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Sir Tim Berners-Lee publishes plan to save the web from ‘digital dystopia’

Posted on November 26, 2019 by John E Dunn

Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee has proposed a ‘Contract for the Web’ to rescue it from a headlong plunge into a moral abyss. Continue reading Sir Tim Berners-Lee publishes plan to save the web from ‘digital dystopia’→

Posted in Contract for the Web, Facebook, Google, Internet, Microsoft, privacy, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, twitter, world wide web

Russia to ban sale of devices that don’t come with “Russian software”

Posted on November 25, 2019 by John E Dunn

The Russian Government’s campaign to control how its citizens use the internet seems to be gathering steam. Continue reading Russia to ban sale of devices that don’t come with “Russian software”→

Posted in apple, dns, Government security, government surveillance, Mobile, putin, RuNet, Russia, Security threats, sovereign internet law | Tagged Huawei

Google plans to take Android back to ‘mainline’ Linux kernel

Posted on November 22, 2019 by John E Dunn

Android could be returning to its roots. Continue reading Google plans to take Android back to ‘mainline’ Linux kernel→

Posted in Android, android patching, Google, Linux kernel, Project Fuchsia, Project Treble

DNS-over-HTTPS is coming to Windows 10

Posted on November 21, 2019 by John E Dunn

Microsoft will soon add the ability to use DNS-over-HTTPS and DNS-over-TLS into its networking client. Continue reading DNS-over-HTTPS is coming to Windows 10→

Posted in anti-surveillance, Chrome, Cloudflare DNS, DNS over HTTPS, DNS over TLS, Firefox, Google, Google Chrome, ISPs, Microsoft, Mozilla Firefox, privacy, Web Browsers, Windows, Windows 10

XSS security hole in Gmail’s dynamic email

Posted on November 20, 2019 by John E Dunn

The bug was fixed at least a month ago so users receiving dynamic email content have one less thing to worry about. Continue reading XSS security hole in Gmail’s dynamic email→

Posted in AMP4Email, DOM clobbering, dynamic mail, gmail, Google, Securitum, Vulnerability, xss

Brand new Android smartphones shipped with 146 security flaws

Posted on November 19, 2019 by John E Dunn

If you think brand new, just-out-of-the-box Android smartphones are immune from security vulnerabilities – think again. Continue reading Brand new Android smartphones shipped with 146 security flaws→

Posted in Android, ASUS, Chamois botnet, CVEs, Google, Google Project Zero, Mobile, Operating Systems, Security threats, supply chain, Vulnerability, xiaomi | Tagged Samsung, Sony

GitHub launches Security Lab to boost open source security

Posted on November 18, 2019 by John E Dunn

The idea is simple – create a global platform for reporting and fixing vulnerabilities in open source projects before they do damage. Continue reading GitHub launches Security Lab to boost open source security→

Posted in CVE, fuzzing, github, GitHub Security Lab, Google, Microsoft, Security threats

How ransomware attacks

Posted on November 15, 2019 by John E Dunn

A new report reveals what defenders should know about the most prevalent and persistent malware families. Continue reading How ransomware attacks→

Posted in Bitpaymer, Data loss, Dharma, gandcrab, How Ransomware Attacks, lockergoga, malware, matrix, MegaCortex, Ransomware, RDP, RobbinHood, Ryuk, SamSam, Sodinokibi, SophosLabs, WannaCry

November 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes 13 critical flaws and one zero day

Posted on November 13, 2019 by John E Dunn

November’s Patch Tuesday arrived to plug 73 CVE-level vulnerabilities across Microsoft’s software products, including 13 ‘criticals’. Continue reading November 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes 13 critical flaws and one zero day→

Posted in Edge browser, Hyper-V, internet explorer, Microsoft, Office for Mac, patch tuesday, TPM, Vulnerability, Windows 10, Zero-Day Vulnerability

US-CERT warns of critical flaws in Medtronic equipment

Posted on November 13, 2019 by John E Dunn

Medtronic’s latest problem is in their Valleylab electrosurgical generators used by surgeons things like cauterisation during operations. Continue reading US-CERT warns of critical flaws in Medtronic equipment→

Posted in Insulin pumps, Medical, Medtronic, Valleylab, Vulnerability

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