Largest US voter data leak shines light on many problems
If US citizens weren’t convinced by now that they have long lost control of their data, the fact is more than obvious after a misconfigured database containing 198 …
Mozilla ports simplified private browsing app to Android
Less than a year since the release of Firefox Focus for iOS, Mozilla has ported the privacy-focused browser to Android. What is Firefox Focus? Firefox Focus is a simplified …
Average data breach cost declines 10% globally
The average cost of a data breach is $3.62 million globally, a 10 percent decline from 2016 results. This is the first time since the global study was created that there has …
When it comes to trustworthy websites, banks drop the ball
OTA’s ninth annual Online Trust Audit & Honor Roll analyzed more than 1,000 consumer-facing websites for their website and email security and privacy practices. The Audit …
AI can increase corporate profitability by average of 38% by 2035
Businesses that successfully apply artificial intelligence (AI) could increase profitability by an average of 38 percent by 2035, according to Accenture. The introduction of …
Cybersecurity trends: Fight against cybercrime shows both improvements and downsides
Trustwave released the 2017 Trustwave Global Security Report which reveals the top cybercrime, data breach and security threat trends from 2016. The report demonstrates both …
Stack Clash bug could give root privileges to attackers on Unix, Linux systems
Qualys researchers have unearthed a serious privilege escalation bug affecting a wide variety of Unix and Unix-based operating systems, and has been working with vendors to …
Hackers extorted a cool $1 million from South Korean web hosting provider
Whether through ransomware, or simply by breaking into computer systems and exfiltrating and deleting the data found on them with other means, cyber extortionists are going …
As UK govt calls for encryption backdoors, EU lawmakers propose a ban on them
As the UK gets hit by terror attacks one after the other, the government’s cry for making sure terrorists and criminals can’t find “safe spaces” online …
InfoArmor: Operatively-sourced threat intelligence
In this podcast, Mike Kirschner, Senior Vice President of Advanced Threat Intelligence at InfoArmor, talks about this dark web operatively sourced intelligence firm that is …
Sensitive data on 198 million US voters exposed online
For at least two whole weeks, a database containing information on 198 million potential US voters – more than half of the American population – lay exposed on the …
Privacy, security concerns grow for wearables
While Google Glass was not the success Google wanted it to be, there is no doubt that the wearable camera market is growing. People may have not been comfortable with the fact …