The issue gained renewed attention after a mass shooter used Facebook to live stream his murder of over 50 people at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 20, 2019
A database that was left without password protection was discovered by a security researcher, who said 419 million records of Facebook user phone numbers were exposed.
- By Haley Samsel
- Sep 06, 2019
The state-sponsored hackers, best known as Fancy Bear, attempted to compromise popular IoT devices like office printers and a VOIP phone.
- By Haley Samsel
- Aug 08, 2019
Conducting regular maintenance and updates are the easiest ways to secure your corporate WiFi network
- By Yotam Gutman
- Aug 05, 2019
An employee spoke out due to their concerns about the potential misuse of information by firms working for Apple.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 30, 2019
The app, which is based out of Russia, was popular for its ability to make users look older. But critics say there’s a catch.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 19, 2019
IN FORCE 911 allows staff to quickly launch an emergency alert and facilitates quick communication between victims and police.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 16, 2019
Respondents, who answered 22 percent of questions incorrectly, struggled most with assessments about mobile device encryption and protections for personally identifiable information.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 11, 2019
The application is the Chinese government’s latest escalation of its surveillance operation of Uighurs, a Muslim minority, for supposed terrorist activity.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 08, 2019
Regardless of size or business type, companies must institute these basic practices to make sure their organizations are well protected from cybercriminals.
- By Susan Alexandra
- Jul 05, 2019
A now-discontinued smart home hub had flaws that allowed researchers to hack into the device without even knowing the plain-text password put in place by the owner.
- By Haley Samsel
- Jul 05, 2019
Researchers have found over 2,000 apps that are potentially counterfeits, modeled after popular app downloads. These counterfeits contain harmful malware that could harm unsuspecting users.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 28, 2019
Germany has decided to level the playing field and offer all foreign companies fair and equal chances to build the national 5G infrastructure. Huawei has responded, claiming that despite the warnings of the United States, they will be able to comply and meet these standards.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 26, 2019
After a major telephone outage in the Netherlands took down the nation’s emergency phone number yesterday, police forces took the streets to ensure people could contact emergency services through them.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 25, 2019
An DDoS attack aimed at slowing connectivity for the Telegram app took place this week. The cyberattack coincided with large protests in Hong Kong, and with most of the IP addresses coming from China, it is speculated that they were involved in the attack.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 14, 2019
Apple has “you control your data" for a while now, but with these new updates, the data is almost completely the consumers’.
- By Kaitlyn DeHaven
- Jun 06, 2019
Here's what you need to know about WhatsApp's major security flaw.
- By Sydny Shepard
- May 16, 2019
The tenth version of Android will include finer control over privacy and improvements to Android security updates, Google announced Tuesday at its I/O 2019 event
- By Jessica Davis
- May 08, 2019
Chicago Metropolitan Metra transportation system launches a smartphone security app to report safety concerns.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Apr 22, 2019
Lyft has announced two new features to enhance the security and safety of the riders using the Lyft platform.
- By Sydny Shepard
- Apr 18, 2019