Security News

Court says 'nyet' to Kaspersky's US govt computer ban appeal
2018-05-30 23:47

Russian security house to stay locked out of Uncle Sam's networks, for now A US district court has upheld the American government's ban of Kaspersky Lab software from computers of federal agencies.…

Law forcing Feds to get warrants for email slurping is sneaked into US military budget
2018-05-30 21:35

House slips privacy rules into Senate's files, crosses fingers The US House of Representatives has once again advanced a law bill that would always require the FBI and cops to obtain a warrant...

Do US Banks Lack the Appetite to Become Identity Custodians?
2018-05-25 18:03

Could U.S. banks emerge as identity platform providers? Ron Shevlin of Cornerstone Advisors explains in an interview why he believes that's highly unlikely.

Businesses in these 10 US cities are most likely to get hit by cyberattacks
2018-05-22 13:50

Cloud adoption, BYOD, and remote work policies may put companies in these cities at greater risk, according to Coronet.

FCC to Investigate US Mobile Phone Location-Revealing Flaw
2018-05-21 12:33

Senator Urges US Communications Regulator to Expand InquiryFollowing the disclosure of a flaw in the website of LocationSmart that could have been easily exploited to track the location of...

Real-time cellphone location data leaked for all major US carriers
2018-05-21 11:43

From the carriers to LocationSmart to 3Cinteractive to Securus: there appears to be a chain pockmarked with lack of authentication and data lost to hackers.

US Senate votes to save net neutrality
2018-05-17 13:49

The US Senate has voted in favor of net neutrality by approving a Congressional Review Act resolution that would undo the Federal Communications Commission’s December decision to dismantle the...

10 Security Behaviors That Anger Us
2018-05-16 17:09

Why Do We Get Angry With People for Doing What We Incentivize Them to Do? read more

US Government Plans To Indict Alleged CIA Leaker
2018-05-16 11:33

'Vault 7' Leak Suspect Already Detained On Child Pornography ChargesA former CIA software engineer who is facing child pornography charges is a possible suspect in the largest-ever leak of...

ZTE Woes Loom as US-China Trade Tensions Rise
2018-05-13 01:40

With a major Chinese smartphone maker on the rocks following US sanctions, the trade spat between Washington and Beijing appears to be taking a turn for the worse for tech firms in the two global...