Cyber Security A Dozen Vulnerabilities Affect Millions of Bluetooth LE Powered Devices Feb 18, 2020 A team of cybersecurity researchers late last week disclosed the existence of 12 potentially severe security vulnerabilities, collectively named…
Cyber Security Senator calls for dedicated US data protection agency Feb 18, 2020 The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen. Gillibrand, the US senator for…
Cyber Security Critical Bug in WordPress Theme Plugin Opens 200,000 Sites to Hackers Feb 18, 2020 A popular WordPress theme plugin with over 200,000 active installations contains a severe but easy-to-exploit software vulnerability that, if left…
Cyber Security Google forced to reveal anonymous reviewer’s details Feb 18, 2020 It’s a small business’s worst nightmare: someone leaves a review on a popular site trashing your company, and they do it anonymously. That’s what…
Cyber Security OpenSSH now supports FIDO U2F security keys for 2-factor authentication Feb 18, 2020 Here’s excellent news for sysadmins. You can now use a physical security key as hardware-based two-factor authentication to securely log into a…
Cyber Security US Intelligence Reveals Malware, Blames North Korea Feb 16, 2020 The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), US Cyber Command, and DHS (Department of Homeland Security) recently discovered a hacking operation that…
Cyber Security Coronavirus malware scams return with a venegeance Feb 16, 2020 Criminals are exploiting fears over the growing threat of coronavirus to trick users around the world with new online scams, experts have warned.…
Cyber Security 500 Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Private Data of 1.7 Million Users Feb 14, 2020 Google removed 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its Web Store after they found to inject malicious ads and siphon off user browsing data to…
Cyber Security Sen. Gillibrand wants to create a Data Protection Agency to secure your privacy Feb 14, 2020 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, introduced the Data Protection Act of 2020 on Thursday to help protect the data of US citizens.…
Cyber Security Firefox six-weekly security fixes are out – get them now! Feb 14, 2020 Mozilla’s own “patch Tuesday” for Firefox happened this week. Rather than patching once a calendar month, Mozilla goes for every sixth Tuesday – or…