Don’t Buy the Trump Administration’s China Misdirection
Near the end of September, before the United Nations, President Donald Trump leveled an extraordinary charge: China was attempting to “meddle” and […]
Tag: Security
A ‘Scarily Simple’ Bug Put Millions of Cox Communications Customers at Risk
Cybersecurity researchers regularly disclose the bugs they find in different applications and websites across the internet. Sometimes, these vulnerabilities are incredibly complicated […]
The Apollo Breach Included Billions of Data Points
The sales intelligence firm Apollo sent a notice to its customers last week disclosing a data breach it suffered over the summer. […]
Why Supply Chain Hacks Are a Cybersecurity Worse Case Scenario
A major report from Bloomberg on Thursday describes an infiltration of the hardware supply chain, allegedly orchestrated by the Chinese military, that […]
IDG Contributor Network: Identity awareness: it’s more than just a packet
It was about 20 years ago when I plugged my first Ethernet cable into a switch. It was for our new chief […]
How Russian Spies Infiltrated Hotel Wi-Fi to Hack Their Victims Up Close
For years, the Kremlin’s increasingly aggressive hackers have reached across the globe to hit targets with everything from simple phishing schemes to […]
The Origin of Ransomware and Its Impact on Businesses
In previous articles we’ve mentioned how Ransomware has wreaked havoc, invading systems and putting organizations’ reputation and stability at stake. In this […]
Malware Has a New Way to Hide on Your Mac
Malware on Apple’s MacBook and iMac lines is more prevalent than some users realize; it can even hide in Apple’s curated Mac […]
The Presidential Text Alert Has a Long, Strange History
Donald Trump plans to text you Wednesday, whether you want him to or not. The first nationwide test of the government’s Presidential […]
Intra Gives Older Versions of Android Important DNS Protections
Thanks to a push over the last few years, led by Google and others, encrypted HTTPS connections protect more data than ever […]