Security News

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa launch faster and more secure online checkout
2019-10-23 01:00

American Express, Discover, Mastercard and Visa announced the arrival of faster, more secure online checkout based on the new EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) industry standard, establishing a...

Most Americans don’t have a clue what https:// means
2019-10-11 11:21

...and wouldn't know 2FA from a hole in the ground, according to Pew Research.

2FA, HTTPS and private browsing still a mystery to most Americans
2019-10-10 11:12

Most US adults know what phishing scams are and where they occur, what browser cookies do, and that advertising is the largest source of revenue for most social media platforms, a recent Pew...

American intelligence follows British lead in warning of serious VPN vulnerabilities
2019-10-10 06:01

Now if only they'd accept the Queen back again... The US National Security Agency (NSA) is warning admins to patch a set of months-old security bugs that have recently come under active attack.…

Most Americans Fail Cybersecurity Quiz
2019-10-09 18:54

Study participants fail to correctly identify core security concepts and tools to help them stay safe online.

Robocalls annually scam one in 10 Americans, to a loss of $9.5 billion
2019-10-08 15:25

Computerized auto dialers deliver pre-recorded phone calls with 60 billion expected in 2019 alone. Here's how to handle robocalls.

GPS cyberstalking of girlfriend brings surveillance and indictment for alleged American mobster
2019-10-04 19:29

20 supposed wiseguys charged because one was possessive Joseph Amato's attempt to surveil his girlfriend by attaching a hidden GPS device to her car led authorities to surveil the alleged mobster,...

American Man Jailed in US Over Singapore HIV Data Leak
2019-10-01 06:58

An American man who leaked confidential details of thousands of HIV-positive people in Singapore, most of them foreigners, has been jailed in the United States for two years. read more

ThreatList: Police Use of Facial Recognition is Just Fine, Say Most Americans
2019-09-06 20:14

A survey by Pew Research Center finds that Americans support use of facial recognition by law enforcement , but not by tech or advertising companies.

Ransomware attacks hit 1 in 5 Americans
2019-08-19 05:30

Anomali announced the results of a survey conducted by The Harris Poll. It includes responses from more than 2,000 American adults and reveals how Americans believe business and government...