Here is the weekly roundup :
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White Hats Hack MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar
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A pair of hackers at this year’s installment of the popular Pwn2Own hacking contest have succeeded in compromising a MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar, replacing the touch interface with a message of their own through an exploit discovered on the Safari browser.
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Russian Spies Hired Cybercriminals to Hack 500 Million Yahoo Accounts: Justice Dept
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The United States government has directly implicated Russian agents of instigating and directing the hack of half a billion Yahoo user accounts by hiring cybercriminals.
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Top Responsibilities of a New Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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As the need for security becomes more prevalent in organizations, the role of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) becomes essential for assessing, managing and implementing security measures.
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Ransomware Hackers Could Soon Target Smartphones, TVs: UK Cybersecurity Chiefs
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A joint report by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA) has underlined the risk of hackers targeting internet-connected devices for extortion.
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Upcoming Events:
SINET ITSEF 2017| March 28-29 | California
LIFARS CEO, Ondrej Krehel, will be part of a panel discussion on how Russia uses cyber attacks to advance its foreign policies
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QuBit Conference | April 4-6 | Prague
Paul Kubler, LIFARS' Digital Forensics Examiner will be speaking on xDedic and International Crime.
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Featured Article:
Ransomware -- a sneaky, dangerous cyber threat
Hackers are becoming more sophisticated in getting access to your files and are becoming financially rewarded for extortion.
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