Infographic: 4 authentication definitions you should know
This infographic by Wave Systems addresses current authentication problems and illustrates how to ensure that only known users access corporate resources, devices and …
Leaked Snapchat images came from third-party server
Snapchat is a mobile photo messaging app that allows users to send pictures that “self-destruct” a few moments after being viewed, and is especially popular with …
Dropbox bug left some users without their stored files
Popular file cloud hosting service Dropbox has been sending out emails to a “small number” of its customers, explaining that some of their files have been …
Flawed reused code opens zero-day in Cyanogenmod
An unnamed security researcher says that Cyanogenmod, the popular Android-based mobile OS, sports a zero-day vulnerability that can be misused to target users with …
Kmart confirms month-old data breach, payment card data stolen
First via a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and then via a press release, Sears Holding Corporation has confirmed a month-old breach that affected POS …
EU Commission and data industry to master Big Data
The European Commission and Europe’s data industry have committed to invest €2.5 billion in a public-private partnership (PPP) that aims to strengthen the data …
HP to revoke certificate that was used to signed malware
HP has announced to its customers that it will soon revoke a specific private digital certificate that they used to sign some software components that ship with some of its …
Companies still rely on outdated methods to keep secure
Many companies are struggling to keep their networks secure against rapidly evolving cyber threats. Despite increasingly sophisticated attacks and rising complexity in the …
Week in review: Shellshock exploits, privacy breaches in Europe, and protecting charities online
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Information security experts: Act and protect charities online The Give A Day …
The number of JPMorgan hackers’ targets rises
The distressing news that the JPMorgan Chase breach resulted in the compromise of data of some 76 million households and 7 million small businesses may be soon followed by …
Backoff POS malware found at nearly 400 Dairy Queen locations
POS systems at nearly 400 franchises of the International Dairy Queen fast food chain have been infected with Backoff malware, the company has reported on Thursday. The …
Google reports on “right to be forgotten” requests
Nearly a month after the release of the latest Google Transparency Report, which showed that government demands for user information have risen 150% over the last five years, …
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