Security News

Tech support scammers hacked back by vigilante
2020-03-04 11:08

A UK cybercrime vigilante was so incensed by tech support scammers he reverse-hacked the call centre in India to reveal CCTV footage of perpetrators as they ripped off their victims in real-life calls. During 2019, Browning said he was able to identify dozens of call centres in India where many of tech support scams targeting English speakers originate.

Facebook cancels F8: How the coronavirus is disrupting tech conferences worldwide
2020-02-27 19:00

As a result, thousands of events around the world are being canceled, postponed or turned into online-only events in the wake of the coronavirus and the looming threat of COVID-19. Shopify Unite 2020 developers conference was set for May 6-8 in Toronto and now the in-person portion is canceled and it will be an online-only event.

RSA: What it's like to attend the first tech conference after the coronavirus epidemic
2020-02-26 20:56

San Francisco is the site of the RSA 2020 conference, which took place despite cancellations from IBM, Verizon and AT&T. As San Francisco declared a state of emergency and the federal government warned Americans that novel coronavirus will spread within the US, RSA 2020 still soldiered on at the Moscone Center. On the first day of the security event, organizers sent a message through the conference app, encouraging attendees to knock elbows instead of shake hands.

Why 40% of privacy compliance tech will rely on AI by 2023
2020-02-25 15:28

With privacy laws and data breaches coming into focus in 2019, security leaders are looking for new ways to keep personal information safe. The heightened conversation around data security has resulted in mounting pressure on privacy professionals, who are ultimately responsible for keeping an organization's data secure.

Verizon bails on RSA: How the coronavirus is disrupting tech conferences worldwide
2020-02-21 18:48

As a result, thousands of events around the world are being canceled, postponed or turned into online-only events in the wake of the coronavirus and the looming threat of COVID-19. Shopify Unite 2020 developers conference was set for May 6-8 in Toronto and now the in-person portion is canceled and it will be an online-only event.

AT&T bails on RSA: How the coronavirus is disrupting tech conferences worldwide
2020-02-20 22:59

As a result, thousands of events around the world are being canceled, postponed or turned into online-only events in the wake of the coronavirus and the looming threat of COVID-19. Shopify Unite 2020 developers conference was set for May 6-8 in Toronto and now the in-person portion is canceled and it will be an online-only event.

RSA Conference loses one more abbreviated tech giant after AT&T disconnects over Wuhan coronavirus fears
2020-02-20 20:52

RSA Yet another big brand has pulled out of RSA Conference, due to take place next week, amid the ongoing novel coronavirus panic. "We have decided not to participate in RSA Conference 2020 after careful consideration and discussions. We value our participation in industry events like RSA and greatly support the measures taken by event organizers to protect attendees," an AT&T spokesperson told The Register.

Python, microservices, and more tech trends for 2020, according to O'Reilly
2020-02-18 12:30

Tech education firm O'Reilly has released its annual study of how students used its platform in the past year, and its findings deserve attention from tech decision makers. The report, which combines both usage and search data from O'Reilly's online learning platform, paints an excellent picture of what's trending in the tech world.

The most overhyped, and most significant, tech trends of 2020
2020-02-07 15:57

Cloud provider INAP surveyed IT professionals to see what they thought of the biggest tech trends, and the result is a list that tech leaders could use to plot initiatives for the year ahead. The survey results break down into two categories: The most overhyped trends and those most deserving of attention. The most overhyped trends of 2020 1: Augmented reality.

Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping
2020-01-31 12:05

For years, financial technology companies have used screen-scraping to retrieve customers' financial data with their consent. As ZDNet reports, one of the calls for a ban came from Lisa Schutz, founding director of The Regtech Association and CEO of Verifier, who said that her company could use screen-scraping, but it's chosen not to.