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FBI: No Evidence Clinton Server Hacked Despite Trump Tweet
2018-08-29 19:35

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that it has no evidence Hillary Clinton's private email server was compromised even though President Donald Trump tweeted a news report that alleged the...

Hacktivist Drama 'Mr. Robot' to End With 4th Season in 2019
2018-08-29 19:30

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The hacktivist thriller "Mr. Robot" is coming to an end. USA Network said Wednesday the drama series starring Emmy Award-winner Rami Malek will air its fourth and final season...

Error Canada: airline tells customers to reset mobile app after attack
2018-08-29 19:21

Clumsy Canucks app poutine passport data in hacker's hands Air Canada is advising customers to reset the passwords on their mobile app after the airline detected a potential network break-in.…

The Expected Spike in Post-GDPR Spam Activity Hasn't Happened
2018-08-29 19:07

For many months it was expected that privacy protections afforded to consumers by GDPR would also benefit the bad guys. read more

Securing IoT: Is It Feasible?
2018-08-29 18:18

U.S. consumers now own about 870 million IoT devices. In an interview, Al Pascual of Javelin Strategy & Research, discusses the challenges involved in securing the exploding IoT landscape.

Preventing Compromises in the Cloud
2018-08-29 18:18

Amazon's Keith Carlson on How to Prevent, Detect and RemediateAs general manager for payments and fraud prevention at Amazon Web Services, Keith Carlson has a unique perspective on detecting and...

High-Severity Flaws Patched in Schneider Electric Products
2018-08-29 17:55

The Schneider Electric PowerLogic PM5560 and Modicon M221 are both susceptible to attack via an array of high-severity flaws.

Simple but extremely effective: Inside the world's most prolific mobile banking malware
2018-08-29 17:26

Asacub trojan has quietly been going about its business for years, stealing funds from hundreds of thousands of victims - but it can also be easily avoided.

Old “Misfortune Cookie” flaw opens medical gateway and devices to attack
2018-08-29 17:16

A vulnerability in Qualcomm Life Capsule Datacaptor Terminal Server (DTS) can be easily exploited to allow attackers to execute unauthorized code to obtain administrator-level privileges on the...

The 4 Critical Building Blocks for Digital Threat Hunting
2018-08-29 17:15

Having the right set of broad data is the linchpin to effective threat-hunting.