Security Service Edge Boosters Form New Forum to Encourage Adoption
IT leaders who formed the SSE Forum say the technology offers cloud-forward security for modern workplaces....
BlackBerry Agrees to Sell Legacy Patents for $600M
It has entered into a patent sale agreement with Catapult IP Innovations....
Your Graphics Card Fingerprint Can Be Used to Track Your Activities Across the Web
Researchers have demonstrated a new type of fingerprinting technique that exploits a machine's graphics processing unit (GPU) as a means to track users across the web persistently.
Dubbed DrawnApart, the method "identifies a...
How to tell if your phone has been hacked
Think your smartphone has been compromised by malware? Here's how to spot the signs of a hacked phone and how to remove the hacker from your phone. The post How to tell if your phone has been hacked appeared first on WeLiveSecurity
German Court Rules Websites Embedding Google Fonts Violates GDPR
A regional court in the German city of Munich has ordered a website operator to pay €100 in damages for transferring a user's personal data — i.e., IP address — to...
Researchers Use Natural Silk Fibers to Generate Secure Keys for Strong Authentication
A group of academics at South Korea's Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) have utilized natural silk fibers from domesticated silkworms to build an environmentally friendly digital security system that...
Apple Pays $100,500 Bounty to Hacker Who Found Way to Hack MacBook Webcam
Apple last year fixed a new set of macOS vulnerabilities that exposed Safari browser to attack, potentially allowing malicious actors to access users' online accounts, microphone, and webcam.
Security researcher Ryan Pickren,...
QNAP Warns of DeadBolt Ransomware Targeting Internet-Facing NAS Devices
Taiwanese company QNAP has warned customers to secure network-attached storage (NAS) appliances and routers against a new ransomware variant called DeadBolt. "DeadBolt has been widely targeting all NAS exposed to the...
Energy Sector Still Needs to Shut the Barn Door
One third of the companies studied haven't fixed their credential management — the same issue that led to the Colonial Pipeline hack last May....
The Looming CISO Mental Health Crisis — and What to Do About It, Part 1
The next big threat to corporate security may not be a new strain of malware or innovative attacker tactics, techniques, and processes. It may be our own mental health....