Lawmakers are trying to deter would-be hackers from carrying out cyber attacks that have paralyzed companies, hospital systems and local governments, including Baltimore’s city government.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 21, 2020
Because the technique involves impersonating a trusted employee, the hacking method has the potential to be unusually effective.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 17, 2020
Some security experts and lawmakers have criticized the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to enforce privacy laws and fine organizations that did not protect patient records.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 14, 2020
Weak passwords, insecure network services and a lack of secure update mechanisms top the list of risks for companies utilizing IoT technology.
- By Gilad David Maayan
- Jan 13, 2020
The bipartisan measure would allow parents to delete information collected by companies about their kids and raise the age of parental consent protection from 13 to 16.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 13, 2020
Following the disclosure of several security issues, TikTok issued a patch to ensure that user privacy was protected.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 09, 2020
The advisory warned businesses about cyber attacks featuring cryptocurrency sites and spam campaigns impersonating government agencies.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 08, 2020
Technology advances have made security and access management more efficient.
- By James Barbour
- Jan 08, 2020
The department warned in an alert that Iran has a “robust cyber program” and can carry out attacks to temporarily disrupt critical infrastructure.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 07, 2020
The company has faced complaints, and a lawsuit, from customers that hackers were able to take over accounts and speak to children through the doorbell camera’s speaker.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jan 07, 2020
Can we imagine a new decade in which we protect our privacy and security while still maintaining innovation and freedom online?
- By Tyler Reguly
- Dec 30, 2019
Native Americans had the highest rates of false positives, while African-American women were most likely to be misidentified in a law enforcement database.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 24, 2019
The security camera company owned by Amazon says that there was not a breach of its servers and blame the issue on lax cybersecurity practices by users.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 23, 2019
New findings by security firm Pen Test Partners reveal that 47 million devices worldwide could be exposed and tracked thanks to a strikingly insecure cloud platform.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 20, 2019
The foundation has reported at least 30 incidents that targeted their Twitter account and followers last month with GIFs and videos of harmful strobe lights.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 18, 2019
As shoppers try to find deals in time to put presents under the tree, phishing campaigns are making it more difficult for consumers to tell if a website is naughty or nice.
- By Tyler Reguly
- Dec 18, 2019
The travel companies were fined for lax data security practices that potentially led to a breach affecting 880,000 payment cards globally.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 17, 2019
The cyberattack caused the city to completely shut down its network for several days, but did not affect emergency services.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 16, 2019
The ongoing debate over Apple and Facebook’s decision to not build “backdoors” for law enforcement to obtain encrypted messages continued to rage during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 12, 2019
The government has not linked the attack to the shooting, which is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 11, 2019