In the past few days, months and years, you may have seen a Facebook post that looks something like this: If you know anyone using WhatsApp you might pass on this. An IT colleague has advised that a video comes out tomorrow from WhatsApp called martinelli do not open it , it hack … | Continue reading
F-Secure invites our fellows to share their expertise and insights. For more posts by Fennel, click here. For most of human history, the balance of power in commercial transactions has been heavily weighted in favour of the seller. As the Romans would say, caveat emptor – buyer … | Continue reading
The fight to secure the world’s global IT infrastructure is about to get a big boost. F-Secure and 33 other tech companies have joined forces to create the Cybersecurity Tech Accord – a new pact that commits members to upholding principals that ensure protecting people remains th … | Continue reading
In his first appearance before the U.S. Congress, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder and CEO, had to answer what he seemed to think was a simple question. “So, how do you sustain a business model in which users don’t pay for your service?” Senator Orrin Hatch asked. “Senator, we … | Continue reading
On Capitol Hill to in preparation in front of a House of Representatives committee about the ongoing Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal on Monday, Facebook’s founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg offered a preview of his testimony planned for Wednesday. The text includes the admission … | Continue reading
In the course of around 2 decades, malware makers have evolved from annoying vandals to profit-seeking career criminals. There is no better example of this than the increasingly widespread use of ransomware. Instead of simply destroying your files like a traditional virus, ransom … | Continue reading
“Java Programming with the Intentional Method,”which takes place at F-Secure’s headquarters in Helsinki on the 7th of April, isn’t just a chance for aspiring coders a chance to learn some foundations of an extremely marketable skill. Students will also get the opportunity to spen … | Continue reading
This is a guest post about the United Kingdom’s Digital Economy Act from Jim Killock, Executive Director of Open Rights Group. The Government are about to request that private business track your porn habits. They are doing very little to ensure the data collected will be protect … | Continue reading
F-Secure invites our fellows to share their expertise and insights. For more posts by Fennel, click here. In a previous article, I mentioned the cryptowars against the US government in the 1990s. Some people let me know that it needed more explanation. Ask and thou shalt receive … | Continue reading
Cambridge Analytica has been banned from Facebook after the world’s largest social network accused theData mining and analytics company of mishandling the data of over 50 million users, an accusation that the firm denies. Facebook is launching a forensic audit of Cambridge Analyt … | Continue reading
When it comes to things that can connect to the Internet, you don’t get much bigger than a commercial airplane. But aircraft are rarely mentioned in the context of the Internet of Things. The aviation industry probably doesn’t mind the lack of focus on the connectivity of its pla … | Continue reading
There are some advantages to being around “forever,” as Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure’s Chief Research Officer, joked he has been at the beginning of his talk on “Computer Security In The Past, Present and Future” for Mozilla’s Monthly Speaker Series. Like any decent joke, this quip h … | Continue reading
In the latest episode of our Cyber Security Sauna podcast, industry veteran Steve Lord addresses a few misconceptions about the IoT. | Continue reading
Interpol is warning that the rush to connect everything to the Internet could put their security and privacy at risk. The world’s largest international police organization urges consumers to consider the risks of connected devices and protect their smart homes the way they do the … | Continue reading
On Wednesday, news about a fresh hack against the German government broke. According to reports, the German government is attributing breaches at the German Ministries of Interior and Defense to a group known as Sofacy (also known as Fancy Bear, APT28, and several other names) – … | Continue reading