Security News > 2018 > November

Security of Solid-State-Drive Encryption
2018-11-06 12:51

Interesting research: "Self-encrypting deception: weaknesses in the encryption of solid state drives (SSDs)": Abstract: We have analyzed the hardware full-disk encryption of several SSDs by...

'Trump' Spam Trumps All Other Spam
2018-11-06 12:48

Love Him or Loathe Him, Surname Dominates Spam Emails, Proofpoint FindsWith the U.S. midterm elections occurring on Tuesday, the "trump" keyword remains king for spammers. "Spam campaigners...

Securing Connected Cars: How to Create a Cost-Effective, Secure In-Vehicle Network Backbone
2018-11-06 12:38

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that the latest round of autonomous driving regulations will be released this summer. Dubbed AV 3.0, the new policy will set federal...

Facebook wants to reveal your name to the weirdo standing next to you
2018-11-06 12:35

Facebook's had a patent approved for a new way to sniff out potential friends, based on your phone and patterns of movement.

Is the US about to get a nationwide, privately owned, biometrics system?
2018-11-06 12:21

Two US biometric companies have partnered to research a private, nationwide biometrics system.

ICO poised to fine Leave campaign and Arron Banks’ insurance biz £135,000
2018-11-06 12:17

Finds orgs sent marketing emails promoting each other without consent The Information Commissioner’s Office plans to slap fines totalling £135,000 on Leave.EU and Brexiteer Arron Banks’ insurance...

Children’s apps contain an average of 7 third-party trackers, study finds
2018-11-06 12:10

Android apps in the "Family" category had a surprisingly high number of trackers embedded in them.

CIA’s secret online network unravelled with a Google search
2018-11-06 12:06

The US government is reeling from a catastrophic, years-long intelligence failure that compromised its internet-based covert communications.

Facebook Blocks 115 Accounts on Eve of US Election
2018-11-06 11:45

Facebook said Monday it blocked some 30 accounts on its platform and 85 more on Instagram after police warned they may be linked to "foreign entities" trying to interfere in the US midterm...

Apache Struts 2.3.x vulnerable to two year old RCE flaw
2018-11-06 11:28

The Apache Software Foundation is urging users that run Apache Struts 2.3.x to update the Commons FileUpload library to close a serious vulnerability that could be exploited for remote code...