Subj : Sophos Virus News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 12 2019 13:01:07

Here's the latest anti-virus and System Security news from the Naked
Security Blog at Sophos. You can access these for yourself at

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com

You can also sign up to receive a daily digest (Monday through Friday)
of security issues and links, delivered right to your email box.

It's a reminder to PRACTICE SAFE HEX!! You could lose your data via
an attack of malware, ransomware, or be a victim of identity theft,
otherwise.

Note that text in some of the links may content text that some may
find vulgar, profane, offensive, explicitly sexual, etc. -- these are
provided to alert you that your system may have been infected!!

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IT pros: we’re understaffed, under-resourced and under pressure

Increasingly complex attacks coupled with a shortage in skills and
budget are worrying IT managers across the globe.

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Hey, Google, why are your contractors listening to me?

Humans are listening to our recordings - some made by mistake - to
improve speech recognition. But they're not as anonymous as Google says.

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Windows 7 users upset by unwanted Patch Tuesday telemetry

This is either a minor controversy blown out of proportion, or the
latest example of Microsoft’s disregard for its users’ wishes.

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Apple Watch’s Walkie-Talkie app goes radio silent due to vulnerability

Apple disabled the app after somebody reported a bug - not exploited
yet - that could allow an eavesdropper to listen in on another iPhone.

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