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Facebook Says No Apps Were Accessed by Hackers
2018-10-03 10:28

Facebook has shared another update on the hacker attack disclosed last week. The social media giant says there is no evidence that the attackers accessed any third-party apps. Facebook revealed on...

Facebook Finds 'No Evidence' Hackers Accessed Connected Third-Party Apps
2018-10-03 07:33

When Facebook last weekend disclosed a massive data breach—that compromised access tokens for more than 50 million accounts—many feared that the stolen tokens could have been used to access other...

Google is still chasing the self-driving engineer that jumped ship to Uber
2018-10-03 07:01

And has just won a bizarre argument to let arbitrators read a public document If you thought the monster battle between Google and Uber over alleged theft of its self-driving technology was over,...

You gotta fight, for your right, to erasure
2018-10-03 05:55

According to Article 17 of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), all personal data that is no longer necessary must be removed and deleted. This aspect of the law, also...

Latest Building Security In Maturity Model reflects software security initiatives of 120 firms
2018-10-03 05:45

Synopsys released BSIMM9, the latest version of the Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) designed to help organizations plan, execute, and measure their software security initiatives...

How to minimize the negative effect of mobile device loss or theft
2018-10-03 05:30

Have you, like me, become inordinately obsessed with the security of your smartphone? And are you forever checking your pockets to make sure you haven’t left it behind in a coffee shop, your car,...

Lockpath introduces Keylight 5.1 Platform
2018-10-03 05:29

Lockpath announced the release of Keylight 5.1. The update to the Keylight Platform increases the efficiency and usability of the solution to further aid customers in their risk management...

Aerohive introduces Client 360, machine-learning, client-comparative analytics
2018-10-03 05:27

Aerohive Networks has introduced a new machine learning, client-comparative analytics capability for real-time and client-experience performance monitoring and optimization. Client 360 is...

In terms of main threat actors, expectation rarely matches reality
2018-10-03 05:15

Netwrix conducted a study of the major IT risks that are significant for most organizations and assessed respondents’ readiness to withstand cyber threats. The report is based on the feedback of...

When Security Researchers Pose as Cybercrooks, Who Can Tell the Difference?
2018-10-02 23:42

A ridiculous number of companies are exposing some or all of their proprietary and customer data by putting it in the cloud without any kind of authentication needed to read, alter or destroy it....