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1. Jogger in Canada accidentally crosses over U.S. border and gets detained for 2 weeks
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... States. Roman told them she hadn't seen signs on the dirt trail she'd been running on. They put her in a caged vehicle and drove her 200 kilometers to the Department of Homeland Security's Tacoma Northwest ...

2. SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to launch military satellites by 2020
(English/engadget)

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy has won its first classified national security payload launch, proving that the company was able to demonstrate that its new rocket is reliable enough to ferry military satellites ...

3. Schneier warns of 'perfect storm': Tech is becoming autonomous, and security is garbage
(English/TheRegister)

Tel Aviv treated to Brucey's bonus views Israel Cyber Week  With insecure computers in charge, the healthcare and transportation sectors have become a nexus of security problems, infosec veteran Bruce ...

4. Don't panic, but your baby monitor can be hacked into a spycam
(English/TheRegister)

Researchers confirm hardware vulnerable to remote attacks Security researchers say they can back up a mother's claim that her baby monitor had been remotely hacked and used to spy on her family.… Read ...

5. Musk emails alleged Tesla saboteur, 'You're a horrible human being'
(English/engadget)

The story of Tesla suing a former employee for alleged theft and sabotage has taken another odd turn. While the company increased security at its battery producing Gigafactory after claiming a friend of ...

6. Kidnapping solved, Tom Cruise’s love plot, and inside Area 51 – in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... an alleged “Plot to Kill Harry & Meghan,” claiming with their usual grammatical panache: “Traitor Infiltrates security team!” While it’s true that Harry and Meghan, like any member of the British Royal ...

7. ACLU Released Guide for Developers on How to Respond to Government Demands That Compromise Security
(English/CircleID)

... has released a guide for developers that is intended to help preserve security and customers' privacy. ACLU says: "The likelihood that government actors may attempt to force software makers to push out ...

8. Tesla enhances security following report of ex-employee threat
(English/engadget)

... security at the Gigafactory because, accordi... Read all  ...

9. Google staff reportedly refused to work on government security tool
(English/engadget)

Bloomberg reports today that earlier this year, a group of Google employees refused to work on a security tool that would have opened up more military contracts to the company. The tool in question is ...

10. Twitter acquires Smyte to curb abusive behavior on its platform
(English/Neowin)

Twitter's acquisition of the San Francisco-based technology company is intended to address challenges in safety, spam, and security on the platform using Smyte's review tools and processes. Read more... ...

11. Google Account revamped -- increased transparency and new security and privacy options
(English/Betanews)

... there's also a cleaner look to aid navigation. Building on the previous update to Security Checkup, your Google account now also highlights settings you can change to improve your security. See also: Google ...

12. New tool provides email protection for Office 365
(English/Betanews)

Office 365's dominant share of the online business tools market has made it a popular target for cybercriminals launching phishing and malware attacks. To offer users extra protection, email security specialist ...

13. Israel cyberczar drops hints about country's new security initiative
(English/TheRegister)

PM pops in to brag about industry wins Israel Cyber Week  Israel is planning to develop a "state-level cyber-shield" to improve its resilience against hacking and malware, the country's newly appointed ...

14. Cisco passes around antidotes to noxious NX-OS code execution bugs
(English/TheRegister)

The June collection has some lovely fabric patches Get your ticket to the Cisco catwalk, sysadmins, and watch Switchzilla strut 24 FXOS and NX-OS software security advisories.… Read all  ...

15. Fight against Ebola continues in high security African lab
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... group of scientists staffing a heavily fortified level P4 isolation laboratory are working themselves raw trying to find a way to stop the deadly hemorrhagic fever-inducing disease in its tracks. Security ...

16. Scott Pruitt's $4.6m "security" bill includes a $1500 worth of taxpayer-funded "tactical pants"
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

Scandal-haunted EPA chairman Scott Pruitt has billed the American public for $4.6 million for his "security," a roster of expenses than includes a supply of "tactical pants" purchased for the low price ...

17. Microsoft Edge bug odyssey shows why we can't have nice things
(English/TheRegister)

Fixing security issues in the face of standards gaps and vendor silence isn't easy Updated  Earlier this year, Jake Archibald, developer advocate for Google Chrome, found a bug affecting Mozilla Firefox ...

18. Private sector needs a little sumthin' sumthin' to get it sharing threat intel – US security chap
(English/TheRegister)

Sharing's caring, intone government bods Israel Cyber Week  The UK's National Cyber Security Center, the information assurance division of GCHQ, may be getting a regulatory function or charging for its ...

19. US lawmakers urge Google to reconsider Huawei partnership
(English/engadget)

In the wake of national security concerns over Huawei's interest in entering the US market, legislators from both the Senate and the House sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai urging him to reconsider ...

20. 6 Reasons Why IoT Security Is Terrible
(English/ieespectrum)

The Internet of Things bears little resemblance to traditional IT systems—and that makes it harder to protect Read all

21. Column-level security announced for Azure SQL Data Warehouse
(English/Neowin)

To extend its array of security offerings for the proprietary cloud solutions, Microsoft has now announced a new feature for Azure SQL Data Warehouse. Available today in all Azure regions. Read more... ...

22. Did you have locking down AI and blockchain as possible Intel SGX uses? If so, congrats...
(English/TheRegister)

Bias-enabling algorithms and smart contract tech no one quite trusts now easier to secure Israel Cyber Week  At the Cyber Week security conference in Israel on Tuesday, chip giant Intel plans to discuss ...

23. This Complete Microsoft 365 Security Training Bundle only costs $49 for a limited time
(English/Neowin)

With today's highlighted deal, you will master Enterprise-Level Microsoft Security through 36 complete courses; all while saving thousands of dollars in the process, with Neowin Deals! Read more... Read ...

24. EU negotiator: Crucial data adequacy deal will wait until UK hands in homework
(English/TheRegister)

Wants to shut off access to Europol, security DBs The UK will only be able to get a data adequacy decision from the European Union once it has offered up its new legal framework – and won't get access ...