Security News

Google Patches More Trouble in Mediaserver (Threatpost)
2016-05-02 18:00

Google’s monthly patch release has a new name, and a slew of old bugs in Mediaserver.

Europol to get new powers to disrupt terrorists’ online presence (Help Net Security)
2016-05-02 14:58

The EU police agency Europol is expected to gain new powers that will help it fight terrorism and cybercrime, thanks to new governance rules endorsed by Civil Liberties Committee MEPs on Thursday....

Vulnerabilities in Samsung's SmartThings (Schneier on Security)
2016-05-02 14:01

Interesting research: Earlence Fernandes, Jaeyeon Jung, and Atul Prakash, "Security Analysis of Emerging Smart Home Applications": Abstract: Recently, several competing smart home programming...

Security startup confessions: Choosing a tech partner (Help Net Security)
2016-05-02 14:00

My name is Kai Roer and I am a co-founder of a European security startup, and these are my confessions. I hope you will learn from my struggles, and appreciate the choices startups make when...