Articles about Security – Page 7 of 15

Seattle startup debuts Alexa skill that helps hotel guests and staff call for help in emergencies

There are countless emergency situations — from cardiac arrest to a suspected intruder — which can make it difficult to… Read More

Lock your doors, people: Verizon breach on unsecured AWS server exposes 14M customer records

Storing files on public cloud services is one of the most secure ways to protect your data, so long as… Read More

What’s really scary about Petya ‘ransomware’ attack? It might not be ransomware

The recent “ransomware” computer virus outbreak is over, but the speculation is just beginning. And it begins with those quotes… Read More

Global ransomware attack spreads through Europe

A major ransomware attack is affecting businesses across Europe. Organizations in Ukraine and Russia seem to be the hardest hit.… Read More

JASK raises $12M in funding to help security pros prioritize threats with a crowdsourced AI model

Enterprise security is a much more labor-intensive task that a lot of people realize, and a new cybersecurity startup intends… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Microsoft cybersecurity vets launch Seklarity to help companies understand hacking risk

During the years Joe Donahue spent running Microsoft’s cybersecurity threat detection team, he observed a recurring problem. The team helped… Read More

WannaCry after the global ransomware attacks? Here’s what you need to know

On May 12, 2017, an extremely powerful new variant of ransomware called WCry 2.0 (WannaCry, Wanna Cryptor, etc.) spread to… Read More

Trump signs cybersecurity executive order, mandating a move to cloud computing

President Donald Trump today signed a long-awaited executive order aimed at beefing up cybersecurity at federal government agencies – with a… Read More

Those ’10 concerts’ lists on Facebook are fun and/or annoying — but are they a privacy threat?

Do I really need anyone to guess whether or not I saw Journey, Flock of Seagulls and Ratt in concert… Read More

Container-security startup Twistlock secures $17M in new funding for Portland expansion

Twistlock has raised $17 million in new Series B funding to fuel future growth, and it plans to make that… Read More

Online Trust Alliance merges with Internet Society to fight data security threats and privacy challenges

The challenges of fighting for online privacy and data security are very real to Craig Spiezle, president and executive director… Read More

30 percent of malware is ‘zero-day,’ finds new WatchGuard cybersecurity study

New cybersecurity threats are challenging the ability of technology companies and traditional antivirus software companies to keep up, according to a… Read More

Big cities see early benefits from the Internet of Things, and grapple with ongoing challenges

As many of the world’s biggest urban centers implement Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in a quest to become “smart cities”… Read More

Smart devices, stupid mistakes — how to make sure you’re really wiping all that sensitive data

The past few years have been big for the Internet of Things (IoT), and the future of the connected device… Read More

Initialized Capital leads $4M round for Privacy Labs startup that helps users ‘take control of their data’

Giri Sreenivas and Dirk Sigurdson already launched and sold one security company. Now they’ve raised a sizable seed investment round… Read More

Five tips about cybersecurity, the Internet of Things (and ‘Mr. Robot’) from tech insiders

BOSTON – It’s always risky for geeks to give advice to geeks, but when security experts who have worked with… Read More

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy says this is the cloud giant’s top priority — by far

With the cloud revolution underway, everyone wants to know what computing will look like — and where the biggest market… Read More

DDoS denied: ExtraHop’s newest product detects security breaches and other network anomalies with machine learning

Last October, when a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks knocked out major websites like Amazon and Twitter, one… Read More

Amazon Web Services and Azure win higher federal security ratings to deal with national-security data

The public-cloud services offered by both Amazon and Microsoft have received new, higher levels of federal authorization to deal with… Read More

May the firewall be with you: Tech security lessons from Star Wars ‘Rogue One’

A brief time ago in a theater close, close by … I saw a group of heroic rebel hackers infiltrate… Read More

Google Cloud looks to improve security with new encryption key-management services

Google Cloud Platform is moving to improve its cloud security, beta testing a variety of encryption key-management services that would let… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Seattle unicorn OfferUp seeks hacker to strengthen security

Seattle startup OfferUp, the Seattle-based Craigslist competitor that last year become one of the pacific northwest’s few unicorns, is hiring… Read More

How data privacy practices could make or break the sale of your company

Yahoo’s sale to Verizon could be in jeopardy or severely discounted due to its recent disclosure about a 2013 data… Read More

Here’s what millions of leaked passwords look like — possibly including your own

NEW YORK CITY — It’s very hard to make privacy and security sexy. The folks at Mozilla and the Tactical… Read More

6 ways hackers could pwn you using your latest Instagram post

The majority of social media users don’t realize hackers can attack them simply using the power of observation. People share… Read More

Amazon Web Services unveils ‘Shield’ to protect sites from crippling online attacks

A little more than a month after a massive online assault took down Reddit, Netflix, Twitter and other major online properties,… Read More

How to avoid falling for the trivial trick used to hack John Podesta’s Clinton campaign emails

A simple, decade-old hacker trick likely led to the hacking of critical Hillary Clinton staff members. If John Podesta can fall for… Read More

Windows security hole, exposed by Google, puts Microsoft at center of Russian hacking controversy

The rivalry between Microsoft and Google might not match the one between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, but it goes back many more… Read More

Election hacking hype: A reality check from an information security specialist

Editor’s Note: Corey Nachreiner, CTO at WatchGuard Technologies, is a regular GeekWire contributor. Over the past several years, hacking and… Read More

Data breaches impacted half a million people in Washington state in past year, new AG report says

Nearly 500,000 people in Washington were affected by data breaches in the past year, according to a new report from… Read More