Security News

Secure messaging service Telegram blocks 78 ISIS-related channels (Help Net Security)
2015-11-19 10:32

Telegram, the popular instant messaging service that offers end-to-end encryption, announced on Wednesday that they have "blocked 78 ISIS-related channels across 12 languages." The company introduc...

How fake users are impacting business through acts of fraud and theft (Help Net Security)
2015-11-19 09:33

A new report by The Ponemon Institute highlights the average economic value of a company’s user base ($117M) and the financial and brand reputation damage that can be done if fraudsters are allowed to...

The worst data disasters from 2015 (Help Net Security)
2015-11-19 08:15

What’s stronger than a speeding locomotive and can survive the heat of a fire? Data. The device that contains that data is a different story. Each year, Kroll Ontrack – which performs over 40,000...

Mass adoption of mobile payment services derailed by security, privacy concerns (Help Net Security)
2015-11-19 08:00

Evaluating the mobile payment preferences of 1,217 consumers from the U.S., a new Research Now survey revealed that 17 percent of respondents who did not make holiday purchases with their mobile phone...