Security News

Surveillance watchdog learns that old domains never die
2018-05-01 14:58

Keep your old domains, forever.

New targeted surveillance spyware found on Google Play
2018-04-18 15:09

A new targeted surveillance app has been found and booted from Google Play. The app, named Dardesh, posed as a chat application and acted as a downloader for a second app that could spy on users....

How 5G could prevent Stingray-style surveillance and keep business travelers safer
2018-04-10 12:14

DHS official Christopher Krebs confirmed that the US government is aware of hackers using surveillance devices in Washington, DC since 2014.

Fitness Dystopia in the Age of Self-Surveillance
2018-02-05 12:03

Big Brother, Meet Wearable Fitness DevicesOrwell got it wrong: People are less likely to surrender their privacy to a totalitarian state than to the lure of sharing holiday snaps, cat videos or...

Detecting Drone Surveillance with Traffic Analysis
2018-01-24 11:28

This is clever: Researchers at Ben Gurion University in Beer Sheva, Israel have built a proof-of-concept system for counter-surveillance against spy drones that demonstrates a clever, if not...

Big predictions for sensors in the global security and surveillance market
2018-01-22 12:30

The Internet of Things (IoT) is bringing about a new era of connectivity in the digital age, connecting critical business sectors through a network of secure data flow, analytics, and management....

Researchers uncover mobile, PC surveillance platform tied to different nation-state actors
2018-01-19 17:36

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and mobile security company Lookout have uncovered a new malware espionage campaign that has targeted activists, journalists, lawyers, military personnel,...

Fake Santa Surveillance Camera
2018-01-02 12:51

Reka makes a "decorative Santa cam," meaning that it's not a real camera. Instead, it just gets children used to being under constant surveillance. Our Santa Cam has a cute Father Christmas and...

Surveillance inside the Body
2017-12-11 12:37

The FDA has approved a pill with an embedded sensor that can report when it is swallowed. The pill transmits information to a wearable patch, which in turn transmits information to a smartphone....

Seagate launches SkyHawk AI, the first HDD for AI-enabled surveillance
2017-10-30 12:30

Seagate announced its SkyHawk AI hard disk drive, the first drive created specifically for artificial intelligence enabled video surveillance solutions. SkyHawk AI provides bandwidth and...