Security News

Undocumented Intel VISA Tech Can Be Abused, Researchers Allege
2019-03-29 21:05

Researchers at Black Hat Asia said that Intel VISA, an undocumented testing tool, can be abused using previously-disclosed vulnerabilities.

90% of large tech companies vulnerable to email spoofing
2019-03-29 14:00

Most companies have not implemented standards for authenticating emails and preventing hackers from successful phishing attacks, according to Valimail.

Australia's Crypto-Cracking Law Is Spooking Big Tech
2019-03-28 12:33

Microsoft's Brad Smith Says Companies Don't Want to Store Data ThereBrad Smith, Microsoft's chief legal officer, says Australia's encryption-busting law is causing companies and governments to...

Tech giants back bill that privacy advocates claim is toothless
2019-03-26 11:13

The main disagreement: if consumers will be able to delete their data or whether the law would give companies ways to wiggle out.

Analysis: Drone Tech Creates New Type of Blended Threat
2019-03-22 18:33

Hacked drones are breaching physical and cyberdefenses to cause disruption and steal data, experts warn.

Carolina coward fesses up: I was a tech support scambag, and I made millions out of defrauding the elderly
2019-03-21 02:13

You're free to bash the Bishap A man has pleaded guilty in America to a single felony count for his role in a $3m tech support scam operation.…

Old Tech Spills Digital Dirt on Past Owners
2019-03-19 18:31

Researcher buys old computers, flash drives, phones and hard drives and finds only two properly wiped devices out of 85 examined.

Q&A: Crypto-guru Bruce Schneier on teaching tech to lawmakers, plus privacy failures – and a call to techies to act
2019-03-15 23:59

'Politicians are reluctant to disrupt the enormous wealth creation machine technology has turned out to be' RSA Politicians are, by and large, clueless about technology, and it's going to be up to...

Women in Tech: How Are We Doing? How Should We Be Doing?
2019-03-08 16:18

Ann Ruckstuhl of Unisys Says Women Are Key to Solving Sector's Talent ShortageHow are we doing on hiring more women in the technology sector? Ann Sung Ruckstuhl of Unisys says that from a...

Firefox picks up advertiser-dodging tech from Tor
2019-03-08 12:04

Letterboxing comes straight from the Tor browser, and will help Firefox users avoid advertisers that follow them around the web.