Security News > 2020
The makers of NordVPN have come out with a new version of their NordPass password manager. Find out how to install and use it.
There are many commonly held misbeliefs about application security. Paul Dant of Arxan Technologies separates AppSec truth from fiction.
Automation is becoming a powerful tool in cloud security. Roger Hellman of BMC Software discusses specific areas where automation has been beneficial.
With the Western world conducting a considerable chunk of its day-to-day life online, with the help of computers, mobile phones and email, they are open to a variety of coronavirus-related cyber scams and schemes. Then there are the phishers and malware peddlers: since the very beginning of Covid-19's surge in Wuhan, they've been tricking users with fake email notifications and fake alerts impersonating local authorities, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization to deliver malware or to steal email credentials.
Virgin Media has been accused of downplaying the recently disclosed cybersecurity incident that involved the personal information of roughly 900,000 people. UK-based phone, TV and broadband services provider Virgin Media started informing customers and potential customers last week that some of their personal information was exposed as a result of a misconfigured marketing database.
A federal judge in New York on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of a former CIA software engineer who was accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency's classified hacking and tools and leaking it to WikiLeaks whistleblower website. Schulte, who designed hacking tools and malware for both the CIA and NSA to break into adversaries computers, was arrested in August 2017 and initially charged with possession and transportation of child pornography.
A federal judge in New York on Monday declared a mistrial in the case of a former CIA software engineer who was accused of stealing a massive trove of the agency's classified hacking and tools and leaking it to WikiLeaks whistleblower website. Schulte, who designed hacking tools and malware for both the CIA and NSA to break into adversaries computers, was arrested in August 2017 and initially charged with possession and transportation of child pornography.
Microsoft has finally clarified how users can fix a Windows security measure that has been causing hardware problems: turn it off. Microsoft said early on that Memory Integrity might cause compatibility problems, and even silently switches it off when it gets in the way of boot-critical drivers.
Spyware maker NSO runs scared from Facebook over WhatsApp hacking charges, fails to show up in court
The Social Network chalked up an easy win this week when a US court issued a default notice in its favor against Israeli spyware builder NSO group. Facebook filed suit back in 2019, alleging NSO developed code for exploits in acquired crypto chat app WhatsApp.
Robert Chesney teaches cybersecurity at the University of Texas School of Law. He recently published a fantastic casebook, which is a good source for anyone studying this....