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• Audit: FBI's threat prioritization process too subjective and sluggish

  22-07-2016 21:48
  
  The FBI's process for prioritizing cyberthreats is too slow and subjective, hindering its ability to optimize allocation of resources to address these dangers, according to a new report from the DoJ's Office of the Inspector General.
  
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• 2.3 million 'Warframe,' 'Clash of Kings' accounts compromised

  22-07-2016 21:10
  
  More than 2.3 million users records were compromised as two separate gaming companies announced they suffered data breaches.
  
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• MS-ISAC official: Ransomware top priority

  22-07-2016 20:33
  
  Ransomware threats targeting government IT systems nationwide at the state and local level are steadily increasing.
  
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• Snowden joins “Against the Law” project to build spy-proof iPhones

  22-07-2016 19:55
  
  Here's a spy versus spy surveillance buster for your iPhone - but they have to build it first.
  
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• Microsoft EOP exposes users to data breaches, whitepaper

  22-07-2016 19:30
  
  Vircom researchers believe that Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) may be exposing users and their networks to both data breach and data loss risks.
  
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• Auto-ISAC release automotive cybersecurity best practices

  22-07-2016 19:00
  
  The Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) Thursday released a set of automotive cybersecurity "Best Practices."
  
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• “Selfie war” paramedics accused of taking photos with unconscious patients

  22-07-2016 18:32
  
  The "sick game" included holding open the eyelid of a sedated patient and baring an elderly woman's breast for selfies.
  
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• Celebrity Email Hacker Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison

  22-07-2016 18:12
  Andrew Helton, 29, of Portland, Oregon, was sentenced this week to six months in prison for hacking into hundreds of email accounts, including ones belonging to celebrities.
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• Android 7.0 to Strictly Enforce Verified Boot

  22-07-2016 17:08
  Google is planning new security features for the upcoming Android 7.0, including verified boot, which will prevent devices with a corrupt or modified boot image from booting.read more
  
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• PowerWare ransomware variant poses as Locky, but can be decrypted

  22-07-2016 16:50
  
  The ransomware PowerWare that commandeers Microsoft's PowerShell utility to download and run malicious code, now has a variant that mirrors Locky ransomware.
  
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• Germany proposes legislation for 'black boxes' on cars using autopilot

  22-07-2016 16:42
  
  Self-driving cars in Germany may soon be required to carry a black box to help determine fault.
  
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• Decryption Tools Released for Bart, PowerWare Ransomware

  22-07-2016 15:39
  Researchers have released free tools that allow victims of the Bart and PowerWare file-encrypting ransomware families to recover their data without paying the cybercriminals.
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• EFF lawsuit challenges DMCA Section 1201

  22-07-2016 13:56
  
  The EFF filed an injunction against the DoJ, Library of Congress, Copyright Office and U.S. officials, challenging Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
  
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• Bathroom Snapchat video of suicide teen ruled criminal by court

  22-07-2016 13:54
  
  Teen committed suicide after classmate filmed him in a school toilet and posted it on Snapchat and Vine.
  
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• Vulnerabilities in SAP HANA Impact Over 10,000 Customers: Report

  22-07-2016 12:57
  Vulnerabilities in SAP HANA represent a risk to more than 10,000 SAP customers running different versions of the popular business-critical application, security firm Onapsis warns.
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• Microsoft Officially Launches Azure Security Center

  22-07-2016 12:47
  Microsoft is strengthening its grip on the cloud with two major new announcements this week. The first is that the Azure Security Center is now generally available; and the second is that Azure Active Directory Identity Protection and Azure Active Directory Privileged Identity Management options will both be available within the next few months.
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• Pokémon GO finally live in Japan after leaked email delays launch

  22-07-2016 12:38
  
  One leaked email, one mass freakout, and suddenly, the launch of Pokémon GO in Japan went on hold.
  
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• NexDefense updates cybersecurity monitoring software platofrm

  22-07-2016 12:30
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationATLANTA July 20, 2016 NexDefense Inc., a leading provider of cybersecurity for industrial control systems, today announced the release of Sophia™ 3.1 to combat cybersecurity threats affecting critical infrastructure. The latest version of Sophia, NexDefense’s award-winning network security monitoring and anomaly detection software, includes greater ICS-specific protocol support, an improved security dashboard and enhanced visuali
  
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• Implant Sciences agrees to buy Zapata Industries

  22-07-2016 12:30
  Top Priority Sector: military_force_protectionWILMINGTON, MA July 21, 2016 Implant Sciences Corporation (OTCQB: IMSC), a leading manufacturer of explosives trace detection (ETD) solutions for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) applications, is pleased to announce the signing of a letter of intent to acquire Zapata Industries SAS of Marseilles, France. Zapata is a profitable and debt-free company with commercial, defense, and homeland security technology applications.Homepage position:&nb
  
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• IBM subsidiary to leverage IoT platform, provide weather data to underserved areas

  22-07-2016 12:30
  Top Priority Sector: state_local_securityATLANTA July 21, 2016 The Weather Company, an IBM (NYSE: IBM) Business, announced today they will leverage one of the largest Internet of Things (IoT) platforms in the world to provide critical weather data to millions of people in currently underserved areas. With severe weather statistically occurring more frequently, governments and businesses are seeking supplemental weather data to better prepare for impending disasters.Homepage position: 1
  
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• Background Profiles earns BSCC accreditation

  22-07-2016 12:30
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesMORRISVILLE, NC July 21, 2016 The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced today that Background Profiles has successfully demonstrated compliance with the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP) and will now be formally recognized as BSCC-Accredited.COMPANY: Background ProfilesADDRESS 3478 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 102CITY, STATE, ZIP Pleasant Hill,
  
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• AU10TIX urges security personnel to use second generation technology to combat ID fraud

  22-07-2016 12:30
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationNICOSIA, Cyrpus JULY 20, 2016 A bomb was dropped earlier this month (5 July 2016) and it’s not Brexit. It may be even more seismic. In their periodical fraud report, UK’s fraud prevention service CIFAS reported a “huge rise” of +57% ID fraud in the UK. That in itself is alarming but not surprising. What should get you worried is the fact that this ballistic rise in (reported) ID fraud many not be detected by the means
  
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• 3xLOGIC launches cloud-based management software solution

  22-07-2016 12:30
  Top Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctvWESTMINSTER, CO July 20, 2016 3xLOGIC, Inc. a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions today announced the launch of VIGIL Central Management (VCM) 9.0. in both cloud and server-based solutions.VIGIL Central Management provides the ability to monitor the status of VIGIL Servers and V-Series cameras. Designed with the integrator in mind, VCM proactively informs integrators and/or end users of any potential health concerns with
  
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• Critical Flaws Found in Cisco Networking Products

  22-07-2016 10:15
  Cisco has addressed a critical vulnerability in one of its unified computing solutions and is working on developing patches for products affected by a recently disclosed ASN1C compiler flaw.
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• Samsung sues Huawei for alleged patent violations

  22-07-2016 09:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. sued Chinese smartphone maker Huawei for allegedly violating six of its patents in the latest move in a series of deepening patent disputes between Asian smartphone giants.
  
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• CTB-Locker Ransomware Impersonator Uses WinRAR for Encryption

  22-07-2016 08:36
  The ransomware landscape has been populated with a very long list of new threats since the beginning of the year, but also with c
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• Samsung Elec sues Huawei in China for patent infringement

  22-07-2016 04:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Se Young Lee and Donny Kwok SEOUL/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it sued Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] for patent infringements through multiple courts in China, escalating a legal conflict between the smartphone rivals. The suits mark the latest salvo in a fight between the world's No. 1 and No. 3 smartphone makers, who compete fiercely across the world in an industry that researcher IHS says is worth $332 billion this year. The South Korean
  
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• CrypMIC ransomware is a CryptXXX copycat, with a few twists

  22-07-2016 03:00
  
  CryptXXX ransomware has a doppelganger - it's called CrypMIC. And the resemblance doesn't appear to be a coincidence.
  
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• Samsung Electronics sues Huawei in China for patent infringement

  22-07-2016 02:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday it sued Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] for patent infringements through multiple courts in China, escalating a legal conflict between the smartphone rivals. The South Korean firm sued Huawei in a Beijing court about two weeks ago for allegedly infringing six of its patents, a spokeswoman said. "Despite our best efforts to resolve this matter amicably, it has regrettably become necessary to take legal action in order to defend our intellec
  
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