Security News > 2019 > June

The Evolution of IAM in the Cloud
2019-06-25 12:33

More organizations are deploying single sign-on mechanisms when they move to software-as-a-service applications to help enhance authentication and control access, says Moshe Ferber, chairman of...

Mission Possible: ICS Attacks On Buildings Are a Reality
2019-06-25 12:18

In the 1996 thriller, Mission Impossible I, Ethan Hunt hacks the HVAC system of a building to breach its security controls and carry out his mission. Well, the future has arrived.  read more

Chinese Hackers Play Operator With Global Telcos
2019-06-25 12:03

Cybereason Says Theft of Subscribers' Call Metadata Could Be Linked to Chinese APT GroupAttackers - likely operating from China - have been surreptitiously hacking into global telecommunications...

Open-heart nerdery: Boffins suggest identifying and logging in people using ECGs
2019-06-25 11:57

Heartbeat rhythms could be the next biometric authentication method Biometric systems could use the unique patterns from a person's ECG reading for biometric sign-ons.…

iPhone Apps Surreptitiously Communicated with Unknown Servers
2019-06-25 11:35

Long news article (alternate source) on iPhone privacy, specifically the enormous amount of data your apps are collecting without your knowledge. A lot of this happens in the middle of the night,...

WeTransfer sends user file links to wrong people
2019-06-25 11:22

Popular file transfer service WeTransfer faces embarrassment this week after admitting that it had mailed file links to the wrong users.

Presidential text alerts are open to spoofing attacks, warn researchers
2019-06-25 10:48

Researchers have shown that it’s technically possible for hackers to target the US Presidential text Alerts system to send fake messages.

Government agencies still send sensitive files via hackable .zips
2019-06-25 10:47

Senator Ron Wyden has written to NIST asking for guidance and training for government staff in how to share files securely.

Cop awarded $585K after colleagues snooped on her via license database
2019-06-25 10:46

Krekelberg alleged that 58 fellow officers broke a federal privacy law by searching for her driver’s license data without any reason.

Please stop regulating the dumb tubes, says Internet Society boss
2019-06-25 08:10

Even govt rules have knock-on effects, warns Andrew Sullivan Interview Andrew Sullivan, chief exec of the Internet Society, has condemned governments that "interfere in underlying technologies...