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Cybersecurity Headlines

CYBER SECURITY HEADLINES

Cyber Security Headlines – September 22, 2020

CISA issues emergency directive to roll out a Windows Server patch The directive was rolled out on September 18th with a four day deadline. The...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 21, 2020

Trump approves Oracle’s TikTok deal, delays app store ban "The deal involves the creation of a new company called TikTok Global and a $5 billion...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 18, 2020

Oracle’s bid calls for access to TikTok's source code The news comes to sources speaking to Bloomberg, and would see Oracle also getting access to...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 17, 2020

DOJ charges five Chinese citizens with global hacking campaign The Justice Department has charged five Chinese citizens with cyberattacks against more than 100 companies in...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 16, 2020

Senator calls for US to reject Oracle’s TikTok deal The Republican Senator for Missouri, Josh Hawley has "publicly called on the Treasury Department to reject...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 15, 2020

ByteDance chooses Oracle's bid to become TikTok's trusted technology partner Oracle confirmed that its bid for TikTok was selected, paving the way to become the...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 14, 2020

SoftBank close to a deal to sell Arm to Nvidia, creating a powerhouse "The potential deal, worth more than $40 billion, is the latest in...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 11, 2020

Portland passes bans on facial recognition technology The move comes from a unanimous vote by the Portland, Oregon City Council on two facial recognition tech...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 10, 2020

NSA, CIA have proof of Russians hacking Florida voting systems, says Woodward's ‘Rage’ It’s not November yet, but it’s time for an election dust-up in...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 9, 2020

China launches initiative to set global data-security rules "China is launching its own initiative to establish global standards for data security, as a counter measure...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 8, 2020

Visa discovers new skimming malware The company's Payment Fraud Disruption unit discovered the Baka skimmer back in February, ultimately finding seven severs distributing the malware....

Cyber Security Headlines – September 4, 2020

Facebook formally codifies policy on third-party vulnerabilities The change was published in a blog post, and Facebook says that when third-party critical bugs or security...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 3, 2020

U.S. spying exposed by Snowden was illegal, court rules The government surveillance operation that National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on seven...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 2, 2020

Facebook threatens to block sharing of news stories in Australia "In a response to pressure from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that would require...

Cyber Security Headlines – September 1, 2020

Apple accidentally notarized malware on macOS The malware was initially discovered by college student Peter Dantini and passed on to security researcher Patrick Wardle. The...