Security
Consumer Reports decision to rate cybersecurity is a huge deal
Conventional wisdom has it that most consumers simply don’t pay much attention to computer security and privacy issues. Perhaps worse,...
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Mirai is the hydra of IoT security: too many heads to cut off
Efforts to stop Mirai, a malware found infecting thousands of IoT devices, have become a game of whack-a-mole, with differing...
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Hire a DDoS service to take down your enemies
With the onrush of connected internet of things (IoT) devices, distributed denial-of-service attacks are becoming a dangerous trend. Similar to...
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Acoustic attack lets hackers control smartphone sensor
A newfound vulnerability in smartphones could let hackers remotely control the devices.With the acoustic injection attack, “attackers that deliver high...
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Robots: Lots of features, not much security
Robots are supposed to do good things for us, not bad things to us.But there is plenty of evidence that,...
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IoT malware starts showing destructive behavior
Hackers have started adding data-wiping routines to malware that's designed to infect internet-of-things and other embedded devices. Two attacks observed...
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IoT malware clashes in a botnet territory battle
Mirai -- a notorious malware that's been enslaving IoT devices -- has competition.A rival piece of programming has been infecting...
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A vigilante hacker may have built a computer worm to protect the IoT
Is a vigilante hacker trying to secure your IoT device from malware? The mysterious developer behind a growing computer worm...
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Cloudflare wants to secure IoT connections to the internet
Many people are worried about putting smart internet-connected devices in their homes or offices because of flaws that could allow...
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Users have little confidence their company can protect their mobile device
A survey sponsored by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. found that 64 percent of respondents are doubtful that their organization...
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