The DHS’s Science and Technology Directorate “Securing Mobile Applications for First Responders” report said that security flaws were discovered on 32 of the 33 popular apps tested.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 20, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
    
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs reported Monday on a new “jack of all trades” Android malware threat they’ve dubbed Loapi. 
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 19, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Security firm FireEye disclosed Thursday the existence of a malware used to compromise industrial control systems and disable their safety systems to potentially cause physical damage.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 18, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Three defendants have pleaded guilty to charges involving the Mirai botnet that was used to knock out several major websites last year, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday. 
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 15, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The FCC has voted to roll back an Obama-era Net Neutrality Rules.
                    
			            - By Sydny  Shepard
 - Dec 15, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    More than four in five U.S. physicians (83 percent) have experienced some form of cyberattack, according to new survey research released by Accenture and the American Medical Association. 
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 14, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Experian’s Data Breach Resolution released its Data Breach Industry Forecast on Tuesday in an effort to help key business decision makers prepare against cybercrime in the year ahead.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 13, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    An upcoming ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) may drastically change how and where CSPs decide to store customer data.
                    
			            - By Brad  Thies
 - Dec 11, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Mecklenburg County, N.C., is working toward fixing its computer systems after refusing to pay a hacker who used ransomware to freeze dozens of local government servers. 
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 08, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The clock is ticking on gift-buying this holiday season, but that’s no excuse not to do some research before you buy connected toys.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Dec 06, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Technology is perpetual motion personified. It is always marching forward, striving to become smarter, faster, more resilient, and more efficient than its predecessor. 
                    
			            - By Fredrik  Nilsson
 - Dec 01, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Only a few years ago, the inevitable shift to all things Cloud was met with guarded optimism. But today, the shift is really happening.
                    
			            - By Christian  Morin
 - Dec 01, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Being online puts you and your data at risk, but there are ways you can minimize your risk and make a hacker’s job harder. 
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Nov 29, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    With hacks, attacks, ransoms and even extortion attempts, 2017 has been the year of data breaches, and it’s not even over yet.
                    
			            - By Ankur  Laroia
 - Nov 24, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Kaspersky Lab’s review of phishing attacks during the holiday sales season found that the number of phishing attacks can decrease by as much as 33 percent on the day after Black Friday.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Nov 20, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Amazon has addressed the hack and will be rolling out an update next week.
                    
			            - By Sydny  Shepard
 - Nov 17, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The Trump Administration released a new 14-page charter Wednesday detailing the Vulnerabilities Equities Process (VEP), which the federal government uses to determine if, how and when it tells private companies about zero-day security flaws.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Nov 17, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The goal of the new security module, Google said, is to prevent attackers from decrypting your data without knowing your password by reinforcing the lock screen against attacks.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Nov 16, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Connected toys may excite kids, but parents need to be wary.
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Nov 16, 2017
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Days after the iPhone X’s official release, hackers in Vietnam have successfully tricked Face ID and unlocked the smartphone with a 3-D-printed mask. 
                    
			            - By Jessica  Davis
 - Nov 15, 2017