FBI raids ‘extortionist’ cybersecurity firm Tiversa
CEO put on leave and whistleblower defamation suit dropped The CEO of a controversial cybersecurity firm has been put on leave following an FBI raid of its headquarters. Federal agents raided Tiversa's...
View Article275 million Android phones imperiled by new code-execution exploit
Gil DabahAlmost 300 million phones running Google's Android operating system are vulnerable to a newly developed drive-by attack that can install malware and take control of key operations, a security...
View ArticleComodo CEO Doubles Down on Security Disclosure
VIDEO: Melih Abdulhayoglu, Comodo CEO and chief security architect, discusses how he wants to work with researchers like Google Project Zero. In February, security vendor Comodo was publicly identified...
View Article$115 million verdict in Hulk Hogan sex-tape lawsuit could wipe out Gawker
^ndrewA Florida jury today ordered Gawker Media to pay $115 million for publishing a sex tape showing Terry Bollea, also known as Hulk Hogan, having sex with his friend's wife. The stunning sum, which...
View ArticleQustodio Parental Control (for iPhone)
ByJordan Minor, Neil J. Rubenking It may sound like a Phil Collins song, but Qustodio is actually a parental control tool, a program for protecting kids from the nonstop nightmare that is the...
View ArticleFBI: Cars 'Increasingly Vulnerable' to Hacks
The FBI and NHTSA are warning manufacturers and consumers about vehicle hacking risks. The FBI and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are reminding drivers that road rage is no...
View ArticleHackers crack OS X, Windows, web browsers’ security to net $460,000
Tencent Security Team Sniper crowned Master of Pwn Pwn2Own Researchers pulled off multiple OS X, Windows and web browser exploits at the latest Pwn2Own competition. White hat hackers earned $460,000 in...
View ArticleHow to respond to ransomware threats
If the ransom is low, say $300 for a multimillion-dollar organization, then it might make sense to adopt a hybrid approach.This could include simultaneous efforts to pay the ransom, to triage the...
View ArticleQ&A: Symantec CEO On Split, New Security-Focused Channel Vision And Apple Vs....
Brown Talks Symantec Post Split It's only March, but 2016 has already been a busy year for Symantec.The security vendor completed its split from information management business Veritas, landed a $500...
View ArticleApple Engineers May Quit if Forced to Break iPhone Encryption
Multiple Apple employees told the New York Times they would resist a direct order to create an encryption backdoor. Apple's engineers have joined the struggle between the company and the federal...
View ArticleAceDeceiver Malware Targets Non-Jailbroken iOS Devices
AceDeceiver only hit devices China, "but that would be easy for the attacker to change in any time." Typically, iOS malware affects jailbroken iPhones, but Palo Alto Networks has identified a new...
View ArticleThreatTrack Vipre Internet Security Pro 2016
ByNeil J. Rubenking When a company comes out with a new version of an antivirus or security suite product, I always look to see what has improved since the previous edition.Sometimes the changes are...
View ArticleuKnowKids Premier
ByNeil J. Rubenking How well do you know your kids? You may feel sure they're mature enough they won't be scarred for life by accidentally viewing websites that a typical parental control utility would...
View ArticleIt's Time to Pay Attention to Connected Car Cyber-Threats
NEWS ANALYSIS: Many of us are already connected to the IoT via devices installed in our cars that we might not even be aware of. Now the FBI is warning about how vulnerable these devices are to...
View ArticleMicrosoft adds OneDrive to bug bounty program
Up to $15k on offer Microsoft has expanded its bug bounty program to include OneDrive. The change, announced in this brief post on Redmond's security blog, means researchers will be paid between US$500...
View ArticleSmartphones help medicos, but security is a problem
It's great that doctors can email pictures of you to experts, but not when they use default apps An Australian doctor has warned the profession that while smartphones provide good support for...
View ArticleMITRE’s bug pilot program fix ‘indefinitely’ shelved amid criticism
Lack of consultation fingered for CVE allocation disaster. A pilot project launched by vulnerability handler MITRE to address stagnation in the assignment of bug identification numbers has been shelved...
View ArticleNew 1st Touch Doorstep Appointments Module Drives Both Efficiency And...
1st Touch (www.1sttouch.com), the UK’s leading technology provider for the social housing sector, has announced the launch of a new Doorstep Appointments module.The new system has been designed to...
View ArticleIsraeli mobile forensics firm helping FBI unlock seized iPhone, report says
Screenshot from Cellebrite home page.Cellebrite The mobile forensics firm Cellebrite of Israel is reportedly assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation in unlocking a seized iPhone that has become...
View ArticleKentucky hospital hit by ransomware attack
Methodist Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky, initiated an "internal state of emergency" after discovering a Locky crypto-ransomware infection of its network.Methodist Hospital A month after a Los Angeles...
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