Coalition Pokes Five Eyes on Call for Backdoors
October 13 2020The Five Eyes international law enforcement group had called for implementing backdoors for law enforcement in all encryption implementations.
Read moreMicrosoft Patch Tuesday, October 2020 Edition
October 13 2020It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month! In keeping with that theme, if you (ab)use Microsoft Windows computers you should be aware the company shipped a bevy of software updates today to...
Read moreThe state of email defenses has a role to play in the US presidential election.
Read moreWith attacks showing no signs of abating, some companies have begun offering services to help reduce ransom demands, buy more time, and arrange payments.
Read more25% of BEC Cybercriminals Based in the US
October 13 2020While the US is known to be a prime target for BEC attacks, just how many perpetrators are based there came as a surprise to researchers.
Read moreWhere are the ‘Great Exits’ in the Data Security Market?
October 13 2020If data security were a student, its report card would read "Not performing to potential." Here's why.
Read moreThis popular smartwatch aimed at kids had a backdoor that received covert encrypted commands via SMS.
Read moreTrickbot Botnet Response Highlights Partnerships Preventing U.S. Election Interference
October 13 2020Recent efforts by USCYBERCOM and Microsoft to disrupt the Trickbot botnet highlight the importance of partnerships in successful malware botnet disruption.
Read moreOnline Voting Is Coming, but How Secure Will It Be?
October 13 2020It's time for state governments to act as leaders, adopt digital ID standards, enable new online voting systems, and provide broad-based access to all communities for the benefit of...
Read moreGoogle Responds to Warrants for “About” Searches
October 13 2020One of the things we learned from the Snowden documents is that the NSA conducts “about” searches. That is, searches based on activities and not identifiers. A normal search...
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