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Those of us That Spend our Lives in Security Sometimes Forget How our Field Looks and Sounds to Others

Google this week has released its April 2018 set of Android security patches which address more than two dozen Critical and High severity vulnerabilities.

Intel has informed customers that some of the processors affected by the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities will not receive microcode updates due to issues related to implementation and other factors.

Several natural gas pipeline operators in the United States have been affected by a cyberattack that hit a third-party communications system, but the incident does not appear to have impacted operational technology.

Chaos Amid Shooting at YouTube Headquarters

Security researchers have discovered a new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) that can steal a great deal of information from infected devices.

Google announced that Chrome extensions designed to mine for crypto-currencies are no longer accepted in the Chrome Web Store.

A newly discovered malware family attempts to leverage the (limited) computing power of Android devices to mine for Monero crypto-currency, Trend Micro warns.

Cybercriminals are targeting websites running the Magento platform to inject them with code that can steal credit card data and infect visitors with malware, Flashpoint reports.

Meta NaaS Provides a Software-defined Virtual 'Overlay' to Existing Disjointed Physical Networks

A new bill passed by the Georgia State Senate last week deems all forms of unauthorized computer access as illegal, thus potentially criminalizing the finding and reporting of security vulnerabilities.

An updated version of the njRAT remote access Trojan (RAT) is capable of encrypting files and stealing virtual currencies from crypto-wallets, Zscaler warns.

A data breach at Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores in North America exposed customer payment card data, parent company Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) announced on Sunday.

The Need to Rethink Security For Our Cloud Applications Has Become Urgent

The Cambridge Analytica (CA) and Facebook accusations over the U.S. 2016 presidential election campaign, and to a lesser extent between CA and the UK's Brexit VoteLeave campaign, are -- if proven true -- morally reprehensible. It is not immediately clear, however, whether they are legally reprehensible. The matter is currently under investigation on both sides of the Atlantic.

Cloudflare Launches Globally Available Secure Free DNS Resolver

While under heavy fire for the user

The Czech Republic on Friday said it had extradited a Russian hacker to the United States where he is wanted for alleged cyberattacks on social networks.

VMware announced this week that it has acquired threat detection and response company E8 Security, whose technology will be used to improve the Workspace ONE digital workspace platform. This is the third acquisition made by VMware in less than two months.