Most of us assume that corporate espionage and digital theft of trade secrets rarely occur outside of technology, retail, and finance. But as the recent hacking of the Houston Astros’ internal computer network—allegedly by St. Louis Cardinals employees—proves, every company […]
As many as 600 million Samsung mobile devices could be vulnerable to a major security threat, as uncovered by Ryan Welton, from NowSecure. The SwiftKey keyboard that comes preinstalled on most Samsung devices such as their flagship phones, the S4,
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Last week hackers stole the personal information of 4 million federal workers after the Office of Personnel Management and Interior Department were compromised. Another case of hacking was reported this week and this time the victim is the U. S.
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Hackers and cybercriminals are coming up with more and more devious ways to steal every day. Some of the data breaches are huge, like the attacks on Target and Anthem, allowing hackers to get access to millions of social security
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I and many of my security professional colleagues are not so sure that it’s safe to fly anymore. I know I cannot, without any level of confidence, say whether inflight onboard networks are secure, or whether they present a clear
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A team of researchers has discovered a new encryption flaw called Logjam, a bug that allows an attacker to weaken the encrypted connection between a user and a website or mail server. It is similar to FREAK, another bug that
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Leading technology companies such as Google, Apple, and a few others, along with a bunch of cryptologists have requested President Obama to protect privacy rights and avoid any backdoor entry for police access to encrypted smartphone data. Through a signed
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In this age of digital advances most shared information is exposed to some kind of security threat. The growing number of data breach cases reported recently further illustrates this point. Despite this fact US millennials seem to easily trust businesses
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The little TV screens on the back of the headrest on every seat on many commercial planes are awesome. Many flights also provide in-flight Wi-Fi and/or an ability to stream content from an onboard passenger network to your own personal
Technology is a double-edged sword; if it is not used properly it may cause problems. The lives of Starbucks lovers were made easier by a mobile app that allows payment for coffee or food at the Starbucks checkout counter from
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