36 states are using this hacking detection sensor to protect the midterm elections | Cyber Security
Voting booths. (GREGG NEWTON/AFP/Getty Images) GREGG NEWTON/AFP/Getty Images The US is beefing up voter system security in preparation for the…
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Firefox axes add-ons, developer pushes back | Cyber Security
Mozilla has wiped 23 extensions from its directory of Firefox browser add-ons after finding what it says were inappropriate functions in the code.…
3 New Intel CPU Side-Channel Flaws Discovered | Cyber Security
2018 has been quite a tough year for Intel.
While the chip-maker giant is still dealing with Meltdown and Spectre processor vulnerabilities, yet…
Your smart air conditioner could help bring down the power grid | Cyber Security
Researchers say a botnet of connected home appliances, such as air conditioners and water heaters, could cause massive blackouts by overwhelming the…
ICS Security: What It Is and Why It’s a Challenge for Organizations | Cyber Security
Industrial control systems (ICS) security was much simpler before the web. Firewalls and demilitarized zones (DMZs) separating the corporate and…
Protect Outlook Emails With Strong Passwords & Security Settings
If you're like most of us, your Outlook email account is full of important personal and business information. The last thing you want to happen is to…
Former Microsoft Engineer Gets Prison for Role in Reveton Ransomware | Cyber Security
A former Microsoft network engineer who was charged in April this year has now been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to money…
Tips & Tricks to Tighten up Your Gmail Security — Best of | Web Designing
Email is the most critical aspect of our digital identities, seeing that it can unlock the doors to our other digital accounts and assets. That is…
I think it’s safe to say McAfee’s ‘unhackable’ crypto-wallet has been hacked | Cyber Security
Screenshot by Sean Hollister/CNET When the notorious former antivirus kingpin John McAfee called his Bitfi cryptocurrency wallet “unhackable,” you’d…
Widespread Instagram Hack Locking Users Out of Their Accounts | Cyber Security
Instagram has been hit by a widespread hacking campaign that appears to stem from Russia and have affected hundreds of users over the past week,…