Security

FTC goes after D-Link for shoddy security in routers, cameras

Security experts have been warning about the dangers with poorly secured IoT products

5 New Year’s resolutions for the telecom industry

As an industry, telecom service providers can vow to make new friends, lose weight, get fit and try something new. And, yes, they can have more fun.

FTC takes D-Link to court citing lax product security, privacy perils

FTC: D-Link failed to take reasonable steps to secure its routers and Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, potentially compromising sensitive consumer information

Plone dismisses claim that flaw in its CMS was used to hack FBI

The Plone security team believe reports of FBI.gov being hacked through a zero-day Plone exploit are false

Spy chief: US should use all tools to counter Russian hacking

Senators talk about economic and military options as retaliation for alleged Russian election hacking

Why companies offer a hacking bounty

Ransomware took in $1 billion in 2016–improved defenses may not be enough to stem the tide

According to a security expert who requested anonymity, ransomware cybercriminals took in about $1 billion last year

DDoS-for-hire services thrive despite closure of major marketplace

HackForums.net has shut down its Server Stress Testing section, which was accused of selling DDoS-for-hire services.

HTTPS scanning in Kaspersky antivirus exposed users to MITM attacks

The certificate validation mechanism relied on weak 32-bit signatures that were susceptible to collisions, researcher found

TCL targets Apple, Samsung with new BlackBerry handset

The company hopes to reverse BlackBerry's fall with new phones