DEFCON 22 vendors: Tesla, Blackphone and more
America’s biggest hacker conference is setting a new record for attendance at its 22nd annual event, at the Rio, Las Vegas, Nevada — and its vendors reflect the event’s growth.
View ArticleHackers Demand Automakers Get Serious About Security
A group of security researchers called upon automobile manufacturers to build cyber-security safeguards inside the software systems powering various features in modern cars.
View ArticlePolitical blogger Jaime Abeytia resigns from El Paso County job
On Friday, Perez said Abeytia’s last day on the job was Aug. 1, adding that his resignation had nothing to do with Abeytia’s legal woes.
View ArticleSecurity experts call for government action against cyber threats
Alarmed by mounting cyber threats around the world and across industries, a growing number of security experts see aggressive government action as the best hope for averting disaster.
View ArticleRussian hackers highlight dangers of weak passwordsRussian hackers…
The owners of more than 1.2 billion Internet credentials, including 500,000 unique email addresses – representing one-third of all the email accounts on the entire planet – are potentially at risk of...
View ArticleWant a safe car? Check its cyber safety rating
Cars are often rated on things like performance, comfort, value, and safety. But what about computer security? As cars become more computerized, should there be a rating system to let consumers know...
View ArticleMany home routers supplied by ISPs can be compromised en masse, researchers say
Specialized servers used by many ISPs to manage routers and other gateway devices provisioned to their customers are accessible from the Internet and can easily be taken over by attackers, researchers...
View ArticleHackers Can’t ‘Cyberhijack’ Planes, But Can Still Cause Problems
At the DefCon security conference this weekend in Las Vegas, cyber security professionals shot down the notion that a plane could be overtaken by someone hacking into the controls through the network...
View Article8 Ways to bullet proof your Social Accounts
There are ways to keep the hackers at bay-for the most part, anyways, since no protection is 100 percent efficient.
View ArticleIBM buys cloud security provider Lighthouse
IBM plans to integrate the businesses of Lighthouse and CrossIdeas with IBM’s current IAM offering, with the goal of building out a full suite of identity-focused security software and services.
View ArticleHackers to automakers: Accept help on car security, or else
On car computer security expert does not think automakers will take serious action to improve security until they are shamed into doing so by someone who demonstrates code capable of remotely attacking...
View ArticleGoogle Uses HTTPS in Search Engine Rankings
Google is now using whether a site is leveraging HTTPS as one of the factors in its search ranking.
View ArticleTraffic Control Systems Riddled with Security Glitches
Security researchers have found that the smart traffic systems directing the vehicle flow and controlling the lights can be abused by individuals, leading to traffic jams and accidents. At the DefCon...
View ArticleYahoo Ad Network Used to Spread CryptoWall Ransomware
The Yahoo advertisement network has been selected by cybercriminals to carry out a malvertising type of attack on unsuspecting users, by steering them to malicious pages serving a strain of CryptoWall...
View ArticleBack in the USSR: Snowden leaves West behind, anonymous wifi makes Russians...
Today’s a triple crown of Russian news. Snowden leaves the West behind for another three years, Russia bans anonymous wifi (and is bound to find a way to blame that on the NSA), and Java won’t keep you...
View ArticleMalware Infects Point-of-Sale System at Chicago Yacht Club
Chicago Yacht Club Completes Credit Card Breach Investigation
View ArticleEU screams foul over Microsoft data privacy case… three years too late
European officials are only now are expressing concern over a US court ruling that can allow the FBI and NSA to grab oversees data. But Europe knew the risks at least three years prior.
View ArticleRussian Point-of-Sale Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Court
The Russian national that allegedly ran several carding forums and hacked into the compromised point-of-sale (PoS) systems of multiple retailers appeared for arraignment in US federal court and pleaded...
View ArticleFacebook Alert: You cana t change the color of Facebook a ” ita s a virus
A scam app claiming that it can change the color of your Facebook profile page actually loads malware onto your smartphone or computer.
View ArticleMicrosoft to End Support for Old Versions of Internet Explorer
Microsoft has announced its intention to stop supporting older versions of the Internet Explorer Web browser starting with January 12, 2016.
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