Security News

Tech news roundup: WWDC, dangerous employees and prescriptive analytics
2019-06-05 18:52

This weeks TechRepublic and ZDNet news stories, include highlights from WWDC, a warning to employers regarding employee security and what you need to know about prescriptive analytics.

Devs slam Microsoft for injecting tech-support scam ads into their Windows Store apps
2019-06-04 05:06

Redmond kinda just shrugs after advertising systems sling scareware pop-ups at users Application makers are crying foul after some of their programs distributed via the Windows Store pops open...

Tech news roundup: FBI's most wanted cybercriminals, mid-priced phones, and a smarter Roomba
2019-05-30 20:44

Karen Roby reports on this weeks biggest tech news which includes, the FBI's most wanted cybercriminals, a look at new mid-priced phones, a smarter Roomba, and the best websites for resumes.

Three tech-support scammers charged with ripping off the elderly
2019-05-29 10:57

The defendants allegedly pulled in over $1.3 million over the course of about six years for unnecessary and undelivered tech support.

Maker of US border's license-plate scanning tech ransacked by hacker, blueprints and files dumped online
2019-05-23 23:45

Perceptics confirms intrusion and theft, stays quiet on details Exclusive The maker of vehicle license plate readers used extensively by the US government and cities to identify and track citizens...

Amazon Shareholders Support Selling Face Recognition Tech to Police
2019-05-23 00:59

Amazon on Wednesday confirmed that shareholders rejected proposals to prohibit sales of facial recognition technology to governments and study how it might threaten privacy or civil rights. read more

Tech news roundup: GDPR turns 1, and who makes the best apps?
2019-05-22 14:40

Karen Roby reports on this week's biggest tech news, including Huawei's Android license and the one year anniversary of GDPR. How have businesses been affected by the legislation and what does...

US Tech Giants Google, Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom Break Up With Huawei
2019-05-20 09:03

Google has reportedly suspended all businesses with the world's second-biggest smartphone maker, Huawei, and revoked its Android license effective immediately—a move that will have a drastic...

Tech news roundup: Microsoft Office 365, Facebook scandal, and AI adoption
2019-05-15 17:39

Karen Roby highlights some of this weeks news coverage on TechRepublic and ZDNet. The stories include a security warning from Microsoft, a rundown of the Facebook privacy scandal and a look at the...

Unbound Tech’s virtual HSM and key management solution receives FIPS 140-2 certification
2019-05-13 23:30

Unbound Tech, the world leader in software-defined cryptography, announced an industry first with news that Unbound Key Control, a virtual HSM and key management solution, received FIPS 140-2...