What is a “lying-dormant cyber pathogen?” San Bernardino DA won’t say
pmquanApple's encryption battle San Bernardino DA says seized iPhone may hold “dormant cyber pathogen” To get back at Apple, GOP congressman introduces pointless bill Amazon removed device encryption...
View ArticleCentral Bank of Venezuela doubles down in “cyber-terrorism” website lawsuit
JR Ferrer ParisOn Friday, lawyers for the Central Bank of Venezuela (CBV) filed a new amended civil complaint against DolarToday, the US-based website that publishes a daily unofficial exchange rate...
View ArticleBeware California students, you could be expelled for “sexting” on campus
StockyPics A California state lawmaker has come up with a new way to combat what he has defined as "sexting," but what most of us might define as "revenge porn." Specifically, Asm.Ed Chau’s (D-Monterey...
View ArticleAmazon douses flames, vows to restore Fire OS fondleslab encryption
Under-Fire web biz finds reverse gear after outcry from Fire and Kindle owners Amazon has U-turned on its decision to remove filesystem encryption from Fire OS, which powers its Fire and Kindle slabs....
View ArticleAMD to fix slippery hypervisor-busting bug in its CPU microcode
Patch for Piledriver chips emitted this week to kill off potentially exploitable glitches Analysis AMD will tomorrow release new processor microcode to crush an esoteric bug that can be potentially...
View Article16-year-old who distributed his teacher’s nude pics faces felony charges
WSPAA South Carolina high school teacher resigned from her job last week, after being told she would face disciplinary proceedings because a student grabbed racy pictures off her phone. Now local news...
View ArticleSecurity Training for Developers Failing to Keep Up With Threats
NEWS ANALYSIS: Multiple speakers at the RSA conference said developers alone are not to blame for the current state of cyber-security in which threats evolve faster than the defenses. SAN...
View ArticleFirst Mac-targeting ransomware hits Transmission users, researchers say
nrkbeta A security research firm announced Sunday its discovery of what is believed to be the world’s first ransomware that specifically goes after OS X machines. "This is the first one in the wild...
View ArticleMcAfee gaffe a quick AV kill for enterprising staff
Anti-virus engine easily disable. Intel Security has fixed a flaw that made it possible to shut down its McAfee Enterprise virus engine, thereby allowing the installation of malware and pirated...
View Article2016 Security 100: 15 Coolest Identity Management And Data Protection Vendors
Featured IN The 100 Coolest Security Vendors Of 2016 The 2016 installment of CRN's 100 Coolest Security Vendors highlights the best of the best in endpoint protection, SIEM and threat detection,...
View ArticleIs a cyber-liability insurance policy in your company's future?
IDG.TV | Mar 7, 2016 At the 2016 RSA Conference, CSO's Steve Ragan chats with Chris Wyospal, co-founder and CTO of Veracode, about the importance of liability insurance for companies that may be...
View ArticleGoogle splats more bad Android security bugs with patches your mobe will...
Good news if you've got a Nexus, otherwise you're at risk Another month, another patching cycle for Android.Google's mobile OS has picked up seven critical patches, ten classed as high priority, and a...
View ArticleFirst Mac ransomware had sights on encrypting backups, too
The first known working ransomware aimed at Macs contained hints that the cybercriminals were working on a way to encrypt backups in an attempt to force payment, security researchers said today. Dubbed...
View ArticleWhat to Do After Discovering a Breach at Your Organization
The long walk over to the CEO's office need not be cause for termination or anxiety if you're prepared. At some point in every breach investigation, the IT person or executive who has responsibility...
View ArticleIn blow to inmates’ families, court halts new prison phone rate caps
Jenn VargasPrison phone companies today were granted a judicial stay that halts implementation of new, lower rate caps on inmate calls.The court did not halt new limits on certain ancillary fees...
View ArticleGoogle patches remote-execution flaws in Android
Google has released 16 patches for Android, including one for a critical remote-execution vulnerability in the operating system's media server. The company's own Nexus devices will receive an...
View ArticleBungling Seagate staffer leaked coworkers’ social security numbers, other...
Always check the headers Storage drive biz Seagate is lousy at keeping its own data safe: it accidentally handed over the crown jewels of its employees' private information to persons unknown. A...
View ArticleFeds: New judge must force iPhone unlock, overturning ruling that favored Apple
Kārlis Dambrāns As expected, federal prosecutors in an iPhone unlocking case in New York have now asked a more senior judge, known as a district judge, to countermand a magistrate judge who ruled in...
View ArticleFirst Mac Ransomware Poses Little Risk for Users
Quick detection by Palo Alto Networks, Apple and the affected open-source project means most users likely disabled the software before it started to run. A ransomware group targeted Mac users with the...
View ArticleMore Mac Ransomware Sure to Surface Despite Halt to First Attack
NEWS ANALYSIS: The first known attempt to spread ransomware on Macs was quickly spotted and disabled by security researchers and by Apple, but it won’t be the last. The first try at creating ransomware...
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