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Top 10 IoT security risks for businesses
2019-08-01 12:00

Organizations must adopt a security-by-design approach to best combat threats created by the Internet of Things, according to Deloitte.

Facebook Plans on Backdooring WhatsApp
2019-08-01 11:51

This article points out that Facebook's planned content moderation scheme will result in an encryption backdoor into WhatsApp: In Facebook's vision, the actual end-to-end encryption client itself...

'Hexane' Threat Actor Targeting Industrial Organizations
2019-08-01 11:01

Security researchers from industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos say they have identified a new threat actor targeting industrial control systems (ICS) related entities in the oil and gas and...

North Carolina county falls for BEC scam, to the tune of $1,728,083
2019-08-01 11:00

The county could only claw back some of the $2,504,601 it paid to a scammer posing as a contractor working on building a new high school.

Alleged Capital One Hacker Barely Bothered to Hide
2019-08-01 10:50

The 33-year-old former Amazon software engineer accused of hacking Capital One made little attempt to hide her attack. In fact, she effectively publicized it. read more

Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging
2019-08-01 10:39

The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary.

G Suite news: Anomalous alert activity for Google Drive, Advanced Protection for enterprise users
2019-08-01 10:25

Google is rolling out new security options for G Suite users and admins, aimed at alerting organizations about data exfiltration attempts on Google Drive and helping them protect their high-risk...

Lost in Transformation: How AI is Saving DX Projects
2019-08-01 10:25

Securing Digital Transformation Projects Isn’t as Straightforward as Buying More Security Tools or Hiring More Security Professionals read more

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Cisco ‘Knowingly’ Sold Hackable Video Surveillance System to U.S. Government
2019-08-01 09:18

Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of knowingly selling video surveillance system containing severe security vulnerabilities to the U.S....

Fed-up graphic design outfit dangles cash to anyone who can free infosec of hoodie pics
2019-08-01 08:04

Make stock images great again! Uninspired by the stock imagery used by the media to depict cybersecurity, a graphic design group is offering cash prizes to anyone who comes up with something more...