March 2016
Add IRM, data security and encryption to any app
Vera launched its new IRM-as-a-Service (IRMaaS) product, allowing developers to use Vera’s data security platform to build encryption, tracking, policy enforcement, and …
New alerts for Gmail users targeted by state-sponsored attackers
Since 2012, Google has been warning Gmail users when they have been targeted by state-sponsored attackers, but now the alert will be even more visible (and therefore less …
Petya ransomware encrypts files, disks, locks users out of computers
A new type of ransomware does not only encrypt the victims’ files, but also their disk’s Master File Table (MFT), and it replaces the boot drive’s existing …
Printers all over the US “hacked” to spew anti-Semitic fliers
Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer, one of the two men who were prosecuted and convicted for harvesting e-mails and authentication IDs of 114,000 early-adopters of Apple’s iPad from …
US govt has unlocked San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone
The US Department of Justice has found a way to get into the iPhone 5C owned by Syed Farook, one of the San Bernardino shooters. With a short status report filed with the …
Don’t get stuck with dead end User Behavior Analytics
As the frequency of sophisticated cyberattacks continue to increase, User Behavior Analytics (UBA) has taken center stage. It now seems like every vendor in security, no …
Creating secure devices for the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) and subsequent explosion of connected devices have created a world of opportunities we might never have anticipated. But have these new …
Security and privacy issues in QQ Browser put millions of users at risk
Citizen Lab researchers identified security and privacy issues in QQ Browser, a mobile browser produced by China-based Tencent, which may put millions of users of the …
Web application security with Acunetix
Securing the web applications of today’s businesses is perhaps the most overlooked aspect of securing the enterprise. Web application hacking is on the rise with as many as …
Economics of connections will fuel digital business
Business and IT leaders must structure their business and technology investments in a way that will capitalize on the new economic realities of a digital economy, according to …
Banks failing with password management, but why?
A recent study shows some terrifying results: banks in the U.S. often have less secure password policies in place than do social media websites. Specifically, the study found …
Facebook testing new features to prevent user harassment
Facebook is testing three new features that should help prevent or at least minimize harassment of users on its platform. The first will alert users if someone tries to …
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