Regulators Need Better Tools to Prevent Car Cyberattacks
U.S. regulators haven’t done enough to ensure that data transmitted between cars to prevent crashes can’t be hacked and used […]
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Five Eyes Unlimited: What A Global Anti-Encryption Regime Could Look Like
Heads of the intelligence services of Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States – the “Five […]
Hacks Raise Fear Over NSA’s Hold on Cyberweapons
Hackers in two global attacks have used cyberweapons stolen from a dangerous collection that had been amassed by the agency. […]
Ransomware Virus Hits Computer Servers Across the Globe
A ransomware attack hit computers across the world on Tuesday, taking out servers at Russia’s biggest oil company, disrupting operations […]
Australia advocates weakening strong crypto at upcoming “Five Eyes” meeting
Oz AG to discuss “ongoing challenges posed by terrorists and criminals using encryption.” Source: Australia advocates weakening strong crypto at […]
Infection by Mouseover: PowerPoint Spam
Malware-laced PowerPoint files are nothing new. One well-known case involved the spread of Sandworm malware a few years ago. But […]
Snapchat’s newest feature is also its biggest privacy threat
Recently Snapchat introduced Snap Map, an opt-in function that allows you to share your location with your friends on a […]
Data breach hits UK government’s cyber protection scheme likely exposing victims to hackers
The UK government’s Cyber Essentials scheme is designed to help businesses protect themselves from cyberattacks. Source: Data breach hits UK […]
Cisco wants to balance privacy with security
To be more secure, businesses typically have to accept some level of surveillance, inviting third-party companies to track traffic and […]
China Agrees to Stop Cyberattacks on Canadian Private Sector
China has signed an agreement to stop conducting state-sponsored cyberattacks against the Canadian private sector, the Globe and Mail reported […]
Russian hackers trading passwords of UK MPs and public officials
The login details of a thousand MPs and parliamentary staff, as well as 7,000 police employees and 1,000 officials at […]
New NIST guidelines: security and privacy recommendations
NIST has published new guidelines relating to security and privacy (I noted recent NIST’s involvement in privacy engineering here ). […]