Security News

Tech security at Equifax was so diabolical, senators want to pass US laws making its incompetence illegal
2019-03-08 02:33

Now Homeland Security committee sticks the boot in Credit-rating monitor Equifax ignored years of warnings and red flags before it was thoroughly ransacked in 2017 by hackers, who made off with...

UK Ministry of Justice: Surprise! We tested out biometric tech in prisons and 'visitors' with drugs up their bums ran away
2019-03-06 16:53

Oh, we'll let regulators know about it next time, promise The UK Ministry of Justice is mooting a rollout of biometric technology in prisons to cut down on visitors bringing in contraband,...

Oh no Xi didn't?! China's hackers nick naval tech blueprints, diddle with foreign elections to boost trade – new claim
2019-03-05 01:32

In the Navy, you can sail the 7 seas! In the Navy, you'll get hacked by the Chinese! RSA Researchers claim to have uncovered a five-year Chinese hacking operation aimed at bolstering Beijing's...

RSAC 2019: An Antidote for Tech Gone Wrong
2019-03-04 11:00

As many ponder the big ethical questions around cyber, some are proposing public interest technologist as a solution.

The rise of tech-worker activism
2019-03-01 14:00

Video: Leigh Honeywell created Never Again pledge and a company devoted to tech-worker safety.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission Reports Multiple GDPR Investigations on Tech Giants
2019-03-01 11:43

Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), headed by the Commissioner for Data Protection, Helen Dixon, has published its first annual report since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)...

Up up and Huawei in my beautiful buffoon: Trump sparks panic by tying tech kit ban, charges to China trade negotiations
2019-02-26 22:05

National security, sanctions allegations, pfft, you don't understand the art of the deal Efforts to pressure the White House into banning Huawei hardware from America's networks may have backfired.…

Tech Industry Pushes for Australian Encryption Law Changes
2019-02-26 13:18

Senate Committee Reviewing Law With an Eye to AmendTechnology organizations say Australia's anti-encryption law passed in December is already undermining trust in their local operations. The...

China's tech giants are a security threat to the UK, says Brit spy bigwig
2019-02-25 19:08

Times are strange when spies talk about infosec and economics colliding The world must "understand the opportunities and threats from China's technological offer", GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming...

Tech companies fret over data privacy, but ready to bet on IPO market
2019-02-22 06:00

Cybersecurity concerns, along with U.S. economic growth, are the two top drivers anticipated to spur overall U.S. tech industry growth in 2019. Data privacy remains at the center of the sector’s...