US DOJ announces creation of a Cybersecurity Unit
The US Department of Justice has announced the creation of a new unit within its Criminal Division: the Cybersecurity Unit. “The Cybersecurity Unit will have …
Complicated password rules diminish online shopping convenience
The holiday shopping season is now fully underway, but the online shopping splurge is not over yet. Over half of Europeans plan to buy their gifts online, yet many are …
Key trends in online spending
ThreatMetrix identified several key trends in online spending over the holiday weekend. Mobile represented nearly 40 percent of all transactions Throughout Cyber Week this …
Microsoft to patch three critical issues
December’s advanced Patch Tuesday brings us seven advisories, three of which are listed as Critical. The Critical issues affect, Internet Explorer, all supported …
Health insurance online threats revealed
Websites hosted by external providers, excessive mobile app permissions and third party code libraries represent the biggest risks to users of health insurance web and mobile …
Pre-loaded malware on new Android phones is on the rise
The danger of having your Android handset come preloaded with malware is rising, especially if you live in Asia and Africa and are on the market for a cheap, low-level phone. …
Researchers analyze destructive malware used in Sony hack
Who is behind the Sony Pictures Entertainment hack, and how extensive is it? These are two questions to which we still don’t know the answers, but new leaks and hints …
Internet of Things predictions for 2015
IDC provides organizations with insight and perspective on long-term industry trends along with new themes that may be on the horizon. IoT and the cloud. Within the next five …
Best practices in knowledge-based authentication
Knowledge-based authentication (KBA) is a methodology gaining increasing recognition for providing the identity proofing part of user authentication. A group of senior IT pros …
Google simplifies CAPTCHAs down to a single click
Tired of solving CAPTCHAs? Google has just the thing for you. The company has introduced the latest iteration of its reCAPTCHA tool, and it most cases, it will allow users to …
Sony breach: More leaks expose employees’ salaries, personal data
The fallout from last week’s breach of Sony Pictures Entertainment networks continues to increase, as the attackers leaked more stolen data on Pastebin on late Monday …
2015 predictions: Cyber attacks aimed at critical infrastructure, Attacks as a Service
In 2014, we witnessed the rise of POS malware and ransomware, more targeted, advanced evasion by both cyber crooks and hackers backed by nation states, and government grade …