Security News > 2019 > February

Android Gets FIDO2 Certification—Now Supports Secure Passwordless Logins
2019-02-25 18:03

Great news. If you have already installed the latest update of Google Play Services released earlier today, and your Android device is running Android version 7.0 Nougat or above—Congratulations!...

Serious Flaws in WibuKey DRM Impact Siemens Products
2019-02-25 17:07

Siemens has informed customers that some of its products are affected by recently disclosed vulnerabilities affecting the WibuKey digital rights management (DRM) solution from Wibu Systems. read more

The Truth about Business Risk Intelligence
2019-02-25 17:03

Starting a business risk intelligence (BRI) program often requires overcoming challenges that involve resource allocation, operational bandwidth, or stakeholder support, to name a few. And...

ToRPEDO Privacy Attack on 4G/5G Networks Affects All U.S. Carriers
2019-02-25 16:39

The attack threatens users with location-tracking, DoS, fake notifications and more.

European Telecommunications Standards Institute Publishes New IoT Security Standard
2019-02-25 16:27

On February 19, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) published the ETSI TS 103 645 V1.1.1 -- or more simply, a high-level outcome-focused standard (PDF) for cybersecurity in...

5 ways to avoid top malware threats
2019-02-25 15:22

Backdoors, cryptomining, fake apps, and banking Trojans increased substantially in the past year, according to McAfee. Here's how to protect your business.

Burger chain Wendy's serves up settlement, NeverQuest hacker guilty, cloudy payroll users hacked and more
2019-02-25 15:08

Plus, hackers say your Facebook account is worth roughly a tall coffee Roundup Last week, the security world saw Adobe take a do-over, Cisco clean up some bugs and the NCC head out to space.…

The Gap Between Mobile Apps and Privacy
2019-02-25 14:18

Why Are Users Surprised by Data Slurping?Why are we surprised about the amount and sensitivity of data that mobile apps collect? The online industry has never been forthright about it. That's why...

Google Ditches Passwords in Latest Android Devices
2019-02-25 14:17

Google has announced FIDO2 certification for devices running on Android 7 and above - meaning that users can use biometrics, fingerprint login or PINs instead of passwords.