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On July 1, 2016, a new European Union signature regulation (eIDAS) will go into effect, helping pave the way for global adoption of secure digital signatures. Aligned with …

In this podcast recorded at Infosecurity Europe 2016, Willy Leichter, VP of Cloud Security at CipherCloud, talks about issues around cloud security and data privacy laws, and …

Hospital extortions, ransomware for Macs, and more – 2016 appears to be the year of ransomware. This malicious software allows attackers to access your computer, encrypt …

A significant security vulnerability in Google technology that is supposed to protect videos streamed via Google Chrome has been discovered by researchers from the Ben-Gurion …

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Exfiltrating data from air-gapped computers by modulating fan speed For the last few …

Bitglass tracked the personal mobile devices of several willing employee volunteers with mobile device management (MDM) software to understand how MDM could be misused and to …

Kaspersky Lab found a drastic increase in encryption ransomware attacks, with 718,536 users hit between April 2015 and March 2016. This is an increase of 5.5 times compared to …

A recent attention grabbing headline that was just too controversial to ignore: “Sloppy SaaS firms lose out on G-Cloud deals, research suggests”. In the article, …

One of the most concerning characteristics of the Godless malware is the ability to receive remote instructions on which app to download and install on mobile devices, without …

With the rise of IoT, pressure to mitigate cyber risks in connected devices is mounting. Though security is a big concern, connected devices from autonomous vehicles to smart …

Cyber-attacks in the healthcare environment are on the rise, with recent research suggesting that critical healthcare systems could be vulnerable to attack. In general, the …

The launch of Microsoft Wallet for Windows 10 users this week marks the latest entry from a major OEM into an increasingly booming mobile payments market. The new offering is …