Security News > 2019 > April

New York, Canada, Ireland Launch New Investigations Into Facebook Privacy Breaches
2019-04-27 10:48

Facebook has a lot of problems, then there are a lot of problems for Facebook—and both are not going to end anytime sooner. Though Facebook has already set aside $5 billion from its revenue to...

Friday Squid Blogging: Toraiz SQUID Digital Sequencer
2019-04-26 21:14

Pioneer DJ has a new sequencer: the Toraiz SQUID: Sequencer Inspirational Device. The 16-track sequencer is designed around jamming and performance with a host of features to create "happy...

Vendor Risk Management: A Better Approach
2019-04-26 20:18

The risks posed by third-party vendors are a top concern for Aaron Miri, CIO of University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School and its affiliated UT Health Austin group practice. He explains...

Users Urged to Disable WordPress Plugin After Unpatched Flaw Disclosed
2019-04-26 19:44

Yet another WordPress plugin vulnerability has put thousands of websites at risk.

Interview of Me in Taiwan
2019-04-26 19:20

Business Weekly in Taiwan interviewed me. (Here's a translation courtesy of Google.) It was a surprisingly intimate interview. I hope the Chinese reads better than the translation....

US Air Force and Privoro partners for MDM solution
2019-04-26 18:21

New mobile security prototyping contracting between Privoro and the United States Air Force leverages the SafeCase, intelligent smartphone case.

News Wrap: Amazon Echo Privacy, Facebook FTC Fines and Biometrics Regulation
2019-04-26 17:57

On this week's Threatpost news wrap, the team discusses Facebook's FTC fine for its data security practices, a report that Amazon is collecting Echo users' geolocation data, and more.

GoDaddy Shutters 14,000 Subdomains Tied to ‘Snake Oil’ Scams
2019-04-26 17:47

GoDaddy worked with researchers to shut down 15,000 domain-shadowing websites tied to bogus affiliate marketing offers promoted via spam campaigns.

How to manage user passwords with Group Policy
2019-04-26 17:27

You can enforce various policies to make sure your users meet certain requirements with their Windows passwords. Learn about some of the password-related settings in Group Policy.

P2P Flaws Expose Millions of IoT Devices to Remote Attacks
2019-04-26 17:05

Vulnerabilities discovered by a researcher in a peer-to-peer (P2P) system named iLnkP2P expose millions of cameras and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices to remote attacks from the Internet,...