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Infosec bits for week 33/18

- Roderick Mooi

  1. Study: Spam is Still an Effective Way to Infect Computers [SANS NewsBites]
    - “…Beyond hardening of the endpoint and the perimeter, focus on user training which includes recognition for proper reporting.” – Neely
    - see also: threatpost.com/threatlist-spams-revival-is-tied-to-adobe-flashs-demise/134688/ and www.information-age.com/spam-still-first-choice-cyber-crime-according-study-123473840/
  2. Foreshadow Attacks — 3 New Intel CPU Side-Channel Flaws Discovered [The Hacker News]
    - Intel Reveals New Spectre-Like Vulnerability [DARKReading]
    - Resources and Response to Side Channel L1 Terminal Fault [Intel]
  3. Email Phishers Using New Way to Bypass Microsoft Office 365 Protections [The Hacker News]
  4. The Mouse is Mightier than the Sword [patrick wardle]
  5. Hanging Up on Mobile in the Name of Security [KrebsonSecurity]
  6. DeepLocker: When malware turns artificial intelligence into a weapon[Zero Day]
  7. Windows 10 to get disposable sandboxes for dodgy apps [arsTECHNICA]
  8. Facebook to Banks: Give Us Your Data, We’ll Give You Our Users [THE WALL STREET JOURNAL]
  9. Welcome to the Quiet Skies [The Boston Globe]