Alina Point-of-Sale Malware Spotted in Ongoing Campaign
The malware is using DNS tunneling to exfiltrate payment-card data.
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How researchers analyzed Allstate’s car insurance algorithm
State regulators and consumer advocacy groups have scrutinized Allstate Corporation’s use of big data and personalized pricing in the way it calculates how much the company charges its private auto insurance customers. We tested whether Allstate’s personalized pricing algorithm treated customers differently based on non-risk factors by analyzing rare customer-level data we found in documents…
Cisco Warns of High-Severity Bug in Small Business Switch Lineup
A high-severity flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to potentially gain administrative privileges for Cisco small business switches.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
We won’t reach other solar systems for a while — robots could visit them first
Many great movies and television shows, including the Lost in Space reboot, show various versions of interstellar travel. SpaceX and the new space race are making space geeks salivate at the thought. To those like myself who’ve cherished the idea since the debut of the Starship Enterprise, the question becomes, what is the reality that we could…
Cisco Warns of High-Severity Bug in Small Business Switch Lineup
A high-severity flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to potentially gain administrative privileges for Cisco small business switches.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
How Ford is making sure its F150 remains the most popular truck ever
This article was originally published by Michael Coates on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. It’s only been five years since the last major…
FakeSpy Android Malware Spread Via ‘Postal-Service’ Apps
New ‘smishing’ campaigns from the Roaming Mantis threat group infect Android users with the FakeSpy infostealer.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
5 ways to be a better ally in the office, according to psychology
In recent interviews, the American soccer player Crystal Dunn expressed the joy and fear she felt when her teammate Megan Rapinoe decided to take a knee against police brutality and racism in 2016. While Dunn wanted to join her teammate she worried “they could rip up [her] contract” and as a result chose not to.…
Critical RCE Flaw (CVSS 10) Affects F5 BIG-IP Application Security Servers
Cybersecurity researchers today issued a security advisory warning enterprises and governments across the globe to immediately patch a highly-critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting F5’s BIG-IP networking devices running application security servers. The vulnerability, assigned CVE-2020-5902 and rated as critical with a CVSS score of 10 out of 10, could let remote attackers take complete…
How to watch Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services offline
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. It is a truth universally acknowledged that we don’t always have access to our streaming services online. Maybe you’re on a plane, or stuck in a hotel, or don’t want…
