Security: Updates, Keys, Intel Management Engine, Paper by Martin Schallbruch
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Security updates for Wednesday
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Is this the key to foiling phishing attacks? Spoiler alert: probably
Security keys are not only more secure than other two-factor authentication methods, and very easy to use, they are also very cheap: you can buy basic models for under $10. If you compare that minimal cost to the huge damage that losing control of your main email account to a slick phishing operation could wreak on your life, that’s a really small price to pay. Until something better comes along, security keys look like one of the best ways to protect yourself from attacks that seek to gain control of your online accounts, with all the pain and inconvenience that implies.
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What to do if your public cloud is hacked
It’s never good news when your workloads, data, or both get hacked in a public cloud. Fortunately, it’s something that rarely occurs. But as workloads and data sets on the public clouds become more numerous, such a hack could occur.
The best way to recover from an attack, aka a hack, is to remain calm and follow these simple rules.
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Intel Management Engine turned over, thanks to NSA
A team of insecurity experts from Positive Technologies has found a way to disable the Intel Management Engine (ME) thanks to the NSA.
For those who came in late, ME is as popular with the IT community as Donald Trump is in Scotland. Most see it as a backdoor, even if Intel advertises it as a "remote PC management" solution.
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Paper - security record of Free Software
The paper is written by Martin Schallbruch, former IT director for the German federal administration and available in English and German including recommendations for the private and public sector.
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One of 1st-known Android DDoS malware infects phones in 100 countries
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Simple Exploit Allows Attackers to Modify Email Content — Even After It's Sent!
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Open Source Security Podcast: Episode 60 - The official blockchain episode
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