all these companies accountable, rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured). The post Allstate Violates Drivers Privacy, Texas AG Alleges appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

If these things are true, how do we share information with others in a way that is proven to work and create a culture of security? Security awareness and how you talk about cybersecurity. But you know, if you're not doing it all the time in your security awareness department, roll out a survey. data privacy.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 11, 2025

Sony Music told UK regulators that it had to remove more than 75,000 deepfake songs and other material, the latest example of the burgeoning problem of AI-generated false videos, images, and sound that threaten everything from national security to business to individuals.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

million edge and IoT devices from around the world in a massive brute force attack that is targeting edge security systems from Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti, SonicWall, and other vendors, according to the Shadowserver Foundation. Million Devices in Major Brute Force Attack appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Attackers Use 2.8

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

This culture has given rise to a large number of personal devices like mobile phones, laptops, and tablets that can easily access sensitive information. Legal ramifications Small organizations are also subject to various industry legal and regulatory regulations like GDPR , HIPAA , and CCPA to maintain data privacy.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Microsoft is again delaying the release of its controversial Recall feature for new Windows Copilot+ PCs until December to get new security capabilities in place and hopefully avoid the industry backlash it faced when first introducing the tool in May.

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BH Consulting

MAY 23, 2023

This knowledge could also help security professionals with developing or updating security awareness programmes. Irish Data protection and privacy newsround Recent weeks have seen privacy regulators stampede towards clamping down on artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT (does that make it a banned-wagon?).

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In this episode, Tom shows off AI generated images of a “Lonely and Sad Security Awareness Manager in a Dog Pound” and the humorous outcomes. The conversation shifts to Apple’s upcoming support for Rich Communication Services (RCS) and the potential security implications.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2024

Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.” AG appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Temu is Malware — It Sells Your Info, Accuses Ark.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 23, 2024

Privacy FAIL: Apple location service returns far more data than it should, to people who have no business knowing it, without your permission. The post Apple API Allows Wi-Fi AP Location Tracking appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 5, 2024

The post ‘Polyfill’ Supply Chain Threat: 4x Worse Than We Thought appeared first on Security Boulevard. Spackle attack: Chinese company takes over widely used free web service—almost 400,000 websites at risk.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 2, 2024

The post ‘Perfect 10’ Apple Supply Chain Bug — Millions of Apps at Risk of CocoaPods RCE appeared first on Security Boulevard. Tim looks grim: 10 year old vulnerabilities in widely used dev tool include a CVSS 10.0 remote code execution bug.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 5, 2024

appeared first on Security Boulevard. Fast enough for government work: The Federal Communications Commission is finally minded to do something about decades-old vulnerabilities. The post FCC: Phone Network Bugs Must Be Fixed — But are SS7/Diameter Beyond Repair?

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Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2024

The post EFF Angry as Google Keeps 3rd-Party Cookies in Chrome appeared first on Security Boulevard. Regulatory capture by stealth? Google changes its mind about third-party tracking cookies—we’re stuck with them for the foreseeable.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 1, 2024

The post ‘Russia’ Breaches TeamViewer — ‘No Evidence’ Billions of Devices at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. SolarWinds hackers strike again: Remote access service hacked—by APT29, says TeamViewer.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2024

Should’ve used MFA: $T loses yet more customer data—this time, from almost all of them. The post AT&T Says 110M Customers’ Data Leaked — Yep, it’s Snowflake Again appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2024

Enter the lobbyists: A draft federal privacy act has Washington DC buzzing. The post Here Comes the US GDPR: APRA, the American Privacy Rights Act appeared first on Security Boulevard. But it’s just a bill—and it’s a long, long journey before it becomes a law.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The post ‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing appeared first on Security Boulevard. PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face?

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Security Boulevard

JULY 9, 2024

appeared first on Security Boulevard. Credential crunch: Ten billion plain-text passwords in a file—sky falling or situation normal? The post Biggest Ever Password Leak — but is ObamaCare’s RockYou2024 Really NEW?

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 5, 2024

The post TikTok Abuses Kids, say DoJ and FTC appeared first on Security Boulevard. For You Plague: U.S. Justice Dept. and Federal Trade Commission file lawsuit, alleging TikTok broke the COPPA law, plus a previous injunction.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 3, 2024

The post Facebook’s New Privacy Nightmare: ‘Link History’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. How stupid does he think we are? You’ll want to turn off this new app setting.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 19, 2024

Microsoft is making MFA mandatory for signing into Azure accounts, the latest step in the IT vendor's Secure Future Initiative that it expanded in May in the wake of two embarrassing breaches by Russian and Chinese threat groups. The post Mandatory MFA is Coming to Microsoft Azure appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2024

The post Malicious AdTech Spies on People as NatSec Targets appeared first on Security Boulevard. Targeted ads target targets: Patternz and Nuviad enable potentially hostile governments to track individuals by misusing ad bidding.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Privacy on social media has taken a hit this month, which should surprise no one. Just days after Elon Musk took over Twitter, the platform’s chief privacy officer resigned, as did others germane to the company’s safety and security. The post Privacy Hits a Low at TikTok, Twitter appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 27, 2024

The post Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data appeared first on Security Boulevard. Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

The post Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old appeared first on Security Boulevard. What a Mickey Mouse operation: Infostealer scrotes having a field day with unpatched vulnerability.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The post PRC State Hacking: ‘Chinese Edward Snowden’ Spills I‑Soon Secrets in Huge Dump of TTPs appeared first on Security Boulevard. Underpaid, overworked and angry: Whistleblower in hacker contractor firm for Chinese government blows lid off tactics, techniques and procedures.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2024

The post ‘Blast-RADIUS’ Critical Bug Blows Up IT Vacation Plans appeared first on Security Boulevard. MD5 MITM Muddle: Ancient, widely used protocol has CVSS 9.0 vulnerability.

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