Security News > 2019 > February

Spectre and Meltdown explained: New variants and more efficient patches
2019-02-01 20:32

Learn about these uniquely dangerous vulnerabilities as TechRepublic's James Sanders discusses up-to-date info on the latest variants and best mitigation strategies to minimize performance impact.

Chafer APT Takes Aim at Diplomats in Iran with Improved Custom Malware
2019-02-01 19:35

The Remexi spyware has been improved and retooled.

Malicious Hackers Can Abuse Siri Shortcuts: IBM
2019-02-01 19:34

The Siri Shortcuts that Apple introduced in iOS 12 can be abused by attackers for malicious purposes, IBM’s security researchers have discovered. read more

Industrial Internet Consortium and OpenFog Consortium Merge
2019-02-01 19:08

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) and the OpenFog Consortium (OpenFog) this week announced that they finalized the details to merge into a single entity. read more

UK Data Watchdog Fines Leave.EU, Eldon Insurance
2019-02-01 18:56

The UK data protection regulator (the Information Commissioner's Office – ICO) launched a wide-ranging investigation into the use of personal information for political purposes following the...

Apple Partially Fixes FaceTime Spying Bug
2019-02-01 18:50

Apple reported on Friday that the FaceTime spying bug that has been making headlines in the past days has been partially fixed, but users will have to wait until next week for a software update. read more

How to secure NGINX with Let's Encrypt
2019-02-01 18:20

If you run NGINX and want to use free certificates, it's possible with Let's Encrypt.

Brexit Preparation: Get Personal Data Flows in Order
2019-02-01 16:48

Privacy Watchdog Orders Businesses to Prepare as UK Teeters on Edge of 'No Deal'As the U.K. teeters on the edge of a "no deal" Brexit, the country's information commissioner has warned businesses...

Three UK customer details exposed in homepage blunder
2019-02-01 16:26

World+dog could view security answers and more Exclusive Mobile operator Three UK's website was showing visitors other customers' names, postal addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more –...

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