Security News

Researchers exploring how IoT apps can to imitate human decisions
2018-09-14 05:30

CA Technologies announced its participation in scientific research to discover how Internet of Things (IoT) applications can use a type of AI known as ‘deep learning’ to imitate human decisions....

Mac Apps From Apple's App Store Steal User Data, Researchers Say
2018-09-10 15:47

Mac applications distributed via Apple’s official App Store marketplace are collecting and exfiltrating sensitive user data, security researchers have discovered.  read more

Researchers Discover New "Fallout" Exploit Kit
2018-09-07 17:57

A recently discovered exploit kit (EK) has been used in a campaign targeting users in Japan, Korea, the Middle East, Southern Europe, and other countries in the Asia Pacific region. read more

Researchers Draw Connections Between APTs
2018-08-31 12:34

A newly discovered threat group shares similarities with three advanced persistent threats (APTs), Trend Micro security researchers have discovered. read more

Researchers Shine Light on Smart-Bulb Data Theft
2018-08-29 13:28

The attack allows snooping of data from environments that are highly secure or air-gapped using infrared signals from smart bulbs.

Researchers Blame ‘Monolithic’ Linux Code Base for Critical Vulnerabilities
2018-08-22 17:10

With an OS design based on a verified microkernel, researchers contend almost all Linux OS flaws could be mitigated to less than critical severity.

Researchers convert QR codes into complex 3D features to foil IP pirates
2018-08-21 13:06

The worldwide market for 3D-printed parts is a $5 billion business with a global supply chain involving the internet, email, and the cloud – creating a number of opportunities for counterfeiting...

Researchers reveal new online user tracking techniques
2018-08-20 18:49

Researchers have identified a number of online user tracking techniques that can’t be blocked by browsers’ built-in anti-tracking defenses and existing anti-tracking and ad-blocking extensions....

Adblocking and browser privacy can be bypassed, researchers find
2018-08-20 10:34

Virtually every desktop browser and adblocker can have its ad-tracking privacy or security bypassed by at least one software technique, a new study has found.