Security News

Amazon Boosts Domain Protections in CloudFront
2018-05-01 16:08

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a series of enhancements for the domain protections available in CloudFront, meant to ensure that all requests handled by the service come from legitimate...

Amazon Alexa Can Be Used for Snooping, Researchers Say
2018-04-28 10:22

Amazon's Alexa cloud-based virtual assistant for Amazon Echo can be abused to eavesdrop on users, Checkmarx security researchers have discovered. read more

Getting an Amazon Echo app to silently eavesdrop on you
2018-04-27 12:59

Researchers make an Alexa skill that turns your Echo into a eavesdropper

Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills—Spying On Users!
2018-04-26 16:03

"Alexa, are you spying on me?" — aaaa.....mmmm.....hmmm.....maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious 'skill' for Amazon's popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your...

Researchers Hacked Amazon’s Alexa to Spy On Users, Again
2018-04-25 15:30

Researchers discovered a flaw in Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant that enabled them to eavesdrop on consumers with smart devices – and automatically transcribe every word said.

Russian hackers take down Amazon DNS, steal $160K in cryptocurrency
2018-04-25 12:24

The two-hour event is the third recorded BGP hijack of Russian origin in the last 12 months. Maybe it's time to consider alternatives to BGP.

New Amazon class certifies cloud pros in securing data on AWS
2018-04-24 14:51

The AWS Certified Security - Specialty Exam could help tech professionals broaden their skills on the AWS platform.

Leaky Amazon S3 Bucket Exposes Personal Data of 12,000 Social Media Influencers
2018-02-06 21:15

Octoly's incident response was sorely lacking, says the Upguard researcher who found the exposed repository.

Amazon Acquires Threat Hunting Firm Sqrrl
2018-01-24 13:25

Sqrrl, a Cambridge, Mass.-based big data analytics startup that is commercializing NSA technology to help organizations detect threats lurking in their infrastructure, has been acquired by Amazon....

Amazon's Door Lock Is Amazon's Bid to Control Your Home
2017-12-22 12:25

Interesting essay about Amazon's smart lock: When you add Amazon Key to your door, something more sneaky also happens: Amazon takes over. You can leave your keys at home and unlock your door with...