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2018-09-13 13:08:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Equifax a year on: Little has changed – at least for the billion-dollar company

The Daily Swig examines how the credit broker has recovered from its massive 2017 data breach.

2018-09-13 10:51:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
British Airways mega-breach underlines third-party script perils

Payment processing should be isolated from unnecessary code, says expert.

2018-09-12 20:58:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
U.S. Mobile Giants Want to be Your Online Identity

The four major U.S. wireless carriers today detailed a new initiative that may soon let Web sites eschew passwords and instead authenticate visitors by leveraging data elements unique to each customer's phone and mobile subscriber account, such as location, customer reputation, and physical attributes of the device. Here's a look at what's coming, and the potential security and privacy trade-offs of trusting the carriers to handle online authentication on your behalf.

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2018-09-12 15:28:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Keybase browser extension forgoes encryption

Secure messaging app says ’it’s not worth a fix’.

2018-09-12 12:48:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
FreshMenu apologizes for keeping quiet over 2016 data breach

‘Trust is integral to the relationship we share,’ says company founder.

2018-09-12 11:00:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Cybercrime pathways: Why do hackers turn to the dark side?

Researchers peel back the stereotypical black hoodie to prevent kids from taking the wrong path.

2018-09-12 08:30:00 UTC
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
Georgia says switching back to all-paper voting is logistically impossible

In Curling v. Kemp, both sides are set to duke it out in court on Wednesday.

Policy Curling Election Kemp Security Voting
2018-09-11 20:35:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Patch Tuesday, September 2018 Edition

Adobe and Microsoft today each released patches to fix serious security holes in their software. Adobe pushed out a new version of its beleaguered Flash Player browser plugin. Redmond issued updates to address at least 61 distinct vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and related programs, including several flaws that were publicly detailed prior to today and one "zero-day" bug in Windows that is already being actively exploited by attackers.

Time To Patch Adobe CVE-2018-15967 CVE-2018-8409 CVE-2018-8440 CVE-2018-8457 CVE-2018-8475 Flash Player Ivanti Microsoft Patch Tuesday September 2018
2018-09-11 14:29:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Trend Micro apps pulled from Apple store for collecting browsing data

Apps include Dr Cleaner, Dr Antivirus, and App Uninstall.

2018-09-11 12:27:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Tor browser zero-day announced on Twitter

Vulnerability in IP-masking browser revealed on social media.

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