Security News

Australia Set to Pass Sweeping Cyber Laws Despite Tech Giant Fears
2018-12-04 12:40

Australia's two main parties struck a deal Tuesday to pass sweeping cyber laws requiring tech giants to help government agencies get around encrypted communications used by suspected criminals and...

Microsoft cracks down on tech support scams, 16 call centers raided
2018-12-03 11:55

Police raided 16 Indian call centers last week - a second big raid sparked by Microsoft filing complaints about tech support scammers.

The top tech news of 2018, ranked
2018-11-30 05:58

It's been a wild of a year for tech. Here are the biggest tech news stories on our readers' minds.

Take cybersecurity into your own hands: Don’t rely on tech giants
2018-11-28 03:45

Google doesn’t want you to have to think about cybersecurity at all, similar to how we think about breathing, which sounds like a great idea. However, in all of my years in cyber security, from...

The no. 1 challenge for SMB leaders? Choosing the right tech
2018-11-20 14:17

Despite customer demand, small businesses are slow to invest in emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and chatbots, according to Capterra.

Mailing Tech Support a Bomb
2018-11-16 20:11

I understand his frustration, but this is extreme: When police asked Cryptopay what could have motivated Salonen to send the company a pipe bomb ­ or, rather, two pipe bombs, which is what...

US China-watcher warns against Middle Kingdom tech dominance
2018-11-15 08:01

5G, IoT, and tech supply chains should go under spotlight Another US government panel has warned of the dangers of over-reliance on Chinese tech vendors: the US-China Economic and Security Review...

US Panel Warns Against Government Purchase of Chinese Tech
2018-11-14 14:44

A congressional advisory panel says the purchase of internet-linked devices manufactured in China leaves the United States vulnerable to security breaches that could put critical infrastructure at...

New Boom in Facial Recognition Tech Prompts Privacy Alarms
2018-11-12 15:52

Tech advances are accelerating the use of facial recognition as a reliable and ubiquitous mass surveillance tool, privacy advocates warn.

Guess who's back, back again? China's back, hacking your friends: Beijing targets American biz amid tech tariff tiff
2018-11-09 03:20

Everything little thing Xi does is magic, everything Xi do just turns me intrusion alarms on Three years after the governments of America and China agreed not to hack corporations in each other's...