iOS 7 doesn’t encrypt email attachments
A researcher has reported to Apple that email attachments stored on an iOS device are not encrypted at rest, contrary to Apple’s claims.
View ArticleIndian Scammers Trick Users by Promising Them a Facebook Hacking Tool
There are many individuals who would give anything for a tool that allows them to hack into their friends Facebook accounts. Scammers are well aware of this, which is why they often trick internauts...
View ArticleInternet Explorer Vulnerability Could be Used to Launch Cyber Attack, Say Feds
Federal officials have issued a warning to users of Internet Explorer: Stop using the Web browser until Microsoft can mitigate a security threat.
View Article6 Minutes That Could Change Your Security Start-up’s Life
On May 19th SecurityWeek’s Suits and Spooks Security Start-up Speed Lunch will give each founder of up to 20 cyber security start-ups an opportunity to spend 6 minutes with decision-makers from the...
View ArticleDid Facebook just say anonymous?
New log-in options designed to provide anonymity, privacy
View ArticleMicrosoft issuing fix for IE zero day today
An emergency out-of-band update will be released at 1PM Thursday for the bug in Internet Explorer being exploited in the wild. Windows XP will be patched in spite of being past its service life.
View ArticleWatch Official Trailer for Aaron Swartz Documentary “The Internet’s Own Boy”
The official trailer for The Internets Own Boy, the documentary about Aaron Swartz, has been released. The release date for the movie is June 27, 2014. The story of Aaron Swartz, the Reddit founder who...
View ArticleComputer failure which hit 2,000 Norfolk County Council workers ‘not a cyber...
Bosses at Norfolk County Council have said a computer fault, which left 2,000 council workers unable to access their email accounts, was not a cyber attack.
View ArticleMicrosoft Patches IE Critical Vulnerability as Attacks Circulate
Microsoft has patched an Internet Explorer bug that has come under attack and dominated news headlines in recent days. The security vulnerability impacts users running IE versions 6 through 11, and had...
View ArticleMicrosoft had to patch Windows XP
A With a high-profile bug so close to XP’s end of support, there was very little upside for Microsoft in being strict. This sort of thing has happened before.
View ArticleAdobe Enhances Security in ColdFusion 11
Adobe has released ColdFusion 11, the latest version of its Web application technology that enables organizations to build and deploy web and mobile enterprise applications. Along with upgrading and...
View ArticleWhite House Report Embraces ‘Big Data,’ Privacy Rules
WASHINGTON – A study ordered by US President Barack Obama and released Thursday concludes that analysis of “big data” can help society in many ways, from improving health care to spurring economic...
View ArticleCloud Security Alliance Releases Update to Software Defined Perimeter (SDP)
LONDON -Infosecurity Europe –TheCloud Security Alliance(CSA), a not-for-profit organization which promotes the use of best practices for providing security assurance within cloud computing, announced...
View ArticleSilicon Valley defies subpoena secrecy requests, but national security gag...
Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have begun disclosing to users that authorities have asked for their data, defying government requests that they not do so.
View Article57% of Organizations Don’t Think They’re Protected Against Advanced Cyber...
Websense has published the first part of a Ponemon Institute survey called Exposing the Cybersecurity Cracks: A Global Perspective. The study is based on the responses of almost 5,000 IT security...
View ArticleWhite House outlines big data opportunities, dangers in 85-page report
The lengthy deep dive concludes with six actionable policy recommendations to both encourage and protect innovation in the public and private sectors.
View ArticleDetails of IE zero day exploit published
Cisco says that the attack seems to have begun on April 24 with a series of phishing campaigns.
View ArticleMajority of Businesses Leave Sensitive Data Unprotected in the Cloud
Still, a Ponemon Institute survey found, only 11 percent say they have no plans to use the cloud for sensitive operations.
View ArticleTraffic Control Systems Are Vulnerable to Hackers
IOActive’s Cesar Cerrudo warns that ‘anyone could cause a traffic mess by launching an attack with a simple exploit programmed on cheap hardware.’
View ArticleSecurity Flaw Found in OAuth and OpenID, Here’s What It Means for You
Another day, another major internet security flaw . A bug has been found in OpenID and OAuth 2.0, two authentication programs that let you log into web sites using your Google, Facebook, and other...
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