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| Source |  AlienVault Blog |
|---|---|
| Identifiant | 536779 |
| Date de publication | 2018-03-23 13:00:00 (vue: 2018-03-23 13:00:00) |
| Titre | Things I Hearted this Week 23rd March 2018 |
| Texte |
This week has been dominated by the Cambridge Analytica – Facebook debacle. So, let’s just skip all of that and jump right into the security news that you may have missed.
Stealing IP
We often hear of intellectual property being stolen by competitors. However, it’s not too common to hear of IP being stolen from an IT Security vendor.
Malwarebytes suspected a company called CyberByte was using its IP to augment its AV engine. So, laid a subtle honey-trap to validate its theory.
What I like about this story is how honey words / tokens / pots can be used in a relative simple and low-tech manner to catch someone with their hand in the virtual cookie-jar.
CyberByte steals Malwarebytes’ intellectual property | Malwarebytes
Uber Self-Driving Car Strikes and Kills Arizona Woman
An Uber self-driving car has struck and killed a woman pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona, the company revealed.
Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We’re fully cooperating with @TempePolice and local authorities as they investigate this incident.
— Uber Comms (@Uber_Comms) March 19, 2018
Uber Self-Driving Car Strikes and Kills Arizona Woman | Bleeping Computer
Information Security Misconceptions
I thought I’d slip a self-promotional link in here for an article I wrote for CSO Online.
Channelling my inner Billy Bragg, isn't it fair to say that nobody knows nothing anymore? I'm not just talking about the press -- although sloppy security reporting is far too common, and unfailingly gets my goat. What about people in the inside of the industry?
Information Security Misconceptions | CSO Online
AWS S3 leaky bucket of the week
This week's misconfigured AWS S3 bucket award goes to Walmart jewellery partner MBM for exposing 1.3m customers.
Open AWS S3 bucket managed by Walmart jewelry partner exposes info on 1.3M customers | SC Magazine
DNS Poisoning and how to prevent it
Much of what we know now about DNS, address protocol, and packet priority is being redefined with the recent 'Net Neutrality' legislation. Instead of becoming a party to the hoopla that is partisan politics surrounding THAT issue, let me assure you there are many different mitigation strategies for not only securing your own network against DNS poisoning, but also working towards a harmonious kum-by-ah solution that in the en |
| Envoyé | Oui |
| Condensat | /28/534454534/alienvault 2018 23rd > blogs com/ feedblitz hearted march things week |
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