Unpatched Microsoft Defender Flaw Lets Hackers Gain Admin Access on Windows
… However, analysis indicates that the main flaw can still be exploited on fully updated systems, so Windows users aren't out of the woods quite yet.
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Google Says It Stopped the World's First AI‑Built Zero-Day Exploit
… A major cybercrime group which the Threat Intelligence team claims is widely known, but did not name allegedly targeted a popular open‑source web‑based system administration tool to gain initial access to corporate systems. …
NASA Revamps Its Human Spaceflight Directorate
… The new directorates consist of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate and the Space Operations Mission Directorate. …
New Android ransomware targets smart TVs
… The first thing it does when reaching a new system you have to install it somehow is check its location. If it's not in one of those countries, it attempts to install a command and control system on the smartphone or TV. …
How to stop Windows 10 from automatically rebooting after updates
… I installed this fix on my own system to measure whether or not it worked. …
Over 460 HP Laptop Models Shipped with Keylogger
… According to HP, this keylogger was used for diagnostic purposes, but should've been removed before systems ever shipped. To HP's marginal credit, it avoided shipping systems with the keylogger enabled, but problems like this are part of why securing systems is so difficult to begin with. …
FAA Eases Drone Restrictions for 10 Pilot Programs
… That makes delivery systems like Amazon's Prime Air impossible. …
Huge macOS High Sierra Security Flaw Allows Admin Logins With No Password
… That reputation took a massive blow last evening, when security researchers demonstrated a flaw in macOS High Sierra that allows administrator access to a system with a hardcoded login and no password at all. …
New NSA rules allow agency to share data without privacy protections or terrorism links
… The larger problem is the adoption of new sharing rules that explicitly endorse the kind of bad behavior we already know is rampant throughout the system. …
Microsoft's Defender Security Suite Is Coming to macOS
… Like the Windows version, Macs running Defender will have the ability to intercept potential malware before it gains a foothold on the system. In the event there's already something malicious running, Defender can remove the infection during regular scans of the system. …