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“This is a temporary measure meant to stem this influx as we look for long-term solutions to address the broader pattern of abuse,” said Simeon Vincent, Developer Advocate for Chrome Extensions at Google. The ban on publishing or updating impacts all paid extensions. This includes Chrome extensions that require paying a fee before installing, extensions that work based on monthly subscriptions, or Chrome extensions that use one-time in-app purchases to get access to various features. Existing commercial extensions are still available for download via the official Chrome Web Store, however, extension developers can’t push new updates.

Early Stage SF is around the corner, and we are more than excited for this brand new event. The intimate gathering of founders, VCs, operators and tech industry experts is all about giving founders the tools they need to find success, no matter the challenge ahead of them.

The U.S. Department of the Interior has confirmed it has grounded its fleet of non-emergency drones amid concerns over cybersecurity.

The European Commission has endorsed a risk mitigation approach to managing 5G rollouts across the bloc — meaning there will be no pan-EU ban on Huawei. Rather it’s calling for Member States to coordinate and implement a package of “mitigating measures” in a 5G toolbox it announced last October and has endorsed today.

Magento 2.3.4 was released this week with patches for six vulnerabilities, including three that are considered critical.

2020 is off to a good start in the United States, with rising consumer awareness about privacy matters, according to new research published on National Data Privacy Day.

Written by Greg Otto
Jan 29, 2020 | CYBERSCOOP

Duo Security CEO Dug Song kept it simple Tuesday when he described the last decade in cybersecurity.

Introduction

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks are one of the powerful cyber weapons threat actors use today. We often hear about a website being “brought down by attackers,” and in most cases, a DDoS attack is the main cause behind this failure.

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Note: This blog will also be a lab for any of the upcoming Wild West Hackin’ Fest Conferences.

Marking yesterday’s 14th anniversary of Europe’s first data protection day reminds us how far we still have to go.

Bulletproof has released its Annual Cybersecurity Industry Report that shows that half of the most pervasive of critical flaws – which offer hackers an easy route into an organisation – are down to outdated components, such as unpatched or unsupported software. However, this number has jumped significantly from 22%  over the previous year, indicating a widespread negligence when it comes to organisations’ cybersecurity practices.

January 29, 2020 • The Recorded Future Team

The hospitality sector has always been a popular target for cyberattacks.

Happy Data Privacy Day! Begun in 2007 in the European Union (E.U.) and adopted by the U.S. in 2008, Data Privacy Day is an international effort to encourage better protection of data and respect for privacy. It’s a timely topic given the recent enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Citizens and governments have grown concerned about the amount of information that organizations collect, what they are doing with the data, and ever-increasing security breaches. And frankly, they’re right. It’s time to improve how organizations manage data and protect privacy.

Senate Republicans may be back on track with their plan to end President Trump’s impeachment trial pretty swiftly now — without calling witnesses and potentially as soon as Friday. That seemed a little less likely on Monday, when news of former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s recollections of conversations with Trump about Ukraine Posted on 2020-01-29Categories Fity Feeds

As cyber incidents increase in scope and impact, more and more organizations come to realize that outsourcing their defenses is the best practice—significantly increasing the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) market opportunities.

Digital criminals posted customers’ payment card details exposed in the 2019 Wawa data breach for sale on a dark web marketplace.In December 2019, the Joker’s Stash first announced what it called the “BIGBADABOOM-III” breach.Advertisements posted by the dark web marketplace announced that the breach included over 30 million payment card details exposed in a nationwide security incident that allegedly affected over 40 states. They said that the breach also contained an additional one million payment card records from Europe, Asia and elsewhere.

PARIS, 28 January 2020 — The French leading security software company Gatewatcher and Nozomi Networks, the leader in OT and IoT security, today announced they have partnered to meet rising demands for integrated cybersecurity in mixed IT, OT and IoT environments. Gatewatcher and Nozomi Networks will work together to help industrial organizations and critical national infrastructure deploy the best possible protection against cyber threats in mixed network environments. The partnership brings deep expertise in IT and OT to address the unique needs of energy, automotive, oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, defense and industrial IoT infrastructures like healthcare, transportation, smart cities and smart buildings,