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VLC media player gets biggest security update ever

Maintainers of the world’s most popular open source media player, VLC, has issued the biggest single set of security fixes in the program’s history.

Google has expanded its internet safety guide for children with techniques and games to help them be more info-literate online.

Here’s a way to keep secrets safe in memory, even in a world of hardware-level leakage due to tricks like Rambleed, Spectre and more.

Popular file transfer service WeTransfer faces embarrassment this week after admitting that it had mailed file links to the wrong users.

Researchers have shown that it’s technically possible for hackers to target the US Presidential text Alerts system to send fake messages.

Senator Ron Wyden has written to NIST asking for guidance and training for government staff in how to share files securely.

Krekelberg alleged that 58 fellow officers broke a federal privacy law by searching for her driver’s license data without any reason.

Two emergency zero days affecting a browser in one week counts as unusual – especially when they pop up as separate alerts two days apart.

Be careful before installing that mobile app on your iOS or Android device – many mobile applications are riddled with vulnerabilities.

The leak, carried out by a since-fired rogue employee, affected 2.7 million people and 173,000 businesses – about 41% of its clientele.