US DoC and Homeland Security releases draft report on botnets and other threats
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security released a draft report to President Trump […]
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U.S. customs agents are searching more cellphones — including those belonging to Americans
The agency said the inspections increase is an indication that electronic devices are critical sources of information on potential security […]
Mailsploit – E-mail spoofing and code injection vulnerabilities
Mailsploit refers to a series of bugs found in e-mail clients that allow a potential attacker to spoof the e-mail […]
Privacy of location tracking device owners threatened by ‘Trackmageddon’ flaws
A slew of online services used to manage GPS- and GSM-based location tracking devices have been found vulnerable to flaws […]
Digital Spying And Divorce In The Smartphone Age
Breaking up is hard to do, and spy tools are making it even harder. According to family lawyers, scorned spouses […]
Rash of data breaches forcing agencies to rethink how they verify employees’ identities
Joe Stuntz, a former policy lead for the OMB’s cyber and national security unit, said the future of identity management […]
Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World’s Computers
Called Meltdown, the first and most urgent flaw affects nearly all microprocessors made by Intel. The second, Spectre, affects most […]
On building an internet of safe and useful things
With the booming market for voice-controlled virtual personal assistant devices like Google’s Home and Amazon’s Echo, and warnings from the […]
The 12 biggest hacks, breaches, and security threats of 2017
Security issues took a turn for the serious in 2017. This time around we still suffered the password breaches, malware […]
Blockchain And Privacy
Discussions about “blockchain” technology seem to be everywhere these days, with potential applications spanning industries as diverse as banking, healthcare, […]
How Antivirus Software Can Be Turned Into a Tool for Spying
Government officials warn that software from Kaspersky Lab could be subverted by Russian intelligence. A security researcher shows how it […]
Ad targeters are pulling data from your browser’s password manager
Nearly every web browser now comes with a password manager tool, a lightweight version of the same service offered by […]