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TikTok Fined 5 Million Euros for Cookie Policies

SecureWorld News

The uber popular short-form video sharing platform has been fined 5 million euros for its cookie policies, and no, we're not talking about chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin. Several clicks were required to refuse all cookies, as opposed to just one to accept them. TikTok Denies Claims of Massive Data Breach.

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GitHub removes its annoying cookie banners

The Verge

Cookie banners are one of the most annoying parts of browsing the web, forcing you to click accept or deny on multiple sites. Microsoft-owned GitHub is starting to address this aggravation by removing cookie banners from its site this week. “At After a brief search, we found one: just don’t use any non-essential cookies.

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Microsoft Says Phishing Campaign Bypassed MFA, Targeted 10,000 Orgs

SecureWorld News

The threat actors behind this campaign then used the stolen credentials and session cookies for follow-on business email compromise (BEC) campaigns against other targets. Once the attacker obtains the session cookie, they can inject it into their browser to skip the authentication process, even if the target's MFA is enabled.".

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Cookie pop-ups have taken over the internet. Here’s how to stop them.

Vox

Tired of clicking through cookie pop-ups on every website I visited, that is. They’re supposed to tell you that a website is tracking you using tiny pieces of code called cookies and give you a way to refuse those cookies, as required by law in certain places (England, for instance). They are annoying.”.

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Chrome bug meant browser didn’t respect user requests to delete Google site data

The Verge

If you ask Chrome to delete all cookies and site data whenever you quit the browser, it’s reasonable to expect that this policy applies to all websites. In comparison, cookies are generally used to track users preferences and identities across different sites. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Google resumes Chrome’s more privacy-friendly SameSite cookie update

The Verge

Google announced on Thursday that it will bring its SameSite cookie update back starting July 14th, alongside the launch of Chrome 84. When Chrome 80 launched in February, Google started rolling out its SameSite update, which is intended to change how cookies are handled by the browser.

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Cisco sounds warning on 3 critical security patches for DNA Center

Network World

Cisco DNA Center controls access through policies using Software-Defined Access, automatically provision through Cisco DNA Automation, virtualize devices through Cisco Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), and lower security risks through segmentation and Encrypted Traffic Analysis. What are the options for security SD-WAN?

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