Browser security warning redesigned with partial success
How to make users understand a browser’s SSL warning, and make them choose the link that will lead them away from a site that has been deemed unsafe for use? A group of …
Hackers continue breaching, stealing credit card data from parking services
The hackers behind the Target and Home Depot data breaches have struck again, and this time the victims seem to be the customers of Book2Park.com, an online parking …
Raptr hacked, user info and passwords compromised
Gaming social networking site Raptr is the latest victim of hackers. Dennis Fong, the company’s founder and CEO, announced that they have had a break in and that user …
Outlook for iOS breaks company security, developer warns
One the same day that Microsoft released its new Outlook app for iOS, a developer has warned that it breaks corporate security in multiple ways. René Winkelmeyer, Head of …
Security outlook: Technologies and key trends
Anonymous threats and lone wolf attacks, increasing fears on cyber security and concerns over immigration will generate significant debate over foreign policy and how to …
Do government initiatives increase security awareness?
New research, by SecureData and Vanson Bourne, investigated the impact government security initiatives had on end-user organizations in 2014, with nearly half (47%) reporting …
Week in review: How GitHub is redefining software development, Glibc bug, drone-hijacking malware
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: VPN services blocked by China’s Great Firewall A number of popular …
Researchers show how easy it is to de-anonymize shoppers
The fact that anonymising large sets of data is very, very hard should be widely known by now, as a number of researchers have already successfully de-anonymized a variety of …
Reddit released its first transparency report
Reddit, the popular social news site/message board styled “the front page of the internet”, has released its first transparency report. As it turns out, in 2014 …
Nearly half of all DDoS attacks use multiple attack vectors
Akamai released a new security report that provides analysis and insight into the global attack threat landscape including DDoS attacks. Akamai observed a 52 percent increase …
How to determine if insiders should be your primary concern
We learned throughout our lives that if we experience the same problem over and over again in a certain situation, we should probably change something in our own behavior / …
How people perceive online privacy
A new study by the National Cyber Security Alliance shows that Americans care deeply about their privacy. While a great knowledge gap exists about how information is collected …
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