Gawker begins appeal of $140M Hulk Hogan sex-tape verdict
Garry KnightThe online news and gossip site Gawker has begun the process of appealing the $140 million verdict a jury ordered it to pay last month for publishing a sex tape of Terry Bollea, better...
View ArticleSecurity bods disclose lock bypass bug in iOS
Let the wild speculation about just how the FBI cracked San Bernardino killer's phone begin Update: Server-side salvation from Cupertino In a release that's bound to spark all sorts of speculation,...
View ArticlePrivacy Forum Shows Regulators Challenges Posed by Technology
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Future of Privacy Forum brings together government officials from home and abroad to show them what they are up against when it comes to safeguarding personal privacy. WASHINGTON—At...
View ArticleBarbie-brained Mattel exec phell for phishing, sent $3m to China
Hackers scoped internal structures to figure out who had authority to send funds Toy maker Mattel has recovered some US$3 million it shipped off to Chinese hackers who sent a well-crafted phishing...
View ArticleGoogle reveals own security regime policy trusts no network, anywhere, ever
'BeyondCorp' plan prefers analysis of user behaviour and device state instead Google sees little distinction between board rooms and bars, cubicles and coffee shops; all are untrusted under its...
View ArticleAdobe to issue emergency patch for Flash vulnerability
Adobe is working on an emergency patch for its Flash Player after attackers are reportedly exploiting a critical flaw. The vulnerability, CVE-2016-1019, affects Flash Player version 21.0.0.197 on...
View ArticleESET Parental Control (for Android)
ByJordan Minor They may be competitors, but all of the parental control apps we've reviewed agree on one thing: We have to save our kids from the Internet. With these services, parents can protect...
View ArticleCall the doctor… no, call security. Docs’ mobiles are hopelessly insecure –...
Get patching.Stat One in five doctors’ mobile devices might be at risk of leaking sensitive data due to either malware or poor password security practices, according to a new study. Mobile threat...
View ArticleApple fixes iOS lock screen bypass that gives attacker access to photos,...
Apple has reportedly fixed a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to bypass the passcode on iPhone 6s and 6s Plus running iOS 9.3.1 in order to access the address book and photos. The bypass...
View ArticleThe Kure
ByNeil J. Rubenking When I test any antivirus product, I normally do it in a virtual machine, for safety.If a malware sample gets past the product's protection, I just revert the virtual machine to an...
View ArticleNew Azure tool helps IT tame SaaS apps
More organizations are moving their data out of their data centers and into the cloud, which complicates IT’s efforts to keep track of applications in use. With the new Microsoft Cloud App Security...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Shadow IT-Busting Cloud App Security Product Launches
The Adallom-powered technology is aimed at helping businesses discover unauthorized usage of SaaS applications and cloud services. Cloud computing's ascent in recent years has provided CIOs and IT...
View ArticleMassive application-layer attacks could defeat hybrid DDoS protection
Security researchers have recently observed a large application-layer distributed denial-of-service attack using a new technique that could foil DDoS defenses and be a sign of things to come for Web...
View ArticleParents of baby who had all of his diapers searched sue feds
Niklas Morberg A young American boy is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging his and others' placement on a government terrorist watchlist. According to the civil complaint filed in federal court...
View ArticlePanama Papers Breach Reveals Astonishingly Lax Network Security
NEWS ANALYSIS: While the vast quantity of information revealed in the breach of the Mossack Fonseca law firm far exceeds the volume taken by Edward Snowden, the main question is how this could happen?...
View ArticleApple Fixes Siri Lock-Screen Bug
A bug in iOS 9.3.1 enabled access to certain iPhone content without a passcode or fingerprint scan. Apple has fixed a bug in iOS 9.3.1 that enabled access to certain iPhone content without a passcode...
View ArticleIllegal drugs and dodgy pics? Nah. Half the dark web is perfectly legal
Thrill-seekers look elsewhere: Most of the criminal bits are about financial crimes Despite its reputation, less than half of the sites on the dark web are illegal, according to a new study by security...
View ArticleReport: FBI Briefs Sens. On iPhone Hack
The agency, meanwhile, continues its standoff with Apple. The FBI is ready to share its iPhone hacking secrets—but not with Apple. The agency reportedly briefed U.S.Sen.Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) about...
View ArticleNeighbour sick of you parking in his driveway? Better hack-proof your car
You saw him narrow eyes, start typing as you entered your, er, computer-on-wheels Car security startup Karamba Security has emerged from stealth with $2.5m in funding and a plan to revamp in-car...
View ArticleOrganisations Are Shifting Their Cybersecurity Strategies From Reactive To Agile
End users are now the most vulnerable point of entry into an organisation forcing them to shift away from fear-based to opportunity-based cybersecurityThe future of cybersecurity is an enabler of...
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