Security News

Most adults are concerned about malware and phishing on social media
2019-04-30 05:00

More than eighty percent of adults believe that they’re at risk when it comes to security on social media. Most American adults are using at least one social media platform daily, and...

Facebook to Fund Research on Social Media Impact on Elections
2019-04-29 15:21

Facebook announced Monday its first research grants to academics studying the impact of social media on elections, part of an effort to prevent manipulation of social platforms. read more

i3 Ops AI platform identifies social media threats in real time
2019-04-11 03:00

i3 Operations (i3 Ops) Artificial Intelligence Maintaining Safety (AIMS), an AI platform that unravels the chaos of social media in real time to identify threats has emerged from stealth mode. i3...

New law will punish social media companies for users’ violent content
2019-04-05 10:46

Australian law makers have responded very quickly to the Christchurch shootings.

How China Exploits Social Media to Influence American Public
2019-03-08 14:37

The growth of Russia's attempts to manipulate American public opinion since 2015 is well known and documented. At heart, it is basic political propaganda -- which is an accepted tool of...

FBI boss: Never mind Russia and social media, China ransacks US biz for blueprints, secrets at 'surprisingly' huge scale
2019-03-05 20:42

'Espionage and criminal investigations ... almost all of which lead back to Beijing' RSA While Russian hackers, Kremlin-backed or otherwise, grab the headlines, China remains the biggest...

Week in review: Social media-enabled cybercrime, fighting credential stuffing, digital signature spoofing
2019-03-03 19:30

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: How WebAuthn aims to solve the password problem Rather than tasking users with tracking dozens of separate passwords...

Ep.021 – Leaked calls, a social media virus and passwords exposed [PODCAST]
2019-02-27 14:48

Here's the latest Naked Security podcast - enjoy!

Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating $3.25 billion a year
2019-02-27 06:45

Social media-enabled cybercrime is generating at least $3.25B in global revenue annually, according to an extensive six-month academic study undertaken by Dr. Mike McGuire, Senior Lecturer in...

Harassment, hate and bile, suicide instructions for kids... anything else social media's good at? Ah yes, cybercrime
2019-02-26 18:04

Businesses as well as ordinary punters hit by viral nasties Antisocial media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube aren't merely inciting hatred, enabling discrimination, driving...