Security News > 2017 > January

Obama's Legacy in Internet Security (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-23 12:55

NextGov has a nice article summarizing President Obama's accomplishments in Internet security: what he did, what he didn't do, and how it turned out....

Security management outlook: Five trends to watch (Help Net Security)
2017-01-23 12:45

Cybersecurity can’t sit still. As we look ahead to what this year has in store for the security management landscape, organizations globally should be paying attention to five key trends. 1....

Global data privacy laws: The #1 cross-border e-discovery challenge (Help Net Security)
2017-01-23 12:30

In the year since the EU’s rejection of Safe Harbor, there has been a spike in legal concern over cross-border data transfers, according to a survey by BDO Consulting. Sixty percent of corporate...

Week in review: Kali Linux certification, cross-browser fingerprinting, most common passwords of 2016 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-22 15:07

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Fruitfly: Unusual Mac backdoor used for tightly targeted attacks? The malware – detected as OSX.Backdoor.Quimitchin by...

Mozilla’s First Internet Health Report Tackles Security, Privacy (Threatpost)
2017-01-21 14:00

Mozilla released its first Internet Health Report, examining the dangers of over-sharing eroding privacy, and the security of connected devices.

Friday Squid Blogging: Know Your Cephalopods (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-20 22:19

This graphic shows the important difference between arms and tentacles. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered....

Meitu photo retouching app may be invading your privacy (Help Net Security)
2017-01-20 20:46

Have you heard about Meitu, the photo retouching mobile app that turns people into more cutesy or beautiful versions of themselves? Chances are that even if you don’t know the app’s name, you’ve...

Coalition of Cryptographers, Researchers Urge Guardian to Retract WhatsApp Story (Threatpost)
2017-01-20 20:31

A coalition of researchers and cryptographers are urging the Guardian to retract a story it published last week which suggested the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp contained a backdoor.

Hadoop, CouchDB Next Targets in Wave of Database Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-01-20 19:18

Insecure Hadoop and CouchDB installations are the latest attack targets of cybercriminals who are hijacking and deleting stolen data.

Western Union admits it facilitated scammers, forfeits $586 million (Help Net Security)
2017-01-20 18:48

Western Union has agreed to forfeit $586 million and enter into agreements with the Federal Trade Commission, the Justice Department, and several U.S. Attorneys’ Offices. Western Union admits to...