Security News > 2019 > May

iPhone gyroscopes, of all things, can uniquely ID handsets on anything earlier than iOS 12.2
2019-05-21 11:25

Cheapskate fandroids get a pass on this one, though Your iPhone can be uniquely fingerprinted by apps and websites in a way that you can never clear. Not by deleting cookies, not by clearing your...

How Technology and Politics Are Changing Spycraft
2019-05-21 11:19

Interesting article about how traditional nation-based spycraft is changing. Basically, the Internet makes it increasingly possible to generate a good cover story; cell phone and other electronic...

Awareness Training Firm KnowBe4 Acquires Awareness Measurement Firm CLTRe
2019-05-21 11:07

Tampa Bay, FL-based security awareness and simulated phishing firm KnowBe4 has acquired Oslo, Norway-based security culture measurement company CLTRe for an undisclosed sum. read more

WordPress plugin sees second serious security bug in six weeks
2019-05-21 09:58

Researchers have uncovered another serious bug in WP Live Chat that could lead to the mass compromise of websites.

From APES to Bespoke Security Automated as a Service
2019-05-21 09:53

Many of the most innovative security start-ups I come across share a common heritage - their core product evolved from a need to automate the delivery of an advanced service that had begun as a...

Industrial Robotics - Are You Increasing Your Cybersecurity Risk?
2019-05-21 09:29

There’s nothing fundamentally novel about the use of robots in industrial environments. For nearly half a century, they’ve been changing the way that we manufacture products and deal with risk in...

Microsoft updates break AV software, again!
2019-05-21 09:24

Microsoft’s May 2019 security fixes have again disrupted the normal functioning of some endpoint security products on certain Windows versions. Current problems “We have had a few customers...

LeakedSource Operator Pleads Guilty in Canada
2019-05-21 06:01

Canadian authorities announced last week that Defiant Tech Inc., the company that ran LeakedSource, pleaded guilty to trafficking identity information and possession of property obtained through...

Five ways automating IAM saves you money
2019-05-21 05:30

Identity is the foundation of security, so a robust automated identity and access management (IAM) system is by far the best way to keep your company’s information safe. It’s also a great way to...

How effective are login challenges at preventing Google account takeovers?
2019-05-21 05:15

Despite implementation bugs that might affect the security of physical security keys, they are the strongest protection against phishing currently available, Google maintains. On-device prompts...