Network security for the US State of Michigan has been rated as "moderately sufficient" in an audit of its Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB). Michigan's DTMB, according to auditor Doug Ringler this month, got some things right but has a number of deficiencies in its IT security practices that need to be addressed. The lackluster findings echo an audit of the US Department of Homeland Security released earlier this month and underscore how...
Read moreDetailsNetwork security for the US State of Michigan has been rated as "moderately sufficient" in an audit of its Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB). Michigan's DTMB, according to auditor Doug Ringler this month, got some things right but has a number of deficiencies in its IT security practices that need to be addressed. The lackluster findings echo an audit of the US Department of Homeland Security released earlier this month and underscore how...
Read moreDetailsTHE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE (ICO) is seeking an urgent warrant to access the servers of Cambridge Analytica, which allegedly used data mined from 50 million Facebook users to influence 2016's presidential election. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirmed the move to Channel 4, which on Monday aired a documentary (below) that showed Cambridge Analytics execs - including CEO Alexander Nix - boasting about entrapping politicians, using honey traps and running fake news campaigns. View full story...
Read moreDetailsTHE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE (ICO) is seeking an urgent warrant to access the servers of Cambridge Analytica, which allegedly used data mined from 50 million Facebook users to influence 2016's presidential election. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirmed the move to Channel 4, which on Monday aired a documentary (below) that showed Cambridge Analytics execs - including CEO Alexander Nix - boasting about entrapping politicians, using honey traps and running fake news campaigns. View full story...
Read moreDetailsAn Uber self-driving car has struck and killed a woman pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, the company revealed today. The accident took place while the car was in autonomous (self-driving) mode, marking this the first death caused by a self-driving vehicle in the world. Local TV station ABC15 identified the victim as 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg. The Uber vehicle hit Herzberg while she was crossing the street outside of a crosswalk. An ambulance transported the victim to...
Read moreDetailsApple has moved to block an abuse vector in the WebKit framework that underpins its Safari browser and allows HSTS to be abused to act as a 'supercookie' for user tracking. HSTS – HTTP Strict Transport Security – allows a Web site to declare to browsers that it's only accessible via HTTPS. If a user tries to hit the HTTP-only version of a site, they'll be redirected to the HTTPS service. The bug in that...
Read moreDetailsIlia Luk-Zilberman, the Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of CTS Labs, the company behind yesterday's disclosure of 13 vulnerabilities affecting AMD processors, has published an open letter today, explaining his company's controversial actions that managed to enrage a huge portion of the tech and security research communities. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Bleeping Computer
Read moreDetailsComplexity and challenges associated with the Spectre and Meltdown patches will result in companies delaying future patch rollouts, according to Barkly. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Help Net Security
Read moreDetailsWhen British and US officials blamed Russian military hackers for last summer’s NotPetya ransomware attack, they were confirming long-held suspicions among western governments that Russia is stepping up its hostile cyber capabilities. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: The FT
Read moreDetailsFollowing a similar no-quarter approach taken by Facebook, Google plans to ban crypto-related advertising starting in June. The ban includes ads for initial coin offerings (ICOs), wallets and trading advice, across any Google platforms. The prohibition will be far ranging: Google’s ad engines place ads on not just its own sites but also on third-party outlets. View full story ORIGINAL SOURCE: Infosecurity Magazine
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