Security

Study warns of human rights risks from censoring online terror content

Global Network Initiative said that internet companies should not be required to monitor third-party terror content

Wisconsin recount over suspected hacking may not be entirely by hand

The recount was asked for in view of concern about voting system hacks

The new Mirai strain has gone far beyond Deutsche Telekom

Hackers attacked routers in the U.K., Brazil, Iran, Thailand and other countries, too

Isolation technologies create an “air gap” to eliminate the risk of malware

Web requests are proxied to the isolation platform, which executes and renders web sessions remotely, and only a safe visual stream is sent on to users

DARPA building space consortium to set standards for safe robotic maneuvers

DARPA: Satellite operations in space lack of clear, widely accepted technical and safety standards

UK’s internet surveillance law receives royal approval

The so-called Snoopers' Charter is now law

Senators plan last-ditch push to curb US law-enforcement hacking power

A rule change allowing law enforcement agencies to hack remote computers goes into effect Thursday unless Congress acts

Should InfoSec hire from other industries?

2016: A systems security disaster

With more than 900 security breaches recorded so far, 2016 certainly looks like a disaster. And the future doesn’t look good either.

San Francisco Muni says server data not accessed in ransomware hit

The alleged ransomware attacker has reportedly threatened to release data stolen from the transit system