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Apple’s T2 Chip Raises Hardware Security Bar

Apple's new T2 security chip has several features designed to thwart attackers including a feature that makes it difficult to eavesdrop on a laptop's microphone.

Mozilla Erects Major Roadblock for Trackers

A new Firefox update blocks cookies and storage access from third-party trackers, substantially beefing up the browser's privacy options for users.

The ‘Not Secure’ Web

After years of hinting it would do so, Google finally began marking HTTP pages that collect information as "Not Secure" in Chrome this week.

DHS Report on Hacked Electric Utilities Highlights Supply Chain Fragility

The Department of Homeland Security confirmed this week that Russian hackers successfully infiltrated the control rooms of U.S. electrical utilities after compromising the networks of their corporate suppliers.

Mozilla Fixes Critical Flaws, Adds Have I Been Pwned Integration in Firefox

The latest version of Firefox includes a new feature that integrates Have I Been Pwned, a service by security expert Troy Hunt that alerts users if their credentials have been compromised.

Email Mistake at Chicago Schools Underscores Employee Negligence Problem

An employee at Chicago Public Schools accidentally emailed sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) belonging to students to thousands of families earlier this month.

Tesla Data Theft Case Illustrates the Danger of the Insider Threat

Tesla filed a lawsuit against a former employee this week after it learned he made changes to company source code and exported gigabytes of proprietary data to unknown third parties.

74 Arrested in FBI, DOJ BEC Scam Takedown

74 individuals were arrested over the last two weeks for their role in Operation Wire Wire, a law enforcement effort carried out by the FBI to disrupt a multi-million dollar business email compromise (BEC) scam campaign.

FTC Investigating How DNA Testing Firms Protect User Data

It appears the FTC has obliged U.S. officials and begun investigating the data security practices of DNA testing companies like 23andMe and Ancestry.com.

New Abilities, Targets of VPNFilter Malware Disclosed

Researchers warned Wednesday that VPNFilter, the strain of potentially destructive malware uncovered last week, can infect more devices than previously thought. It also has the ability to intercept network traffic and deliver malicious payloads via a man-in-the-middle attack.

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