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Security Tracker: Google Chrome flaw, IoT security framework & more

On this tracker, each week we will curate a selection of stories about online security. Microsoft discovers flaw in Google Chrome Microsoft's Windows security team has discovered a remote code execution vulnerability in Google Chrome. Remote code execution allows hackers access to computing devices and the ability to make changes irrespective of the device's geographical location. Chrome’s relative lack of RCE mitigations means the path from memory corruption bug to exploit can be a short one. Several security checks being done within the sandbox result in RCE exploits being able to, among other things, bypass Same Origin Policy (SOP), giving RCE-capable attackers access to victims’ online services (such as email, documents, and banking sessions) and saved credentials. The flaw was communicated to Google on September 14, 2017, according to Microsoft. Google posted the source code for the fix on GitHub within a week, but it took them nearly a month to fix the browser itself. Read more about what Microsoft discovered here. CISF to study social media trends to better secure airports The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has set up a 'media lab' and a Pattern Research for Institutional Social Media (PRISM) unit at its headquarter in Chennai, to keep a track of social media trends, news reports, etc across platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr, reports TOI. Based on this collated data it will provide "actionable intelligence" to airports and other sensitive installations like nuclear and space organizations across the country. IIT-Delhi developed this platform and it is…

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