How to close your Yahoo account
In light of the recent massive Yahoo breach an the fact that Yahoo scanned incoming emails on behalf of US intelligence, many are opting to close their accounts to protect …
Yahoo scanned incoming emails on behalf of US intelligence
In 2015, Yahoo created custom software for covertly scanning their customers’ incoming emails, and deployed it on behalf of a US intelligence agency, Reuters reported on …
53% of DDoS attacks result in additional compromise
DDoS attack volume has remained consistently high and these attacks cause real damage to organizations, according to Neustar. The global response also affirms the prevalent …
Checklist: IoT security and privacy
The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) released the consumer IoT security and privacy checklist, which contains steps consumers can take to help increase the security, privacy and …
Facebook Messenger end-to-end encryption rolled out for all users
Facebook Messenger’s Secret Conversations feature, which allows end-to-end encryption of messages exchanged by two users that have enabled the option, has finally been …
Why the older generation is an attractive target for cybercriminals
People aged 55 and over are behaving insecurely online and often become the victim of fraud, according to Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. The survey questioned 12,546 …
Big Data investments are up, but fewer organizations plan to invest
Big Data investments continue to rise but are showing signs of contracting, according to Gartner. Their survey revealed that 48 percent of companies have invested in Big Data …
OpenChain Project: Best practices for an ecosystem of open source software compliance
Yesterday at LinuxCon in Berlin, The Linux Foundation announced that the OpenChain Project has established its first set of requirements and best practices for consistent free …
Samsung Knox flaws open unpatched devices to compromise
Researchers from Viral Security Group have discovered three vulnerabilities in Samsung Knox, a security platform that allows users to maintain separate identities for work and …
EU wants to curb export of cyber-surveillance tech
The European Commission has proposed a new amendment to the regulation that forms the basis of EU’s export control regime of dual-use technology, i.e. technology that …
Cloud providers not expanding security as fast as customers adopt cloud
Information security professionals trust the cloud even less now than they did last year, despite efforts by cloud-service providers to tighten security, according to the SANS …
Unlocking Windows 10 PCs with smartphones, wearables, smart cards
With Windows 10, Microsoft is slowly moving towards removing passwords as the main authentication method for users to log in to their (locked) computers. Windows Hello, the …