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Laptop updaters riddled with security holes

A recent test of pre-installed updater software on 10 laptops showed that every single one had security problems

May 31, 2016 3 mins

Application Security Security

65 million Tumblr account records are up for sale on the underground market

The data was stolen in 2013 and the passwords are hashed and salted

May 31, 2016 2 mins

Security

The shocking truth of how you’ll be tracked online and why

Online tracking used to be all about getting you to buy stuff but in the future, it's going to be far more insidious and new tracking techniques, such as audio fingerprinting, are the tip of the tracking iceberg

May 29, 2016 5 mins

Security

Shared malware code links SWIFT-related breaches at banks and North Korean hackers

The malware used to steal $81 million from Bangladesh Bank has links to the 2014 attack on Sony Pictures

May 27, 2016 3 mins

Cybercrime Security

DARPA wants to find the vital limitations of machine learning

DARPA: It’s not easy to put the intelligence in artificial intelligence.

May 26, 2016 5 mins

Data Center Enterprise Applications Security

Up to a dozen banks are reportedly investigating potential SWIFT breaches

The incidents are part of a larger trend of cybercriminals targeting financial institutions directly instead of customers

May 26, 2016 3 mins

Cybercrime Security

Senators want warrant protections for US email stored overseas

The new legislation would require law enforcement agencies to get court approval before gaining access to the documents of U.S. residents stored elsewhere

May 26, 2016 3 mins

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Google alums rollout Simility fraud-detection platform

SaaS examines online transactions and scores how likely they are to be bogus

May 26, 2016 3 mins

Google Security

State Department argues against ‘cyber arms’ treaty

Senior State Department official says cyber is fundamentally different than any sort of conventional military or diplomatic arena, urges ongoing and multilateral development of ‘norms’ in global Internet talks.

May 26, 2016 5 mins

Cybercrime Security

Most CMS-run websites have obsolete software and are vulnerable to attack

Many WordPress-, Joomla-, Magento- and Drupal-driven websites aren't being updated, making them susceptible to phishing exploits and malware

May 26, 2016 3 mins

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