Australians got scary texts, emails and phone calls from a trusted emergency warning service late last week after a hacker broke into its systems and used it to send fake messages.
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LA sues The Weather Channel over selling users’ location data
The app is accused of being a “location data company powered by weather” and profiting from users’ data without being upfront about it.
3D Printed Heads Can #Unlock #Phones. What Does that Mean for #Biometric Security?
Facial recognition technology is likely not as safe as you may have thought. This was illustrated by a recent test where 3D printed busts of peoples’ heads were used to unlock smartphones. Out of five tested phones, only one refused to open when presented with the fake head. Other biometric security…
National #security center launches program to help US firms #guard against foreign #hackers
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) on Monday launched a program aimed at helping U.S. companies protect themselves from cyber attacks or other threats from foreign nation-state actors. The NCSC, housed within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), is now sharing materials on how firms can guard themselves…
#Tech’s Next #Imperative Must Be Physical #Security
I believe our Founding Fathers knew that the American experiment would be sorely pressed, sorely challenged over time. This foresight exercises our constitutional system of government and our civic leadership. Recently, our society has been vexed by attacks on our core principles. As I see it, civil discourse and freedom…
Online Malware and Threats: A Profile of Today’s Security Posture
This report offers insight on how security professionals plan to invest in cybersecurity, and how they are prioritizing their resources. Find out what your peers have planned today!
ASSOCIATE #INFORMATION #SECURITY ANALYST
Bilingual (Spanish / English) candidates are encouraged to apply Requisition # 40033 Employment Type Full-time Job ClassNON CLINICAL TECHNICAL FLSA Exempt Job Summary Under direct supervision this position is responsible forassisting with analyzing and/or administering security controls for information systems. Safeguards the network against unauthorized infiltration, modification, destruction or disclosure….
Junior #Information Assurance Analyst
Description: Provide Cyber-security assessments in support of Navy accreditations, GENSER (Unclassified, Secret, Secret Releasable, and Top Secret), SCI and Cross Domain. Analyzes vulnerability data to determine system risk. Works independently to perform lab based and on-site (e.g., ship, sub, Network Operations Center) security assessments. Basic Qualifications: . Familiarity with automated…
#Facebook’s #Security Woes Are Setting This #Cybersecurity Stock Up for a Quick 20% Gain
Over the last year, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) shares have fallen more than 16% as data breaches and political scandals plague the company’s public reputation. However, the social media giant appears to be on the verge of turning a corner. Last month, reports surfaced that Facebook intends to acquire a…
#Cyber #Security Analyst
Description POSITION SUMMARY: Anticipates, identifies, and analyzes cyber threats, denial-of-service attacks and automation fraud to help protect the organization from harmful activity against of Staples websites. May participate in developing prevention and remediation techniques. Contains routine threats and may assist with containment of more severe and complex threats and remediation…
#Bug That Generated CD Keys Discovered And Reported By #Hacker; Gets Rewarded By Valve
A considerable security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to generate an activation key for any game available on the digital store, Steam, without any payment was discovered by a security researcher Artem Moskowsky and brought into the notice of Valve Corporation rather than him pursuing it further for his…
VDOT #IT #Security Analyst 1
Job Description Manage account request system Assist customers with account issues Monitor and review accounts and groups for security compliance Ensure adherence to agency security requirements Troubleshoot and resolve security issues using Microsoft Active Directory and other tools Maintain agency security operations documentation Assist in other agency security operations as…
#Facebook fixed a new #security bug
This bug would have allowed the massive collection of the social network users’ data Facebook cybersecurity and digital forensics teams have detected another security bug in the underlying code base of the social network that could have allowed a malicious hacker to inadvertently collect a massive amount of sensitive information…
#Security Analyst Associate
Security Analyst Associate – (11126) Description Professional work that monitors and troubleshoots enterprise security systems in a complex, integrated information technology systems environment. Required to assist in maintaining 24 x 7 system availability. Participates in administering, monitoring, maintaining and updating user accounts, firewalls, and virus prevention systems. Monitors the performance…
How Do You Get Students to Think Like #Criminals?
Between September 2017 and August 2018, employers in the United States posted 313,735 job openings for cybersecurity professionals. Filling those jobs would mean increasing the country’s current cybersecurity work force of 715,000 people by more than 40 percent, according to data presented at the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Conference…
Many Shortcomings #Plague #Cybersecurity
Everyone has a stake, and most are at fault, one way or another. The United States needs to take a multifaceted approach to cybersecurity to ameliorate problems affecting every sector of government and society, said experts in a panel comprising women in the cyber arena. Two officials each from industry…
Jr #SOC #Analyst – Boulder
Job Description IBM Services (GBS) is a team of business, strategy and technology consultants enabling enterprises to make smarter decisions and providing unparalleled client and consumer experiences in cognitive, data analytics, cloud technology and mobile app development. With global reach, outcome-focused methodologies and deep industry expertise, IBM empowers clients to…
#IBM #Cyber Day For Girls prepares future #cybersecurity professionals
As technology becomes more prevalent in society, the need for cybersecurity professionals grows. On Nov. 8, FIU did its part to prepare the next generation. More than 200 girls from seven different schools across Miami-Dade gathered at the Frost Art Museum for “IBMCyberDay4Girls,” a one-day conference that educates young women about…
#SAM nabs #$12M for #cybersecurity aimed at home routers and devices connected to them
A wave of security startups have built solutions for enterprises that are meeting the challenges of “consumerization”, where IT organizations are tasked with securing a range of devices and apps — some brought in by employees, not issued by IT — that are on the organization’s networks. Today, a startup…
Junior #IDM #Security Engineer – SailPoint
Delta Air Lines, Inc. seeks an Identity Management Junior Engineer to join Delta IT on our journey to becoming the best IT organization in the airline industry. As an IDM (Identity and Access Management) engineer, you will be part of our team helping us to realize our vision to create…