(TechCrunch) – Microsoft announced this morning that it purchased cloud security firm Adallom. According to sources familiar with the matter, the deal cost the Redmond-based software giant...
(NDTV) – Bumping up the level of security for its users, Dropbox has announced U2F or Universal 2nd Factor security keys that would offer “stronger authentication protection.” The...
(BBC) – Hackers are exploiting a serious flaw in the internet’s architecture, according to a security firm. The bug targets systems which convert URLs into IP...
(USA Today) Q. I heard you say on your national radio show that hackers are attacking routers. How can make sure my router is secure? A. You...
(Reuters) – A hacking group best known for breaking into top-tier technology companies Apple, Facebook and Twitter more than two years ago is now believed to be...
BRANDON BAILEY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A popular web service that promises to help people keep their passwords secure has reported hackers may...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Retailers have the ability to scan your face digitally, and use that identification to offer you special prices or...
KEN DILANIAN, AP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday,...
(ArsTechnica) – By now, any sentient IT person knows the perils of open Wi-Fi. Those free connections in cafes and hotels don’t encrypt network traffic, so...
KEN DILANIAN, Associated Press RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — China-based hackers are suspected once again of breaking into U.S. government computer networks, and the...
SAN FRANCISCO (USA Today) – The average cost of a computer breach at large companies globally was $3.79 million, a survey released Wednesday found. For...
(BBC) – Internet fraudsters in Ghana are easy to spot. The young men in fast cars have become such a conspicuous group that they even...
(CNN) – Companies are struggling to fend off cyber attacks as hackers get faster, sneakier and more creative. New reports from the Internet security teams...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Pro-Palestinian hackers disrupted Israeli websites on Tuesday, following threats from the Anonymous hacking collective that it would carry out an “electronic Holocaust,” though...
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have taken over computers both inside and outside the country to launch cyberattacks against the website of an anti-online censorship...
(Computer World) – Microsoft on Thursday confirmed that Windows was vulnerable to FREAK attacks, and researchers changed their tune, saying Internet Explorer (IE) users were...
(The Register) – Security researchers are warning of a flaw in OpenSSL and Apple’s SecureTransport – a hangover from the days when the US government...
(Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp., which ruled computing in the age of the mainframe, is targeting $40 billion in annual revenue from the cloud,...
(LifeHacker) – Using a password manager is smart security. That’s nothing new. However, the best password managers keep your credentials locked behind a single “master” password that only...
WASHINGTON (McClatchy) — If you’ve been remiss in cleaning out your email in-box, here’s some incentive: The federal government can read any emails that are more...
(Bloomberg) – Google Inc. has given fellow tech companies an ultimatum: patch your software vulnerabilities within 90 days or we’ll make them public. An elite...
(Time) – Google is awarding 2GB of extra space on Google Drive to users who complete a Security Checkup within the next week as part of a...
(BBC) – Compiled by Arbor Networks, the report looks at 10 years of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The ease with which they could...
(Capital OTC) – Following the numerous data breaches that took place in 2014, one would expect people to be more concerned about online security. However, according...
(Fox News) – Here’s a reminder of why you shouldn’t use the same password or login credentials across multiple accounts –even when it comes to...
