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Easing of security checks at remote Scottish airports ‘a risk’

Three tiny Scottish airports have been given the go-ahead to ‘streamline’ security checks. Is that a good thing?
Naked Security – Sophos

Risk Reduction: Zeroing In on the Zero-Day Vulnerability – Security Intelligence (blog)


Security Intelligence (blog)

Risk Reduction: Zeroing In on the ZeroDay Vulnerability
Security Intelligence (blog)
All it takes is one zeroday vulnerability to ruin the release of software that is otherwise secure or put devices at risk after a critical update. Despite a growing focus on defeating zero-days, they remain popular among cybercriminals. As noted by SC

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7th Circuit: You can’t sue over personal data unless it’s at risk – Reuters

7th Circuit: You can't sue over personal data unless it's at risk
Reuters
I told you last week about an emerging consensus among the federal circuits that, under Spokeo's definition of constitutional standing, data breach victims can sue even if they haven't shown hackers actually used their stolen personal information. But

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data breach – Google News

Critical flaw in PHPMailer library puts millions of websites at risk

A critical remote code execution vulnerability in PHPMailer, one of the most widely used PHP email sending libraries, could put millions of websites at risk of hacking.

The flaw was found by a security researcher named Dawid Golunski and an initial fix was included in PHPMailer 5.2.18, which was released Saturday. However, it turns out that the patch was incomplete and can be bypassed.

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