DNS Gov’t and ISPs in “Crisis Talks” over Google’s Encrypted DNS Planscbronline.com - Ed Targett Government security officials are planning crisis talks on May 8 over nascent plans by Google to implement an encrypted DNS offering and bundle it …
Sony Android-Based Sony Smart-TVs Open to Image Pilferingthreatpost.com - Tara Seals Two vulnerabilities in Android-based smart-TVs from Sony, including the flagship Bravia line, could allow attackers to access WiFi passwords and …
Technology FTC gives two companies a slap on the wrist after appalling hacksZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu No encryption. User data in plaintext. All user data stolen in a simple hack. No problem. The FTC doesn't care. The US Federal Trade Commission has …
Chinese Communist Party The Overlooked Military Implications of the 5G Debatecfr.org - Guest Blogger for Net Politics Much attention has been paid to the economic and espionage implications of a Chinese lead in developing and operating 5G infrastructure, but the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoInformation Security A Beginner’s Guide to PCI Compliancetripwire.com - Megan Freshley PCI DSS, or the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, is the set of requirements for organizations who process card payments. Sounds simple …
GoDaddy GoDaddy takes down 15,000 subdomains used for online scams | ZDNetZDNet Web hosting provider and domain registrar GoDaddy has taken down more than 15,000 subdomains that were being used as part of a spam operation that …
Atlanta Hawks Atlanta Hawks fall prey to Magecart credit card skimming groupsophos.com - by The Atlanta Hawks basketball team is recovering after hackers planted credit card skimming code on its ecommerce site. Researchers at Sanguine …
Technology Hacker Can Monitor Cars And Kill Their Engines After Breaking Into GPS Tracking AppsVICE - Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai“I can absolutely make a big traffic problem all over the world,” the hacker said. A hacker broke into thousands of accounts belonging to users of two GPS tracker apps, giving him the ability to monitor
Open Source Movement How to enable SSH access using a GPG key for authenticationopensource.com - 24 Apr 2019 Brian "bex" Exelbierd (Red Hat) Feed Many of us are familiar with Secure Shell (SSH), which allows us to connect to other systems using a key instead of a password. This guide will …
Microsoft Microsoft knows password-expiration policies are uselessEngadget - Christine FisherBut it isn’t doing away with them across the board, yet. Microsoft admitted today that password-expiration policies are a pointless security measure. Such requirements are "an ancient and obsolete mitigation
Android Apps SecurityWatch: Android vs. iOS, Which Is More Secure?PCMag - Max Eddy Security expert Max Eddy examines the state of Android and iPhone security. Is your mobile OS of choice the safest? Or is that the wrong question to …
India News With 38 Hackings Per Second, India Comes Second Only to the USthequint.com - The Quint India is a country with the second-largest number of account take-over logins – close to 1.38 lakh login's per hour in 2018, the Times of India …
Technology Security researcher creates new backdoor inspired by leaked NSA malwareZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu New experimental backdoor highlights an OS section that antivirus products are not looking at. × smbdoor.jpg A security researcher has created a …
Technology Source code of Carbanak trojan found on VirusTotalZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Carbanak source code has been available on VirusTotal for two years, and security firms didn't even notice. × carbanak-fin7.png The source code of one …
Fish Graphically manage SSH keys with Seahorseopensource.com - 23 Apr 2019 Alan Formy-Duval (Community Moderator) Feed If you're a Linux system administrator, you are probably familiar with using the Secure Shell (SSH) tool to securely connect to remote servers. You …
How does facial recognition work?norton.com The facial recognition market is expected to grow to $7.7 billion in 2022 from $4 billion in 2017. That’s because facial recognition has all kinds of …
Health Care Healthcare has a massive cybersecurity problem, and we’re not doing enough to fix it.TNW - Larry AltonNot long ago, it was reasonable to think that financial businesses would be the most prominent and most profitable targets of criminal activity. After all, a successful bank robbery could score you tens
Cybersecurity Supply Chain Hackers Snuck Malware Into VideogamesWIRED - Andy Greenberg The security industry is waking up to the insidious threat posed by software supply chain attacks, where hackers don't attack individual devices or …
Hijacking Russian hackers are hijacking computers at US embassiesEngadget - Jon FingasIt doesn't appear to be a state-backed campaign. Russian hackers have apparently launched cyberattacks against American embassies, although it might not be the kind of campaign you're expecting. Check
Accrington Spooks from Five Eyes alliance plan how to tackle hackers at CyberUK conferencemirror.co.uk - Ben Glaze The annual summit brings together experts in web security and foiling attacks Spy chiefs from the Five Eyes intelligence pact share a British stage …
Mission possible: How to fend off online trackerskaspersky.com - Leonid Grustniy It is no secret that we are all being watched online. Google a make of automobile or like a cat picture and you will soon be inundated with car and …
Ransomware Manufacturing giant Aebi Schmidt hit by ransomwareTechCrunch - Zack WhittakerAebi Schmidt, a European manufacturing giant with operations in the U.S., has been hit by a ransomware attack, TechCrunch has learned. The Switzerland-based maker of airport maintenance and road cleaning
Instagram The “Nasty List” Phishing Scam Is out to Steal Your Instagram Loginmcafee.com - Gary Davis How often do you check your social media accounts? According to a recent study, internet users spend an average of 2 hours and 22 minutes per day on …
Source Code Carbanak Source Code Unveils a Startlingly Complex Malwarethreatpost.com - Tara Seals A look under the hood of FIN7’s notorious Carbanak backdoor – the result of nearly 500 total hours of analysis across 100,000 lines of code and …
Cybersecurity New Twist in the Stuxnet Storydarkreading.com - Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading What a newly discovered missing link to Stuxnet and the now-revived Flame cyber espionage malware add to the narrative of the epic cyber-physical …
CIA Edward Snowden Explains Why the CIA Just Made an InstagramVICE - Ben Makuch"They get Twitter accounts. Instagram accounts (with) puppies and everything like that, because they want to be friendly. They want to be on your side." The Central Intelligence Agency is taking its puppy
Apple Is Privacy Really iPhone? Researchers Weigh in on Apple’s Targeted Ad Trackingthreatpost.com - Tara Seals Apple has a consistent track record of implementing privacy controls, which it has been touting via a series of saturating “Privacy? That’s iPhone” …
Encryption Encryption: A cheat sheetTechRepublic - Brandon Vigliarolo There's a lot to know about encryption, and the ins and outs can get confusing. Here's a rundown of what professionals need to know about this …
Encryption Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Encryptionbinance.vision Cryptographic systems are currently divided into two major fields of study: symmetric and asymmetric cryptography. While symmetric encryption is …
