Scammers pose as CNN's Wolf Blitzer, target security professionals

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CSO Salted Hash Sep 05, 2018 Scammers pose as CNN's Wolf Blitzer, target security professionals Here's an interesting, if not outright comical, story for those of you just coming back to work after a long Labor Day weekend. Scammers are pretending to be a well-known CNN anchor and offering serious cash to anyone looking to be a security commentator on air. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • 7,500 MikroTik routers compromised, traffic forwarded to attackers • Refresh your networking skills with this Cisco CCNA training suite • Five Eyes threatens to force encryption backdoors, says 'privacy is not absolute' • Bitfi removes unhackable claim from crypto wallet • China's MSS using LinkedIn against the U.S. • Tesla insider with expired NDA spills the tech beans White Paper: Hitachi ID Systems, Inc. Securing Privileged Access with Hitachi ID Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Privileged accounts, like their name suggests, are accounts designed to provide broad access to systems and data. They are an integral part of every IT infrastructure and play a key role in a large variety of day-to-day operations. Read More ▶ 7,500 MikroTik routers compromised, traffic forwarded to attackers Attackers have exploited a flaw in thousands of unpatched MikroTik routers, sending traffic to unknown attacker-controlled IPs. Read More ▶ DealPost Refresh your networking skills with this Cisco CCNA training suite Over 30 hours of digital content across 399 lectures, which can be viewed on your computer or mobile device. Read More ▶ Five Eyes threatens to force encryption backdoors, says 'privacy is not absolute' The Five Eyes government intelligence alliance issued an encryption ultimatum to tech companies and device makers. Read More ▶ Bitfi removes unhackable claim from crypto wallet Bitfi struck the ridiculous unhackable claim from its crypto wallet, while Bitfi backer John McAfee taunts hacker with offer of $20 million for hack. Read More ▶ China's MSS using LinkedIn against the U.S. The head of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center says China's MSS is using social networks, specifically LinkedIn, to target, access, and recruit U.S. sources. Read More ▶ Tesla insider with expired NDA spills the tech beans A former Tesla engineer with an expired non-disclosure agreement (NDA) shared inside technical information on an obscure forum, which was quickly shared across multiple social media platforms. Read More ▶ White Paper: Bronze Drum Consulting How Powerful New Technologies are Powering a Real-Time Revolution in Capital Markets Discover how machine learning, informed by rich, streaming data, is helping business leaders transform financial services is this white paper from Bronze Drum Consulting. By leveraging cloud services, financial service firms now have the power to put real-time streaming data to work. Read More ▶ Editor's Picks 1. 3 reasons companies fail to assess the scope of a data breach 2. The 10 Windows group policy settings you need to get right 3. How to perform a risk assessment: Rethinking the process 4. Preparing for the day quantum computing cracks public-key cryptography: What to do now 5. 8 hot cyber security trends (and 4 going cold) 6. Top cyber security certifications: Who they're for, what they cost, and which you need 7. 24 best free security tools

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