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Mobile Security

Face unlock on many Android smartphones falls for a photo

Face unlock on many Android smartphones falls for a photo

Mobile Security

Face unlock on many Android smartphones falls for a photo

No 3D-printed heads or realistic masks were needed to trick even a handful of high-end handset models into unlocking their screens

Tomáš Foltýn10 Jan 2019


Internet of Things

CES IoT security – do you know who your home is talking to?

CES IoT security – do you know who your home is talking to?

Internet of Things

CES IoT security – do you know who your home is talking to?

There’s a digital treasure trove to be had in your home so you should take steps to protect it

Cameron Camp10 Jan 2019


Internet of Things

CES – singularity and securing the car

CES – singularity and securing the car

Internet of Things

CES – singularity and securing the car

What's in store for automotive security once cars morph into mobile living rooms and working spaces? And how about transportation at large?

Cameron Camp09 Jan 2019


Digital Security

New Year’s resolutions: Get your passwords shipshape

New Year’s resolutions: Get your passwords shipshape

Digital Security

New Year’s resolutions: Get your passwords shipshape

In case there are some blank entries in your laundry list of New Year’s resolutions, we have a few tips for a bit of cybersecurity ‘soul searching’. Here’s the first batch, looking at how you can fix your good ol’ passwords.

Tomáš Foltýn08 Jan 2019


Digital Security

EU offers bug bounties on popular open source software

EU offers bug bounties on popular open source software

Digital Security

EU offers bug bounties on popular open source software

The program with a prize pool of almost US$1 million aims to leverage the ‘power of the crowd’ in order to prevent another Heartbleed

Tomáš Foltýn07 Jan 2019


Cybercrime

Personal data of German political elite dumped online

Personal data of German political elite dumped online

Cybercrime

Personal data of German political elite dumped online

The vast trove of data was released online and disseminated via Twitter over the span of four weeks – without anybody really noticing

Tomáš Foltýn04 Jan 2019


Digital Security

What is threat cumulativity and what does it mean for digital security?

What is threat cumulativity and what does it mean for digital security?

Digital Security

What is threat cumulativity and what does it mean for digital security?

A reflection on how acknowledging the cumulative nature of cyber-threats and understanding its implications can benefit our digital security

Stephen Cobb03 Jan 2019


Scams

This Netflix-themed scam prompts FTC to issue warning

This Netflix-themed scam prompts FTC to issue warning

Scams

This Netflix-themed scam prompts FTC to issue warning

The message starts off with the kind of information that is apt to send shivers down the spines of many binge-watchers

Tomáš Foltýn02 Jan 2019


Ransomware

Ransomware vs. printing press? US newspapers face "foreign cyberattack"

Ransomware vs. printing press? US newspapers face "foreign cyberattack"

Ransomware

Ransomware vs. printing press? US newspapers face "foreign cyberattack"

Did malware disrupt newspaper deliveries in major US cities? Here’s what’s known about the incident so far and the leading suspect: Ryuk ransomware. Plus, advice on defending your organization against such attacks.

Stephen Cobb31 Dec 2018