Lenovo's Service Engine marks yet another bloatware blunder for the company
Lenovo isn't doing its reputation any favors with the discovery of another security issue around its pre-loaded PC software.
Jared Newman | 13 Aug | Read more
Lenovo isn't doing its reputation any favors with the discovery of another security issue around its pre-loaded PC software.
Jared Newman | 13 Aug | Read more
You're probably one of the 91 percent of American adults who think they've lost control over how their personal information is collected and used by companies (according to a Pew Research study in early 2015). But big data collection brings benefits that outweigh the potential downsides, contended Ben Wittes, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, in a recent panel discussion held by the Software and Information Industry Association at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
According to new recommendations by an IEEE study group, the Wi-Fi protocol needs to be updated to use randomly generated addresses for better security and privacy.
Maria Korolov | 09 Jul | Read more
Cisco is acting quickly on its new Security Everywhere initiative with the announcement that it plans to buy Internet security service provider OpenDNS for $635 million in cash plus other considerations.
Tim Greene | 01 Jul | Read more
Hacked medical devices can pose direct dangers to patients but also serve as lairs from which malware finds its way into medical facilities' networks and persists even after initial attacks have been cleaned up, according to a new report.
Tim Greene | 16 Jun | Read more
Everyone wants their home to be safe and secure, yet <a href="http://www.safeguardtheworld.com/statistics.html">only 17% of homeowners</a> own a home security system. Why? Because traditional systems cost hundreds of dollars to install, require long-term contracts and mean a lifetime of monthly fees.
By Jennifer Tuohy | 28 May | Read more
As we talked about in last week's Working Mac, you may have been led to believe that you don't have to worry about computer viruses on your Mac. And, to some extent, there's truth to that. While your Mac can definitely be infected with malware, Apple's built-in malware detection and file quarantine capabilities are meant to make it less likely that you'll download and run malicious software.
Jeffery Battersby | 28 May | Read more
Simpler than Ethernet, more secure than sticking files on a USB stick
John E Dunn | 18 May | Read more
Canadian malware victims no longer have to put up with fake FBI notices telling them that they've been caught trying to download illegal content and now have to pay a fine.
Maria Korolov | 06 May | Read more
Resilient systems has a new software module for its incident-response platform that lets network security pros respond quicker and with more certainty to attacks.
Tim Greene | 16 Apr | Read more
Merchants using SSL encryption to protect transactions will soon have to upgrade to TLS -- but not all payment vendors are ready.
Maria Korolov | 03 Apr | Read more
A renowned lawyer claims the manufacturers turned a blind eye to security vulnerabilities, leaving "cars to be hacked and control wrested away from the driver".
Margi Murphy | 13 Mar | Read more
Researchers at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) yesterday said that they had found evidence that implies attackers have exploited a security vulnerability in the Superfish adware and a slew of other programs.
Gregg Keizer | 27 Feb | Read more
The big lessons from the Sony breach are that businesses need better planning and to shift security investment away from trying to protect the network from attacks and toward quickly detecting and dealing with breaches, Gartner says.
Tim Greene | 25 Feb | Read more
Despite criticisms and public outcry, Verizon isn't giving up on its UIDH "perma-cookie" advertising program--but the company will give subscribers a larger say in the matter. Verizon customers will soon have the ability to opt-out of the UIDH program.