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Boffins find those who know about phishing more likely to be duped than the less informed

Phishing works more frequently on those who understand what social engineering is than on those who live in blissful ignorance, or so a study of students at University of Maryland, Baltimore County suggests.…

Plus, why is Kaspersky Lab getting into chess?

Roundup  What a week it has been: we had the creation of a new government agency, a meltdown flashback, and of course, Patch Tuesday.…

The "Kitten of Doom" denial-of-service attack is easy to carry out.

The issue comes from how Gmail automatically files messages into the "Sent" folder.

The privilege-escalation vulnerability would allow an attacker to inject malware, place ads and load custom code on an impacted website.

The flaw allows hackers to bypass handset lock screens in seconds.

$1.4bn match made in heaven

BlackBerry has made its biggest acquisition ever, spending over half of its cash pile to bolster its threat detection unit.…

Gangs Matrix led to 'multiple and serious' breaches of data protection rules, says watchdog

London cops have broken data protection rules by using a controversial database that ranks people's likelihood of gang-related violence but fails to distinguish between victims and perps, and low and high-risk people.…

Swipe – open toilet door – and swipe again

Something for the Weekend, Sir?  "Work out loud," my prospective new employer tells me, adding that "we are a team, not a family". Sister Sledge need not apply.…

I see the red team and I want it painted black

Australia's government's crypto-busting legislation risks blocking security research, a leading Internet policy boffin has warned.…

CEO insists Chinese spy chip bombshell 'impossible'

Super Micro Computer on Thursday reported net sales in the range of $952m to $962m for the first quarter of its fiscal 2019, which ended September 30, 2018. That's higher than company guidance of $810m to $870m, and up roughly 40 per cent on the year-ago period.…

The modular malware seems to be in a testing phase, but TA505's interest made researchers take note.

Gadgets can be hacked to spy on, find youngsters – claim

Parents could be unwittingly putting their children's safety and privacy at risk, thanks to security vulnerabilities in potentially millions of kids' GPS-tracker watches.…

Default judgement for one-time antivirus bad boy

Infosec personality John McAfee has been found legally "liable" via a default judgment for the death of his neighbour, who was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head in his Belize home in 2012.…

Why manufacturing and logistics are especially challenged.

"Our advice is to stop using this watch" as mitigations are not available, researchers told Threatpost.

As consumers skip the store crowds in favor of online deals, cyberattackers have geared up to victimize them.

Beware the trusted insider

Webcast  If you like true crime stories, you already know that at the end the criminal is usually revealed to be someone the victim knew well.…

5G, IoT, and tech supply chains should go under spotlight

Another US government panel has warned of the dangers of over-reliance on Chinese tech vendors: the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.…

CISA heads off for Trump's signature – no, not that CISA, the good one

The US House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that would create a new agency to lead the federal government's cybersecurity efforts.…