ThiefQuest Ransomware for the Mac
July 6 2020There's a new ransomware for the Mac called ThiefQuest or EvilQuest. It's hard to get infected: For your Mac to become infected, you would need to torrent a compromised...
Read moreBoston bans government use of facial recognition
July 6 2020To help end systemic racism, we'll stay away from an error-prone technology that's been shown to have racial bias, the city council said.
Read moreMonday review – the hot 11 stories of the week
July 6 2020Get yourself up to date with everything we've written in the last seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
Read moreE-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the Sort
July 4 2020One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called "Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory," which tried to impress upon readers the importance of...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Strawberry Squid
July 3 2020Pretty. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven't covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here....
Read moreEncroChat Hacked by Police
July 3 2020French police hacked EncroChat secure phones, which are widely used by criminals: Encrochat's phones are essentially modified Android devices, with some models using the "BQ Aquaris X2," an Android...
Read moreAt the risk of giving you a feeling of déjà vu all over again, it's time to talk about Facebook hoaxes once more.
Read moreIntroducing ‘Secure Access Service Edge’
July 3 2020The industry's latest buzzword is largely a repackaging exercise that bundles a collection of capabilities together and offers them as a cloud-delivered service.
Read moreCybersecurity staff are on edge for the same reason that there are no cooks on the ISS: Organizations are carefully watching expenses for jobs that don't require dedicated team...
Read moreGoogle buys AR smart-glasses company North
July 3 2020They're not surveillance spectacles, says Google, just a piece in the jigsaw of "ambient computing", where helpfulness is all around you.
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