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Digital Security

RSA 2017: The year the little guys get swallowed up

RSA 2017: The year the little guys get swallowed up

Digital Security

RSA 2017: The year the little guys get swallowed up

RSA feels like a mashup of giant tech Titans steadily swallowing up the little guys to make one massive, unholy tech monster. But how does that really work for small businesses as customers, and the rest of us?

Cameron Camp16 Feb 2017


ESET Research, Mobile Security

New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

ESET Research, Mobile Security

New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

Android users are exposed to a new malicious app imitating Adobe Flash Player and serving as an entrance gate for potentially any kind of dangerous malware

Lukas Stefanko14 Feb 2017


Digital Security

Next-gen security software: Myths and marketing

Next-gen security software: Myths and marketing

Digital Security

Next-gen security software: Myths and marketing

There is a view in the media of the current security market that assumes a split between first-generation and technologies using next-generation signature-less detection.

David Harley13 Feb 2017


Digital Security

Is GDPR good or bad news for business?

Is GDPR good or bad news for business?

Digital Security

Is GDPR good or bad news for business?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the biggest reform of privacy legislation for 20 years, will come into effect on May 25, 2018, bringing with it major changes to Europe’s privacy laws.

Editor09 Feb 2017


Digital Security

Entrust your security secrets to a safe pair of hands

Entrust your security secrets to a safe pair of hands

Digital Security

Entrust your security secrets to a safe pair of hands

Imagine: your security is flawless. Not a single other person can access your sensitive information or accounts. And then the unthinkable happens – you’re in an accident. How will your loved ones get past your security measures to tend to your affairs?

Lysa Myers08 Feb 2017


Digital Security

100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced as recently patched vulnerability is exploited

100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced as recently patched vulnerability is exploited

Digital Security

100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced as recently patched vulnerability is exploited

Keep your WordPress site updated, or risk having hackers modify the content of any post or webpage.

Graham Cluley08 Feb 2017


Internet of Things

FTC vs. VIZIO: Getting smart about TV data collection and sharing

FTC vs. VIZIO: Getting smart about TV data collection and sharing

Internet of Things

FTC vs. VIZIO: Getting smart about TV data collection and sharing

Is your smart TV selling data about what you watch, without asking? As the US FTC goes after one TV maker, it may be time to check.

Stephen Cobb07 Feb 2017


Digital Security

Wardriving: A digital census of Wi-Fi networks?

Wardriving: A digital census of Wi-Fi networks?

Digital Security

Wardriving: A digital census of Wi-Fi networks?

Are you au fait with wardriving? ESET'S Lucas Paus explains the best ways to survey wireless networks while you're on the move. Hint: avoid free Wi-Fi networks!

Lucas Paus02 Feb 2017


Privacy

Password-stealing security hole discovered in many Netgear routers

Password-stealing security hole discovered in many Netgear routers

Privacy

Password-stealing security hole discovered in many Netgear routers

A security researcher has described how he uncovered a severe security hole in dozens of different Netgear routers, meaning that "hundreds of thousands, if not over a million" devices could be at risk of having their admin passwords stolen by hackers.

Graham Cluley31 Jan 2017