How Europol analyzes malware
In the wake of the takedown of a major cybercriminal group wielding banking Trojans in Ukraine in June this year, Europol noted that it “provided crucial support to the …
The privacy risks of school technology tools
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Google for collecting and data mining school children’s personal …
Top 10 technology challenges for IT audit professionals
The top technology challenge faced by IT audit executives and professionals worldwide is to keep pace with emerging technology and infrastructure changes, including …
Belkin’s N150 router sports multiple flaws, including default access credentials for telnet server
Belkin’s SOHO routers are not exactly a paragon of a secure device, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that, once again, a security researcher has unearthed a …
Lack of visibility and security concerns hinder cloud adoption
When it comes to migrating to the cloud, 65% of companies are concerned with security and 40% worry about their loss of physical control over data in the cloud. In particular, …
Securing the smart home environment
Currently, smart home environments complement traditional home appliances with connected devices that collect, exchange and process data to create added-value services and …
Windows machines stop trusting Dell’s two unconstrained root CA certs
Microsoft has updated the Certificate Trust list for all supported releases of Microsoft Windows so that the two digital certificates (complete with inadvertently disclosed …
Revealed: What info the FBI can collect with a National Security Letter
After winning an eleven-year legal battle, Nicholas Merrill can finally tell the public how the FBI has secretly construed its authority to issue National Security Letters …
Hacktivists and cyber extortionists hit Greek, Russian, UAE banks
A number of “regular” and central banks across Europe, Russia and Asia have been targeted by cyber attackers.Last week, in the wake of Turkey downing a Russian …
VTech data breach gets worse: Children’s pictures and chat logs were also compromised
The hacker who breached VTech’s customer database and shared with the world the fact that the exploit was so easy anyone could do it (SQL injection), has found …
Custom secure apps are gaining popularity in the enterprise
It looks like organizations are increasingly building custom secure apps. Among Good Powered by BlackBerry customers who are building custom apps, the average organization has …
Global cyberconflicts, hacktivism and disruptions are on the horizon
As the data breach landscape continues to evolve, companies must try to stay ahead of the curve and be prepared to respond to any type of security incident. To provide a …