Security News

HID Global releases Crescendo Mobile smart card
2018-11-30 00:30

HID Global released the Crescendo Mobile smart card to bring convenience to security for accessing computer, network or cloud applications. The new HID mobile smart card utilizes digital...

Researchers Introduce Smart Greybox Fuzzing
2018-11-29 15:52

A team of researchers has introduced the concept of smart greybox fuzzing, which they claim is much more efficient in finding vulnerabilities in libraries that parse complex files compared to...

Researchers Use Smart Bulb for Data Exfiltration
2018-11-26 18:55

Researchers with software risk measurement and management company Checkmarx were able to create two mobile applications that abuse the functionality of smart bulbs for data exfiltration. read more

A Human-Centered Approach to Building a Smart, Satisfied Information Security Team
2018-11-15 13:27

Building tomorrow’s security workforce is essential to address shortfalls in skills and capabilities and to deliver robust and long-term security for organizations in the digital age.

Smart Cities Challenge: Real-Time Risk Management
2018-11-07 18:03

Sarb Sembhi of Virtually Informed on Critical Steps to TakeMany of the devices that go into so-called smart cities and buildings are not built to be secure, making it difficult for security...

Passwords: Here to Stay, Despite Smart Alternatives?
2018-11-05 17:51

"Password-killing" authentication efforts may be on a road to nowhere.

Are the Police using Smart-Home IoT Devices to Spy on People?
2018-10-22 13:13

IoT devices are surveillance devices, and manufacturers generally use them to collect data on their customers. Surveillance is still the business model of the Internet, and this data is used...

Which? That smart home camera? The one with the vulns? Really?
2018-10-08 11:04

Security experts confounded by consumer org's assessment Which? Magazine has been called out for recommending a line of smart home cameras with known vulnerabilities.…

Demand for smart security is on the rise
2018-10-08 05:15

75% of UK consumers own a smart home device or are considering a purchase, according to Swann. They also reveal that 72% believe smart home technology could improve their life. 33% now own a smart...

Sony Smart TV Bug Allows Remote Access, Root Privileges
2018-10-05 21:23

Software patching becomes a new reality for smart TV owners.