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Microsoft announced this week plans to add official support for the DANE and DNSSEC protocols to its cloud-hosted email server offering — known as Office 365 Exchange Online. DANE and DNSSEC are two internet protocols for ensuring that communications take place over properly encrypted and authenticated connections. The protocols involved in securely sending an email […] More
Western Australia’s auditor-general has once again called out state agencies for not taking IT risks seriously, acknowledging that while they are getting better, there are still many entities that failed to meet the benchmark for minimum practice. The report [PDF] presents the results of the general computer control (GCC) audits and capability assessments, with the […] More
First thing’s first: Yes, the Linux Foundation is working with Data61 — the digital specialist arm for Australia’s national science agency, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) — to push forward the new security-first operating system kernel seL4. But seL4 is not related to Linux. However, SeL4 can be used, in theory, as a foundation for Linux […] More
Accenture is acquiring Philadelphia-based startup Revolutionary Security as it works to expand its cybersecurity practice. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Featured stories Revolutionary Security’s portfolio includes services for risk assessment, breach and attack simulation testing, and designing and building security programs. The company’s breach and attack simulation testing service is called LiveFire […] More
Google Chrome 81, initially planned for March 17 but delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, is finally out. Today’s release was supposed to be a bulky update, but only two major features made the cut — such as improved support for WebXR (Chrome’s Augmented Reality feature, initially released in Chrome 79) and initial […] More
Google is now backing a standard proposed by Apple engineers in January to create a default format for one-time passcodes (OTP) sent via SMS to users during the two-factor authentication (2FA) process. The standard, proposed by Apple engineers working on the Safari WebKit project, has now reached the status of official Web Platform Incubator Community […] More
The UK’s domain name registrar Nominet, which manages the launch of .uk websites, is stepping up efforts to tackle the proliferation of sites dedicated to scamming the public, for example by selling fake vaccines, protective equipment and frauds remedies to the COVID-19 virus. Rather than taking down domains after they have been reported as malicious, […] More
Taiwan’s government agencies have been told not to use Zoom over security and privacy concerns, but have given the go-ahead to use alternatives such as Google and Microsoft. The ban comes after Zoom admitted to security lapses and apologised over its privacy issues. In a statement released Tuesday, Taiwan’s cabinet ordered all of its government […] More
