Security News

'Time for US Cyber Command to Take the Gloves Off'
2018-07-13 20:18

In the wake of news that 12 additional Russians have been indicted for conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, a key question emerges: What will President Trump say when he...

US military manuals hawked on dark web after files left rattling in insecure FTP server
2018-07-11 14:58

Wow, so servicemen forget to change their default logins too Sensitive US Air Force documents have leaked onto the dark web as part of an attempted sale of drone manuals.…

The US Department of Defense wants AI to stop future Snowdens
2018-07-11 00:48

Needs the ability to cope with Microsoft docs without breaking The US Department of Defense is exploring how AI might be able to help it automatically label secretive information and control who...

Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Unexpectedly Playing a Part in US/China Trade War
2018-07-06 21:27

Chinese buyers are canceling orders to buy US squid in advance of an expected 25% tariff. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't...

In Security, What We Don't See Can Hurt Us
2018-07-05 15:54

As unfortunate, sad, and tragic as traffic accidents are, they regularly have one thing in common.  When one of the people involved in the accident is asked how the accident happened, the response...

Facebook Responding to US Regulators in Data Breach Probe
2018-07-05 03:28

Facebook acknowledged Tuesday it was facing multiple inquiries from US and British regulators about the major Cambridge Analytica user data scandal. read more

Four US govt agencies poke probe in Facebook following more 'oops, we spilled your data' shocks
2018-07-03 18:16

Giving dozens of devs access to profiles suddenly looks dumb No less than four federal agencies in the US are now investigating Facebook following yet more revelations over how it gave vast...

California's New Privacy Law: It's Almost GDPR in the US
2018-07-02 10:48

But Tech Giants are Taking Aim at the Law, Which Can Be Amended Until 2020California's legislature has quickly introduced and passed new privacy legislation, making the state's laws the strongest...

Facebook and Google accused of manipulating us with “dark patterns”
2018-06-29 11:37

Privacy advocates are concerned that tech giants are using design patterns that discourage us from exercising our rights to privacy.

Adidas US breach may have exposed millions of customers' personal info
2018-06-29 11:22

Three stripes and you're out Adidas warned late on Thursday that hackers may have lifted customer data from its US website.…