Security News

Along with Dating, Here’s a List of New Features Coming to Facebook
2018-05-02 08:03

Facebook announced a whole lot of new features at its 2018 Facebook F8 developers conference, along with the keynote by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressing concerns from app developers after...

Facebook F8: The breakdown for IT pros
2018-05-01 19:07

Amid its data privacy controversy, Facebook made a few pushes into the enterprise at its annual developer conference.

Facebook launches Clear History feature that should have been there all along
2018-05-01 17:34

Clear History will take a few months to build and input from various parties, but Facebook will allow users to clear their data trail--just like you can with your browsers.

A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook
2018-05-01 15:48

If you receive a link for a video, even if it looks exciting, sent by someone (or your friend) on Facebook messenger—just don't click on it without taking a second thought. Cybersecurity...

Tens of Thousands of Malicious Apps Using Facebook APIs
2018-05-01 14:53

The apps are deemed malicious by doing things such as capturing pictures and audio when the app is closed, or making an unusually large amount of network calls.

Facebook Keeps Losing the Privacy Advocates Who Can Save It
2018-05-01 11:33

WhatsApp Founder Jan Koum is the Latest to Announce His ExitJan Koum, WhatsApp's co-founder, is leaving Facebook. His departure marks another exit of a high-level privacy and security advocate. If...

Is Facebook’s Anti-Abuse System Broken?
2018-04-20 12:59

Facebook has built some of the most advanced algorithms for tracking users, but when it comes to acting on user abuse reports about Facebook groups and content that clearly violate the company's...

Facebook and Cambridge Analytica Fallout: What's Next?
2018-04-19 19:18

Abbott Law Group's Steven Teppler on the RepercussionsThe Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal is far from over. Attorney Steven Teppler, co-counsel on the first class action case filed in the...

Facebook Plans to Build Its Own Chips For Hardware Devices
2018-04-19 12:03

A new job opening post on Facebook suggests that the social network is forming a team to build its own hardware chips, joining other tech titans like Google, Apple, and Amazon in becoming more...