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Apple’s fight with the FBI could go all the way to the US Supreme Court

Tim Cook says Apple is being asked to hack its own users

Feb 17, 2016 4 mins

Security Smartphones

Google discloses serious Linux stack-buffer overflow bug in widely used C library

While chasing what seemed like a benign bug, a Google engineer discovered a remote code execution exploit.

Feb 17, 2016 3 mins

Operating Systems Security

Faux phishing scheme shows how hacks unfold

Security software maker Bitglass created a dummy online persona and proffered it on the Dark Web as a phishing scam payload to see what hackers would do with it. The robust activity on the account underscores the seriousness of cybersecurity threats.

Feb 17, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Security Cybercrime Technology Industry

Hard-coded password exposes up to 46,000 video surveillance DVRs to hacking

Hackers can log into DVRs from RaySharp and six other vendors using a six-digit hard-coded root password

Feb 17, 2016 6 mins

Application Security Networking Security

A case for cloud privacy brokerage

Why not treat privacy the way we treat other aspects of the cloud?

Feb 17, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Computing Security

Arctic Wolf offers SIEM in cloud

Engineers sort through security events to flag the incidents that need investigation

Feb 17, 2016 4 mins

Cloud Security Endpoint Protection Security

AttackIQ tests networks for known weaknesses attackers exploit

Customers can write their own attack scenarios to test their network security controls

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins

IBM launches new mainframe with focus on security

Hardware encryption boosts performance, integrated security software helps spot intrusion attempts

Feb 17, 2016 2 mins

Tim Cook says Apple will oppose court order rather than hack customers

A court in California ordered Apple to assist the FBI to crack an iPhone

Feb 17, 2016 3 mins

‘Locky’ ransomware, which infects like Dridex, hits the unlucky

Beware of Microsoft Word document attachments that use macros

Feb 17, 2016 3 mins