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Signal disappearing messages
Signal users can now make their messages disappear

Open Whisper Systems’ Signal, the messaging app favoured by Edward Snowden and many other users who want and need to keep their communication safe and private, is now …

Dawnscanner
Scan Ruby-based apps for security issues with Dawnscanner

Dawnscanner is an open source static analysis scanner designed to review the security of web applications written in Ruby. Dawnscanner’s genesis Its developer, Paolo …

transformation
Identity-centric security: The killer app for digital transformation

Organizations are measuring the success of IT security beyond just breaches and compliance; they now are including business performance indicators that contribute directly to …

GDPR
97 percent of companies don’t have a GDPR plan

Organizations ‒ both SMBs and large enterprises ‒ lack general awareness of the requirements of the new regulation, how to prepare for it, and the impact of non-compliance on …

mechanics
Deception mechanisms for detecting sophisticated attacks

Private information stored in document files is the most popular target for attacks coming from professional hackers, according to TopSpin Security. File traps, including …

Dell SonicWALL Email Security
Four vulnerabilities found in Dell SonicWALL Email Security virtual appliance application

Digital Defense (DDI) disclosed the discovery of four security vulnerabilities found in the Dell SonicWALL Email Security virtual appliance application. The appliance is …

online gaming
Trade of online gaming currencies fuels cybercrime

Though the majority of gaming companies prohibit the real-money trading of online gaming currencies, the practice is still widespread, and according to Trend Micro …

Metropolitan Police
ISIS suspect charged with researching encryption, encrypting website

A man from Cardiff, Wales, has been charged with six terrorism-related charges, including one that involves actions that are not usually considered illegal: researching …

bully
UK prosecutors get new guidelines for pursuing cyberbullies, stalkers

Cyber bullying, virtual mobbing, doxxing, cyber stalking and harassment, revenge pornography – these are just some of the behaviors that the Internet and social media …

team
Does your organization have an endpoint security strategy?

Only thirty-three percent of IT security professionals have security strategies in place to protect the growing number of endpoints on their networks, according to a recent …

vault
Cloud and IoT adoption requires organizations to future-proof PKI implementations

New research by the Ponemon Institute shows an increased reliance on PKIs in today’s enterprise environment, driven by the growing use of cloud-based services and …

Healthcare
SOC 2 + HITRUST: Evolving infosec demands in healthcare

Two-thirds of business associates are not fully prepared to meet the growing marketplace demands regarding controls for protecting healthcare information, such as patient …

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