Security News

Indian police bust $550 million internet scam that duped thousands (Yahoo Security)
2017-02-03 10:51

Turning to the internet to find customer support numbers? Be wary, especially for Facebook (TechRepublic)
2017-02-01 16:50

Security and the Internet of Things (Schneier on Security)
2017-02-01 14:05

Last year, on October 21, your digital video recorder ­- or at least a DVR like yours ­- knocked Twitter off the internet. Someone used your DVR, along with millions of insecure webcams, routers,...

Forgotten passwords are bane of the Internet. Facebook wants to fix that (ArsTechnica)
2017-01-31 01:35

How Is The Internet Doing? Mozilla's Ambitious Check-Up Effort (Forbes)
2017-01-30 10:20

Obama's Legacy in Internet Security (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-23 12:55

NextGov has a nice article summarizing President Obama's accomplishments in Internet security: what he did, what he didn't do, and how it turned out....

Mozilla’s First Internet Health Report Tackles Security, Privacy (Threatpost)
2017-01-21 14:00

Mozilla released its first Internet Health Report, examining the dangers of over-sharing eroding privacy, and the security of connected devices.

Internet Filtering in Authoritarian Regimes (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-13 12:48

Interesting research: Sebastian Hellmeier, "The Dictator's Digital Toolkit: Explaining Variation in Internet Filtering in Authoritarian Regimes," Politics & Policy, 2016 (full paper is behind a...

Internet freedom around the world keeps decreasing (Help Net Security)
2016-11-23 20:05

For the sixth year in a row, Internet freedom is declining. According to the latest Freedom on the Net report, 67 percent of all Internet users now live in countries where online criticism of the...

How hackers will exploit the Internet of Things in 2017 (Help Net Security)
2016-11-14 14:00

The Internet of Things (IoT) is now a major force in the weaponization of DDoS. In 2016, IoT botnets have fueled a number of attacks, including the largest-ever DDoS attack, and that role will...