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Most companies do nothing to protect their mobile apps
There’s a wide disparity between consumer confidence in the level of security incorporated into mobile health and finance apps and the degree to which organizations …
Google researchers finds critical flaws in Trend Micro AV solution
If you are using Trend Micro’s Maximum Security 10 solution for Windows, you might want to update it to the latest available version as soon as possible. If you …
PostgreSQL 9.5: Row level security, Big Data and UPSERT
PostgreSQL 9.5 adds UPSERT capability, Row Level Security, and multiple Big Data features, which will broaden the user base for the world’s most advanced database. …
LastPass 4.0 features fresh UX, emergency access, sharing center
The latest version of the popular password manager includes a new UX, and a host of new features. LastPass 4.0 is immediately available on all browsers and platforms, …
January Android security update fixes 5 critical flaws, removes unneeded component
Google has released the January security update for Android (for its Nexus devices). The update fixes 12 issues, five of which are critical. The most important hole …
Cisco Jabber flaw allows MitM attackers to wiretap communications
A vulnerability in Cisco’s Jabber client for Windows can be exploited by attackers to wiretap communications, steal user credentials, and to tamper with messages sent …
The Tor Project announces bug bounty program
Representatives of the Tor Project, the non-profit organization that maintains the software needed for using the Tor anonymity network and operates the Onion network, have …
ISC’s infocon turns yellow to reflect critical impact of Juniper backdoors
SANS Institute’s Internet Storm Center has raised its infocon status – the status of the condition of the Internet infrastructure – from green to yellow, …
Human error reduces security offered by encryption apps
Crypto phones – whether they are hardware devices or mobile apps – are a great way to assure that your VoIP communications remain private, but the security and …
GCHQ open sources Gaffer, a data collection and mining framework
GCHQ, the UK equivalent of the US National Security Agency (NSA), has released on Monday the source code of Gaffer, a graph database that optimised for “retrieving data …
End-to-end encrypted database ZeroDB is now open source
ZeroDB, an end-to-end encrypted database whose release was announced earlier this year, is now open source. Developers MacLane Wilkison and Michael Egorov changed the license …
Signal secure messaging app now available on the desktop
The Open Whisper Systems nonprofit has released the beta version of their Signal secure messaging app for desktop computers.Signal is often recommended by privacy-minded …
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