Alternative medicine: Future virus fighting

Apple MacOS Mojave zero-day privacy bypass vulnerability revealed

The latest update of the Mac operating system is expected to hit today -- potentially alongside a zero-day bug which circumvents OS privacy controls.
Adwind Trojan circumvents antivirus software to infect your PC

A spam campaign spreading the RAT uses a number of tricks to fool signature-based antivirus solutions.
Ex-Google CEO: An internet with Chinese rules is coming your way

Get ready for an internet with Chinese rules outside China, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Microsoft readies previews of Azure Digital Twins, Azure Sphere secure-edge service

Microsoft is starting to test a new Azure digital-twinning service, while also making generally available its Azure Sphere and Microsoft IoT Central services. ...
Pennsylvania Senate Democrats paid $700,000 to recover from ransomware attack

Microsoft was paid $703,697 to help Pennsylvania Senate Democrats rebuild IT systems after 2017 ransomware incident.
Cisco: We've killed another critical hard-coded root password bug, patch urgently

This time a 9.8/10-severity hardcoded password has been found in Cisco's video surveillance software.

YubiKey 5: First multi-protocol security keys with FIDO2 support

Replace weak, outdated password-based methods with strong hardware-based authentication.
Freelance workers targeted in new malware campaign

Malicious macros are being spread in a campaign targeting job seekers on freelance and casual work platforms.
Woman pleads guilty to hacking police surveillance cameras

A chase around Europe led to the extradition of a 28-year-old who infected police equipment with ransomware days before Trump's inauguration.

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