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8,000 Unprotected Redis Instances Accessible From Internet
Trend Micro's security researchers discovered roughly 8,000 unsecured Redis instances that were exposed to anyone with an Internet connection. Spread all over the world, the unsecured instances were found to lack Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption and without any password protection. Some of these instances were even deployed in public clouds. read [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: securityweek
Microsoft Launches Free Zero Trust Assessment Tool
Microsoft last week announced the availability of a tool designed to help organizations see where they are in their journey to implement a zero trust security model. read more [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: securityweek
Kinsing Linux Malware Deploys Crypto-Miner in Container Environments
A campaign that has been ongoing for months is targeting misconfigured open Docker Daemon API ports to install a piece of malware named Kinsing, which in turn deploys a cryptocurrency miner in compromised container environments. read more [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: securityweek
Google Rolls Back Recently Introduced Chrome CSRF Protection
Google last week announced that it has started rolling back a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection introduced in early February with the release of Chrome 80 in the stable channel. read more [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: securityweek
Sounil Yu Joins YL Ventures as Chief Information Security Officer-in-Residence
Sounil Yu, former Chief Security Scientist at Bank of America, will join the YL Ventures team as its full-time CISO (Chief Information Security Officer)-in-Residence. [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: Security magazin
Millions of Digital Wallets Exposed by Key Ring
The popular digital wallet application Key Ring recently exposed information belonging to millions of its users, vpnMentor reports. read more [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: securityweek
Beyond Zoom: How Safe Are Slack and Other Collaboration Apps?
COVID-19's effect on work footprints has created an unprecedented challenge for IT and security staff. Many departments are scrambling to enable collaboration apps for all -- but without proper security they can be a big risk. [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: Threat Post
Mozilla Patches Two Firefox Vulnerabilities Exploited in Attacks
Mozilla has released updates for its Firefox web browser to patch two critical use-after-free vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks. read more [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: securityweek
4 in 10 Americans Report Losing Their Jobs or Work-Related Income Due to the Coronavirus Crisis
With coronavirus cases rising and businesses shutting down, four in 10 (39%) U.S. residents say they already have lost a job or income due to the crisis, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds. [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: Security magazin
Airplane Travel Hits 10-Year Low
The number of people traveling by plane has hit a 10-year low as the aviation industry reels from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, says the TSA. [...]
Mon, Apr 06, 2020
Source: Security magazin


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