New scam launches users’ default phone app, points it to fake tech support hotline
The latest variants of tech support scams targeting Apple users have done away with the usual visually prominent error messages. Instead, they open the potential …
5 cloud storage predictions for 2018
At this point, the cloud is old news. This does not, however, diminish its continuing impact on individuals and businesses worldwide. As cloud-based services strive towards …
Most businesses to invest in artificial intelligence by 2020
Eighty-five per cent of senior executives plan to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2020, according to a new survey of UK digital …
Identity theft concerns won’t hold back holiday shopping
Despite concerns about identity theft and fraud, consumers don’t plan to curb their holiday shopping, according to Discover. While 62 percent of consumers are very or …
Sophisticated industrial network monitoring without connectivity risks
SecurityMatters and Waterfall Security Solutions announced a global partnership to protect industrial control systems from the most advanced cyber threats. The joint solution …
Sites using session replay scripts leak sensitive user data
When we enter sensitive information – our names, passwords, payment card information, medical information, what have you – into websites, we do it with the …
GitHub starts alerting developers of security vulnerabilities in dependencies
Popular Git repository hosting service GitHub has introduced a new feature to help developers keep their projects safer: security alerts for vulnerabilities in software …
Criminals leverage unsecured IoT devices, DDoS attacks surge
Organizations experienced an average of 237 DDoS attack attempts per month during Q3 2017 – equivalent to 8 DDoS attack attempts every day – as hackers strive to take their …
German government bans children’s smartwatches, tells parents to destroy them
The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), Germany’s regulatory agency for public utility companies, has categorized children’s smartwatches as spying …
Why hackers reuse malware
Software developers love to reuse code wherever possible, and hackers are no exception. While we often think of different malware strains as separate entities, the reality is …
South Korea Winter Olympics: Cyber lessons from the past
There is little doubt that guns, gates, and guards will be on full alert in Pyeongchang, South Korea as the nation readies itself for the 2018 Winter Olympics, which begin …
Sad state of enterprise cloud infrastructure governance
A new survey of more than 300 IT professionals, conducted by Propeller Insights in October 2017, revealed that the state of enterprise cloud infrastructure governance is …
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