Build 2018 attendees got a peek behind the Azure curtain Wednesday from Azure Chief Technology Officer Mark Russinovich, who also announced that new security technologies from Intel are now available… Read More
A new Seattle startup is using blockchain technology to help companies in finance, healthcare, and other industries identify their users securely without the need for passwords. Trusted Key today announced… Read More
A cybersecurity firm called UpGuard has tied Facebook — as well as other popular consumer sites — to another data leak. UpGuard’s Chris Vickery revealed details about the leak last week, after… Read More
If you ask a security professional for tips on improving your privacy and security when connecting to public Wi-Fi or other untrusted networks, the first thing they’ll usually say is… Read More
More than 30 leading tech companies launched a new cybersecurity accord Tuesday in the hopes of one day inspiring a “Digital Geneva Convention” that would adapt international law to defend… Read More
As one of the biggest security events of the year kicks off Monday, Intel promised that its future chip designs would improve the state of information security, after flaws in… Read More
With all the sensitive news about Facebook and privacy hovering menacingly over the Internet this week, it seems an odd time for Starbucks to begin “forcing” consumers to register so… Read More
As companies move more of their workloads into the cloud, too many of them are doing a poor job securing that data. Amazon Web Services launched several new security services… Read More
The number of Facebook users whose data was illegitimately shared with Republican-backed political consultancy firm Cambridge Analytica was bigger than previously thought. In a new announcement Wednesday, Facebook said that… Read More
Two days after one of Google’s earliest employees laid down a bit of a manifesto regarding its commitment to cybersecurity, the company backed up the talk Wednesday with several new… Read More
Microsoft on Thursday revealed additional details about the notorious Gamarue botnet, which was considered one of the world’s largest malware operations until it was disrupted late last year. Gamarue, also… Read More
Two of the largest distributed denial-of-service attacks ever recorded on the internet have been launched over the last seven days, taking advantage of sloppy configuration settings to force prominent websites… Read More
Intel is promising up to $250,000 to security researchers who uncover new side-channel vulnerabilities in its processors, in the wake of the Meltdown and Spectre exploits that took advantage of… Read More
Cloud security is going to be an even more important topic this year than ever, thanks to the Meltdown and Spectre debacle, and Amazon Web Services bolstered its security story… Read More
With the General Data Protection Regulation law set to go into effect later this year, companies are scrambling to make sure they stay compliant with new data privacy rules —… Read More
Security vendor WatchGuard Technologies has acquired Percipient Networks, maker of a security product oriented around DNS servers, for an undisclosed amount, the company announced Wednesday. WatchGuard, which offers security products… Read More
Remote workers or business travelers have long been familiar with the travails of working through virtual-private network software, but Cloudflare thinks it can use its vast network of servers to… Read More
Just how serious are the Meltdown and Spectre microprocessor vulnerabilities for Intel? Enough for the company’s CEO Brian Krzanich to divert from its otherwise glitzy CES keynote in Las Vegas to… Read More
Meltdown and Spectre. You’ve probably been hearing these terms a lot. These are vulnerabilities discovered in many of the computer processors used not only in our computers and devices but… Read More
Hours after reports spread about design flaws in Intel processors that could have compromised an enormous number of computers, the chip maker and security researchers released details about two vulnerabilities… Read More
Just because you can remember how to count to six doesn’t mean you should be using it as a password to get into your online accounts. But apparently “123456” and… Read More
[Spoiler Alert] This article delves deep into the technical guts of Mr. Robot episode 9 (eps3.8_stage3.torrent). Though it focuses on the show’s hacks, it might describe key plots points too.… Read More
OneRadio Corp., a University of Washington spinout that focuses on sniffing out radio signals across a wide spectrum, has signed up the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s National Security Directorate as… Read More
Tenta, the Seattle company behind an Android browser aimed at guarding the privacy of mobile web users, has built what it calls one of the first public DNS resolvers to… Read More
[Spoiler Alert] We’re about to dive deep into Mr. Robot episode 8 (eps3.7dont-delete-me.ko). While this series focuses on technical elements in the show, at times, it can’t help but spoil… Read More
Security is a perennial concern for cloud skeptics and cloud enthusiasts alike, and Amazon Web Services hopes to stay one step ahead of threats to its customers with a new… Read More
[Spoiler Alert] This article discusses plot points and full technical details from Mr. Robot episode 7 (eps3.6_fredrick+tanya.chk). Stop here if you haven’t watched the episode. This episode should be called,… Read More
Insisting that it is “changing the way we do business,” Uber announced Tuesday that it fired its chief security officer and another employee after revealing it paid the hackers behind… Read More
Security researchers say they have uncovered a flaw that could let couriers re-enter a home after making a delivery by disabling the Amazon Cloud Cam that is part of the… Read More
[Spoiler Alert] This article deeply analyzes the technical details of the latest Mr. Robot episode (Eps3.4_runtime-err0r.r00). If you haven’t watched it yet, I suggest you come back later. Yup… the… Read More