Berners-Lee creates a new privacy first way of dealing with the internet

First, Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the web, now he wants to save it. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Google Brain, Microsoft plumb the mysteries of networks with AI

Some heavy hitters in AI, from Microsoft, Google's Google Brain unit, Stanford, Cambridge, and Montreal's Institute for Learning Algorithms, report breakthroughs in getting neural networks to decipher hidden structure of social networks such as Reddit. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

FBI solves mystery surrounding 15-year-old Fruitfly Mac malware

Fruitfly malware author used port scanning with weak or no passwords to identify potential victims. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Linux now dominates Azure

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@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Western Digital resolves year-old password bypass bug in My Cloud NAS devices

The vulnerability can be exploited to give unauthenticated hackers full access to a device. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Will there be an October Apple event? Signs point to yes

Once again, David Gewirtz puts on his mystical prognostication hat (okay, fine, he launches Excel) to delve into Apple announcement history. Will we see new Macs, iPads, and whatnot in October? There's a pretty good chance, and we'll even tell you what dates to write in your cale … | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Alphabet launches VirusTotal Enterprise

Google takes aim at the enterprise incident response market with newly launched tools. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

FBI warns companies about hackers increasingly abusing RDP connections

Millions of RDP endpoints remain exposed online and vulnerable to exploit, dictionary, and brute-force attacks. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Researchers label Australian data-sharing legislation a significant misalignment

The proposed legislation has been called out for prioritising the perceived greater good instead of respecting minimal rights of the individual. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Windows 10 security: how we're hitting back at fileless malware, says Microsoft

Microsoft tackles fileless malware derived from Google Project Zero researcher's script. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

​Linux now dominates Azure

The most popular operating system on Microsoft's Azure cloud today is -- drumroll please -- Linux. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Uber to pay $148M in settlment over 2016 data breach and cover-up

The nationwide settlement agreement also requires Uber to implement better data protection policies. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Chegg to reset passwords for 40M users after April 2018 hack

Chegg says it discovered the hack last week and that hackers didn't access financial or SSN data. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Mozilla rolls out recovery key option for Firefox accounts

Mozilla added support for TOTP two-factor authentication earlier in May. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Fraudulent shopping domain certificate issuance outstrips legitimate businesses

The use of trusted SSL/TLS certificates can fool shoppers into believing they are spending their money on legitimate domains. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

How automakers are tackling connected vehicle vulnerability management

A new report suggests that front-end security in smart vehicles is improving but the back-end is a different story. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Google Project Zero to Linux distros: Your sluggish patching puts users at risk

Project Zero accuses Linux distributions of leaving users exposed to known kernel vulnerabilities for weeks. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Phorpiex worm pivots to infect the enterprise with GandCrab ransomware

Internet-facing endpoints are exposing businesses worldwide to a botnet which is now being used in targeted ransomware campaigns. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

UK issues first-ever GDPR notice in connection to Facebook data scandal

Canadian firm AggregateIQ, linked to the Facebook & Cambridge Analytica data scandal, is the first to be put on notice. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

​What happens if you try to take your code out of Linux?

Linux-savvy legal experts from the past and present weigh in on this knotty, open-source licensing matter. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

All Major Android-based Password Managers Susceptible To Phishing Attacks

Password managers from Keeper, Dashlane, LastPass, and 1Password found to be vulnerable, study finds. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Android spyware in development plunders WhatsApp data, private conversations

The malware's code hosts a variety of surveillance functions and is available to the public. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Cisco: Linux kernel FragmentSmack bug now affects 88 of our products

Cisco's list of products with a Linux kernel denial-of-service flaw is growing. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Mutagen Astronomy Security Flaw Impacting RHEL and Centos Distros

Red Hat team provides mitigations, promises kernel updates. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

UBlock Origin gets option to block all JavaScript execution by default

New ad blocker update boosts users' privacy and security with JS execution master switch. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Fedora Linux 29 beta rolls out

The latest version of Fedora Linux is coming out. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Linus Torvalds and Linux Code of Conduct: 7 Myths Debunked

No, protesting programmers are not removing code from Linux; there are no purges of politically incorrect Linux kernel developers. And Linus Torvalds is coming back. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Security researcher fined for hacking hotel WiFi putting passwords on internet

Tencent security researcher hacks hotel without authorization and publishes a blog post about it containing unredacted information. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

US ISP RCN stores customer passwords in cleartext

Company is investigating the issue with customer support representatives having access to users' passwords in cleartext. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Firefox bug crashes your browser and sometimes your PC

Bug affects Firefox on Mac, Linux, and Windows, but not Android. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Woman pleads guilty to hacking police surveillance cameras

A chase around Europe led to the extradition of a 28-year-old who infected police equipment with ransomware days before Trump's inauguration. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

YubiKey 5: First multi-protocol security keys with FIDO2 support

Replace weak, outdated password-based methods with strong hardware-based authentication. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

We've killed another critical hard-coded root password bug, patch urgently

This time a 9.8/10-severity hardcoded password has been found in Cisco's video surveillance software. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Pennsylvania Senate Democrats paid $700,000 to recover from ransomware attack

Microsoft was paid $703,697 to help Pennsylvania Senate Democrats rebuild IT systems after 2017 ransomware incident. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Ex-Google CEO: An internet with Chinese rules is coming your way

Get ready for an internet with Chinese rules outside China, warns former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Hacker gets a whopping 14 years in prison for running Scan4You service

Ruslan Bondars run a "VirusTotal-for-crooks" operation from 2009 to 2017. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Google secretly logs users into Chrome whenever they log into a Google site

Browser maker faces backlash for failing to inform users about Chrome Sync behavioral change. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Singapore to offer bug bounty, set up ASEAN cybersecurity centre

Singapore government will launch a bug bounty initiative by end-2018, when local and international hackers will be invited to test systems for vulnerabilities, as well as a cybersecurity hub next year to facilitate collaboration and training efforts amongst Asean country members. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Wendy's faces lawsuit for unlawfully collecting employee fingerprints

Restaurant chain faces class-action lawsuit in Illinois for breaking BIPA state law. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Walmart deploys 17,000 Oculus Go headsets to train its employees

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@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Zero Trust technology works; excuses don't

Security implementation has never been a technology problem -- it's a management, leadership, and ownership issue. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Hackers swipe card numbers from local government payment portals

FireEye report confirms previous rumors of Click2Gov portal hacks. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Equifax fined £500,000 over customer data breach

If the security incident had taken place after GDPR came into play, the fine may have been far higher. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

NSS Labs files suit over alleged CrowdStrike, Symantec, ESET test conspiracy

Updated: The antitrust case claims that the cybersecurity vendors have conspired to prevent independent, unbiased tests of their antivirus products. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Cyber security: Your boss doesn't care and that's not OK anymore

Hacking and data breaches are an ongoing threat, so why are so many execs ignoring the issue? | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Chinese police arrest hacker who sold data of millions of guests on dark web

Hacker was selling 141.5GB of data from Huazhu Hotels Group. He also attempted to blackmail the hotel chain to pay for its own data. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Cyber defence: We'll hack back at attackers, says US

The Pentagon says that the US military must take on attacks before they reach its networks. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago

Cloudflare ends CAPTCHA challenges for Tor users

Company launches new Cloudflare Onion Service. Only Tor Browser 8 and Tor Browser for Android users will see less or no CAPTCHAs. | Continue reading


@zdnet.com | 5 years ago