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Poor Security Hygiene Found Across Almost All Political Parties in US, Europe
2019-05-21 15:52

Cybersecurity of Major U.S. and European Political Parties Found Wanting read more

US Warns Chinese Drones May Steal Data: Report
2019-05-21 11:34

Washington has warned that Chinese-made drones could be giving spy agencies in Beijing "unfettered access" to stolen data, according to a report in American media. The Department of Homeland...

US Delays Huawei Ban for 90 Days
2019-05-20 23:17

US officials Monday delayed a ban on American technology exports to Chinese tech giant Huawei until mid-August, saying the time was needed to allow for software updates and other contractual...

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...

Why Are Cryptographers Being Denied Entry into the US?
2019-05-17 11:18

In March, Adi Shamir -- that's the "S" in RSA -- was denied a US visa to attend the RSA Conference. He's Israeli. This month, British citizen Ross Anderson couldn't attend an awards ceremony in DC...

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Identity theft victims could lead us to accept more security-improving friction
2019-05-16 06:00

Far too many individuals who have never been victims of identity theft and financial crimes don’t understand how devastating those are to victims. “There are many victim services organizations...

US, EU Spar Over Sharing Electronic Evidence in Investigations
2019-05-13 18:04

In August 2016, the lifeless bodies of a young French man and woman were discovered on a beach in Madagascar, with murder suspected. The secret to the case could be in the last messages they sent,...

Baltimore hit with more ransomware, ChinaMobile gets the boot in the US, and another Systemd system-d'oh!
2019-05-13 05:55

Plus, Diachenko strikes again with Indian data find This week, a Symantec boss stepped down, a Chinese hacker was called out, and an AirBnB hidden camera creep was cuffed.…

Who pwns the watchmen? Maybe Russians selling the source code for three US antivirus vendors
2019-05-10 11:01

Unnamed security shops said to have lost source code A Russian hacking outfit says it has stolen confidential data from a trio of US antivirus companies.…

Three ways GDPR benefits US companies
2019-05-10 05:30

It’s hard to believe we’ve almost reached the one-year anniversary of the date the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Leading up to that May 25, 2018 date, news headlines...