Is “I forget” a valid defense when court orders demand a smartphone password?
The answer seems to be yes and no. But one suspect on Tuesday gets 180 days jail. Source: Is “I […]
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Ransomware-as-a-service schemes are now targeting Macs too
While most desktop ransomware targets Windows, simply because it is the most widely used operating system, some ransomware has also […]
Identity theft can be thwarted by artificial intelligence analysis of a user’s mouse movements
A machine-learning algorithm could spot liars in 95% of cases. Source: Identity theft can be thwarted by artificial intelligence analysis […]
ING Belgium Sees Opportunities for ‘Secret’ Sharing of Encrypted Data
Johan Smessaert, head of IT platform services at ING Belgium, tells CIO Journal that the technology would give the bank […]
EU could give police direct access to cloud data in wake of terror attacks
Described as an ‘extraordinary measure for extraordinary threats’, direct data access is one of three proposals to speed up investigations. […]
Homomorphic Encryption Signals the Future for Socially Valuable Research on Private Data
Encryption has become a cornerstone of the technologies that support communication, commerce, banking, and myriad other essential activities in today’s […]
OneLogin security chief reveals new details of data breach
Two breaches in as many years. Is the trust gone? Alvaro Hoyos, the company’s chief information security officer, answered key […]
Intel CEO Krzanich: Self-driving cars will double as security cameras
In addition to improvements in productivity and eliminating things like traffic, driverless cars will be good for security, he said. […]
Beware! Fireball Malware Infects Nearly 250 Million Computers Worldwide
Fireball, a Chinese computer virus, has infected nearly 250 million computers worldwide. Source: Beware! Fireball Malware Infects Nearly 250 Million […]
Apple Reports a Blitz of National Security Requests
CNET reported on May 24 th that the number of national security orders issued to Apple by U.S. law enforcement […]
Why the WannaCry outbreak should be a wake-up call
WannaCry, the ransomware that recently swept the world and brought down computer systems in more than 100 countries, can be viewed […]
OneLogin Breached. Here’s What You Need to Do.
Single sign-on provider OneLogin has experienced a breach. If you or your company uses OneLogin to sign in to applications, […]