Security News

Facebook Purges 251 Accounts to Thwart Deception
2018-10-11 19:10

Facebook on Thursday said it shut down 251 accounts for breaking rules against spam and coordinated deceit, some of it by ad farms pretending to be forums for political debate. The move came as...

Instagram tests sharing your location history with Facebook
2018-10-11 13:47

Instagram is testing Facebook Location History - which allows the tracking of precise locations from your device - in its app.

Don’t fall for the Facebook ‘2nd friend request’ hoax
2018-10-09 13:18

Cloned accounts are a real thing, but this viral message isn't. Don't forward it!

Hey Portal, what’s that Facebook device in my kitchen?
2018-10-09 11:40

The company that wants to move fast and break things is moving in!

Week in review: Facebook data breach fallout, BEC-as-a-Service, true password behaviors
2018-10-07 18:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: APTs are targeting IT service providers Managed service providers (MSPs) and cloud service providers (CSPs) are under...

Analysis: Facebook Breach's Impact
2018-10-05 11:48

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the latest developments in Facebook's massive data breach and expert analysis of the potential for nation-state interference...

Facebook doubles cooling off period to cash in on your FOMO
2018-10-05 10:53

Facebook has doubled its grace period because so many leavers are getting cold feet.

Facebook finds “no evidence” attackers accessed third-party apps
2018-10-04 09:56

To play it safe, it's building a tool to let developers manually identify any of their users who may have been affected by the big breach.

The ultimate fallout from the Facebook data breach could be massive
2018-10-03 16:03

Less than a week ago, Facebook announced that unknown attackers have managed to string together three bugs affecting the social media platform, which allowed them to steal access tokens of at...

Facebook Breach Sparks Concerns Around Third-Party Apps, Website Security
2018-10-03 15:59

Experts say Friday's breach remains a dangerous potential access point to even more third-party apps and websites.