Security News

Owners of Fake Tech Company Plead Guilty to Fraud Charges
2019-08-15 09:54

Two Florida men have pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges filed in southern Illinois, where they targeted people with fake technical support services. Michael Austin Seward of Deerfield Beach and...

Tech news roundup: Managing IoT, new iPhones, and phishing concerns
2019-07-24 19:13

This week's stories from TechRepublic and ZDNet include AI's influence on retail, the onslaught of malicious emails, and a look at why 50% of employees aren't satisfied.

Tech firms “can and must” put backdoors in encryption, AG Barr says
2019-07-23 18:55

He's tired of "dogmatic announcements that lawful access simply cannot be done."

U.S. Tech CEOs Support Trump on Huawei Restrictions: White House
2019-07-23 00:35

Chief executives from several US tech companies met with President Donald Trump on Monday and expressed "strong support" for policies restricting the use of products from Chinese telecom giant...

Tech news roundup: Amazon Prime Day and the highest-rated workplaces of 2019
2019-07-17 17:16

This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet stories include a breach of Sprint customers' data, notes from the Duo Security 2019 access report, and how execs are taking charge of digital transformation plans.

AMD's SEV tech that protects cloud VMs from rogue servers may as well stand for... Still Extremely Vulnerable
2019-07-10 23:22

Evil hypervisors can work out what apps are running, extract data from encrypted guests Five boffins from four US universities have explored AMD's Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) technology...

Experts weigh in on salient issues around emerging threats and security tech
2019-07-08 06:35

RSA Conference unveiled expert insights into salient issues around emerging threats and security technologies. Based on industry observations and interactions with partners and customers across...

Tech news roundup: Amazon Prime Day, EA gaming service's vulnerabilities, and the basics of multicloud
2019-07-03 16:01

This week's TechRepublic and ZDNet news stories include the brand battle between Apple and Microsoft, Word documents containing malicious links, and the future of on-premises databases.

1 in 10 tech employees plan to steal company information before leaving a job
2019-07-02 12:16

Insider threats are more difficult to detect and prevent than external attacks, and are a major threat to businesses, according to Gurucul.

European Legislation and the American Tech Industry
2019-07-01 17:15

It may sound far-fetched, but American tech firms could be excused for wondering if the European Union is using consumer-oriented legislation as a form of protectionism for its smaller industry...