Amazon kills fondleslab file encryption with latest Fire OS update
Well, that's one way to differentiate from Apple Amazon is warning customers that the latest version of its Fire OS will disable storage encryption in Fire tablets and Kindles. The cyber-bazaar says in...
View ArticleTo get back at Apple, GOP congressman introduces pointless bill
Maurizio PesceApple's encryption battle Amazon removed device encryption from Fire OS 5 because no one was using it Apple’s new ally in unlocking battle: A man whose wife was shot 3 times in attack FBI...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure AD Service Keeps an Eye on Suspicious Behavior
Microsoft previews a new Azure Active Directory service that makes it tougher for phishers to reel in victims. Phishers beware.Azure Active Directory (AD) Identity Protection is in public beta,...
View ArticleCisco stitches default root creds for switches
Patch plugs remote pwning telnet vector for Nexus kit Cisco has slung patches at its Nexus 3000 and 3500 switches to shutter a default remotely-accessible administrative account. The critical bug...
View ArticleUS defense sec: We’re cyber-bombing ISIS
Next-gen radio jamming starts The United States has confirmed it is attacking computers used by the Islamic State in an effort to wreck its communications systems. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter told...
View ArticleSan Bernardino DA says seized iPhone may hold “dormant cyber pathogen”
Apple's encryption battle To get back at Apple, GOP congressman introduces pointless bill Amazon removed device encryption from Fire OS 5 because no one was using it Apple’s new ally in unlocking...
View ArticleSymantec CEO At RSA: Emerging Technologies Demand More Holistic Security...
Companies have expanded beyond their four walls with technology, and the security industry needs to follow suit if it hopes to design a successful security operations center for the future, according...
View ArticleSymantec Security Lives Inside the Internet of Things
You don't realize it, but Symantec's technology may dwell inside your ATM, your car, or your doctor's MRI. SAN FRANCISCO—Over the past few years, the phrase "Internet of Things" or IoT has turned up...
View ArticleReal pirates hack shipping company in targeted cargo raids
Skiff-sailing slimeballs screw shoddy shell Clever pirates have hacked into a shipping company to determine the location of valuable cargo before hijacking vessels in targeted attacks. The criminals...
View ArticleDo Backdoors Actually Help Law Enforcement Catch Bad Guys?
SAN FRANCISCO—While Apple faces down the FBI in court and law enforcement calls for backdoors to encryption services, a researcher at the RSA Conference here asked an important question: Would...
View ArticleRaising awareness of business email threats: AppRiver
IDG.TV | Mar 4, 2016 At the 2016 RSA Conference, CSO's Steve Ragan chats with Fred Touchette from AppRiver about the latest phishing and email threats, and ways for companies and employees to become...
View ArticleThe Risk of Open WiFi on Display at RSA
VIDEO: Once again the RSA Conference decided to use unencrypted WiFi, and once again it's time to (re)learn why that's a bad idea. SAN FRANCISCO--Security experts from around the globe descended on the...
View ArticleBlackEnergy malware activity spiked in runup to Ukraine power grid takedown
But its role in the attack remains unclear Fresh research has shed new light on the devious and unprecedented cyber-attack against Ukraine's power grid in December 2015. A former intelligence analyst...
View ArticleDell Beefs Up Security Services for Data Center, Cloud
Company releases new advanced threat protection services, a new "security sandbox" product, and upgraded storage and disaster-recovery packages. SAN FRANCISCO -- Dell, much more well known for PCs,...
View Article'CSI: Cyber': Mostly Show Biz With Some Lessons
The popular TV show's executive producer and actors realize it's edutainment, but they still try to get the facts straight and teach some security lessons. SAN FRANCISCO—Among the most highly...
View ArticleFrench parliament votes to jail tech execs who refuse to decrypt data
Because terrorism The French parliament has voted in favor of punishing companies that refuse to decrypt data for government investigators – by threatening businesses with big fines and possible jail...
View ArticleBeleaguered bank boss brought-up in Bitcoin bribery brouhaha
Creeps finagled positions on bank board The head of a New Jersey credit union has been accused of turning control of his bank over to the operators of an alleged illegal Bitcoin exchange. On Thursday,...
View ArticleSnowden is a hero to the security biz – but not for the reason you’d expect
Whistleblower's revelations mean vendors make bank RSA 2016 This year's RSA conference was the busiest on record, with over 40,000 people cramming the halls (and later, bars) of San Francisco, and more...
View ArticleUS Chamber of Commerce sues to stop Seattle from unionizing Uber drivers
Adam FagenThe US Chamber of Commerce sued Seattle yesterday, objecting to that city's recent passage of a law allowing Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize. It's the latest round in a growing battle over...
View ArticleNorman Conquest, King Edward, cyber pathogen and illegal gambling all emerge...
But it actually makes more sense than that Analysis OK, we got it: Apple good, FBI bad. But seeing as the court case between these two powerful institutions is taking on ever-increasing importance, we...
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