Author: Jerry
Threatpost News Wrap, September 29, 2017
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap the news of the week, including the macOS Keychain attack, Signal’s new private contact discovery service, the Deloi ...
Macs Not Receiving EFI Firmware Security Updates as Expected
Since the Thunderstrike bootkit attacks targeting Apple firmware were disclosed in 2015, Apple has bundled subsequent EFI updates with its regular mac ...
What Face ID means for iOS and device access
The most obvious difference between the upcoming iPhone X and every iOS device that preceded it is the loss of the iconic Home button. For years, it h ...
Google to Enforce HSTS on TLDs it Operates
Google said this week it would enforce HSTS on 45 Top Level Domains it operates.HSTS, or HTTP Strict Transport Security, forces HTTPS on client connec ...
Civil Liberties Activists Hit By Phishing Campaign
Digital civil liberties activists were hit with a barrage of phishing emails earlier this summer designed to wrest away business credentials.Activists ...
Windows Defender Bypass Tricks OS into Running Malicious Code
Researchers have developed a method for bypassing Windows Defender that will allow any malware to execute on a Windows machine. Microsoft, meanwhile, ...
Tech Talk: The Equifax data breach, a new Apple Watch and A.I. for all
First there was news that Equifax, the credit rating agency, had been hacked. Then came stories about questionable stock sales by execs before the bre ...