Security News

Iran Has Shut Off the Internet
2019-11-20 12:52

Iran has gone pretty much entirely offline in the wake of nationwide protests. This is the best article detailing what's going on; this is also good. AccessNow has a global campaign to stop...

1.19 billion confidential medical images available on the internet
2019-11-20 06:00

1.19 billion confidential medical images are now freely available on the internet, according to Greenbone’s research into the security of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) servers...

Securing the Internet of Things (IoT) in Today's Connected Society
2019-11-19 15:16

The rush to adoption has highlighted serious deficiencies in both the security design of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and their implementation.

The Internet of Things Security Policy Platform defines baseline principles for security
2019-11-18 03:00

Self-driving cars, remote-controlled thermostats, medical treatments, smart TVs and virtual assistants. The Internet of Things (IoT), this vast array of devices connected to the worldwide web, is...

Should free internet access be considered as a human right?
2019-11-14 05:00

Free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get online – particularly in developing countries – lack meaningful ways to influence the global players shaping their...

Microsoft Patches Another Internet Explorer Flaw Exploited in Attacks
2019-11-12 19:42

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates for November 2019 fix over 70 vulnerabilities, including an Internet Explorer flaw that has been exploited in attacks. read more

Leak of 4,000 Facebook documents heaps more trouble on internet giant
2019-11-08 11:44

This week’s bold rebrand of Facebook to FACEBOOK can’t hide the growing sense that nobody is happy with the company right now.

Global internet freedom declines for the ninth consecutive year
2019-11-08 06:00

Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, tilting the technology toward digital authoritarianism. As a result of these...

euNetworks builds critical internet infrastructure linking Dublin to London and Lowestoft
2019-11-05 03:00

euNetworks, a Western European bandwidth infrastructure company, announced that it has undertaken a strategic investment, building critical internet infrastructure linking Dublin to London and...

Russia’s sovereign internet law comes into force
2019-11-04 12:45

The new law compels the country’s ISPs to forward all data arriving and departing from their networks through special gateway servers.