Security

DDoS attacks using IoT devices follow The Manchurian Candidate model

Like in The Manchurian Candidate, hackers are creating sleeper agents to carry out attacks. Only now they're using IoT devices and turning them into botnets.

How Shodan helped bring down a ransomware botnet

Shodan is a search engine that looks for internet-connected devices. This summer, it was also used by security researchers and law enforcement to shut down a ransomware botnet

IoT security guidance emerges

A new report from the Cloud Security Alliance offers advice on how to secure IoT devices from inception

How companies can deal with insider data theft

The recent arrest of a former NSA contractor is just the latest high-profile example

How to shield your company from cyber enforcement

Regulators and regulations are getting more stringent. You need a living, breathing and constantly evolving governance framework, but insurance is also critical

How Google Home’s ‘always on’ will affect privacy

Will this smart home device amass even more personal info about you?

Spammers prefer Trump over Clinton, but are rapidly losing faith in Trump

FCC to vote on strict privacy rules for ISPs in late October

The regulations would require ISPs to get customer permission to use and share browsing histories and other personal information

EU privacy watchdogs have questions about Yahoo’s secret email scanning

Scanning all users' incoming email would be far beyond what is acceptable, one said

Taking down the internet: possible but how probable?

Unknown players – probably a nation state – are probing the defenses of the core infrastructure of the internet. How worried should we be?